[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 570 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
S.570
One Hundred Eighth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the seventh day of January, two thousand and three
An Act
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 with respect to the
qualifications of foreign schools.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FOREIGN SCHOOL ELIGIBILITY.
(a) In General.--Section 102(a)(2)(A) of the Higher Education Act
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002(a)(2)(A)) is amended to read as follows:
``(A) In general.--For the purpose of qualifying as an
institution under paragraph (1)(C), the Secretary shall
establish criteria by regulation for the approval of
institutions outside the United States and for the
determination that such institutions are comparable to an
institution of higher education as defined in section 101
(except that a graduate medical school, or a veterinary school,
located outside the United States shall not be required to meet
the requirements of section 101(a)(4)). Such criteria shall
include a requirement that a student attending such school
outside the United States is ineligible for loans made,
insured, or guaranteed under part B of title IV unless--
``(i) in the case of a graduate medical school located
outside the United States--
``(I)(aa) at least 60 percent of those enrolled in,
and at least 60 percent of the graduates of, the
graduate medical school outside the United States were
not persons described in section 484(a)(5) in the year
preceding the year for which a student is seeking a
loan under part B of title IV; and
``(bb) at least 60 percent of the individuals who
were students or graduates of the graduate medical
school outside the United States or Canada (both
nationals of the United States and others) taking the
examinations administered by the Educational Commission
for Foreign Medical Graduates received a passing score
in the year preceding the year for which a student is
seeking a loan under part B of title IV; or
``(II) the institution has a clinical training
program that was approved by a State as of January 1,
1992; or
``(ii) in the case of a veterinary school located
outside the United States that does not meet the
requirements of section 101(a)(4), the institution's
students complete their clinical training at an approved
veterinary school located in the United States.''.
(b) Effective Date.--This Act and the amendments made by this Act
shall be effective as if enacted on October 1, 1998.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.