Summary:
Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) every individual, regardless of gender, should have the opportunity to pursue an education free from the fear of discrimination; and (2) educational exchanges increase people-to-people ties and promote institutional linkages between this country and other countries.

Encourages the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to continue to support Pakistani education initiatives, especially those for women.

Directs the USAID Administrator to increase the number of scholarships to women under the Merit and Needs-Based Scholarship Program (Program) during each of calendar years 2013 through 2015 over the level awarded to women in calendar year 2011. (The Program awards scholarships for university study to academically talented, financially needy Pakistani students.)

Requires the additional scholarships to be awarded: (1) in accordance with existing scholarship criteria, and (2) for a range of disciplines to improve the employability of graduates and to meet the needs of the scholarship recipients.

 Directs the USAID Administrator to make every effort to award 50% of the scholarships available under the Program to Pakistani women.

Directs the USAID Administrator to designate appropriate USAID officials to provide Congress with briefings on the implementation of these Program requirements.

Makes specified appropriations for foreign assistance to Pakistan that remain unobligated on the date of this Act's enactment available for the additional scholarships authorized by this Act.

scholarship act expresses sense congress individual regardless gender opportunity pursue education free fear discrimination educational exchanges increase people people ties promote institutional linkages country countries encourages state_department international_development usaid continue support pakistani education initiatives especially women directs usaid administrator increase number scholarships women merit calendar years level awarded women calendar year program awards scholarships university study academically talented financially needy pakistani students requires additional scholarships awarded accordance existing scholarship criteria range disciplines improve employability graduates meet needs scholarship recipients directs usaid administrator effort award scholarships available program pakistani women directs usaid administrator designate appropriate usaid officials provide congress briefings implementation program requirements makes specified appropriations foreign assistance pakistan remain unobligated date act enactment available additional scholarships authorized act


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Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education (IHEs) to include in their annual security report policies encouraging the accurate and prompt reporting of all crimes to campus police and appropriate law enforcement agencies when crime victims elect to, or are unable to, report the crimes.

Requires that report to include: (1) data on the occurrence of certain violent crimes that are motivated by the victim's nationality; and (2) statistics concerning the occurrence of domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking incidents reported to campus security authorities or local police.

Requires schools to protect victim confidentiality when reporting criminal threats to the campus community.

Directs IHEs to include in their annual security report a statement of policy regarding their programs to prevent domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking and the procedures they follow when such an offense is reported.

Requires an IHE's policy regarding those offenses to include:

 education that promotes awareness of the offenses; possible sanctions or protective measures imposed following disciplinary action; procedures victims should follow after such an offense occurs; institutional disciplinary procedures; information about how the IHE will protect victim confidentiality; the written notification of students and employees concerning on-campus and community services available for victims; and the written notification of victims regarding their options for, and assistance in, changing academic, living, transportation, and working situations, regardless of whether or not they choose to report the crime. Requires students and employees who report having been the victim of such an offense to their IHE, whether it occurred on or off campus, to receive a written notification of their rights and options under the IHE's policy.

Directs the Secretary of Education to seek the counsel of the Attorney General and Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) regarding the development, and dissemination to IHEs, of best practices for preventing and responding to incidents of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

campus sexual violence elimination act amends title student assistance higher education act require institutions higher education ihes include annual security report policies encouraging accurate prompt reporting crimes campus police appropriate law enforcement agencies crime victims elect unable report crimes requires report include data occurrence certain violent crimes motivated victim nationality statistics concerning occurrence domestic violence dating violence stalking incidents reported campus security authorities local police requires schools protect victim confidentiality reporting criminal threats campus community directs ihes include annual security report statement policy programs prevent domestic violence dating violence sexual assault stalking procedures follow offense reported requires ihe policy offenses include education promotes awareness offenses possible sanctions protective measures imposed following disciplinary action procedures victims follow offense occurs institutional disciplinary procedures information ihe protect victim confidentiality written notification students employees concerning campus community services available victims written notification victims options assistance changing academic living transportation working situations regardless choose report crime requires students employees report having victim offense ihe occurred campus receive written notification rights options ihe policy directs secretary education seek counsel attorney general secretary health_and_human_services hhs development dissemination ihes best practices preventing responding incidents domestic violence dating violence sexual assault stalking


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Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2013 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require each institution of higher education (IHE) participating in a title IV program (except a foreign school) to include in its annual security report a statement of policy regarding harassment that includes: (1) a prohibition of harassment of students by other students, faculty, and staff; (2) a description of its programs to prevent harassment; (3) a description of the procedures that students should follow if harassment occurs; and (4) a description of the procedures it will follow once an incident of harassment has been reported.

Defines "harassment" to include certain conduct undertaken through technological means that limits a student's ability to benefit from the IHE's programs, or creates a hostile or abusive educational environment at the school.

Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to IHEs to initiate, expand, or improve programs to: (1) prevent the harassment of students; (2) provide counseling or redress services to students who have been harassed or accused of subjecting other students to harassment; and (3) train students, faculty, or staff to prevent harassment or address harassment if it occurs.

Directs the Secretary to publish a report of best practices for combating harassment at IHEs.

tyler clementi higher education anti harassment act amends title student assistance higher education act require institution higher education ihe participating title program foreign school include annual security report statement policy harassment includes prohibition harassment students students faculty staff description programs prevent harassment description procedures students follow harassment occurs description procedures follow incident harassment reported defines harassment include certain conduct undertaken technological means limits student ability benefit ihe programs creates hostile abusive educational environment school authorizes secretary education award competitive grants ihes initiate expand improve programs prevent harassment students provide counseling redress services students harassed accused subjecting students harassment train students faculty staff prevent harassment address harassment occurs directs secretary publish report best practices combating harassment ihes


Summary: GI Bill Tuition Fairness Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), for purposes of the educational assistance programs administered by the Secretary, to disapprove courses of education provided by public institutions of higher education that do not charge tuition and fees for veterans at the same rate that is charged for in-state residents, regardless of the veteran's state of residence.

bill tuition fairness act directs secretary veterans_affairs purposes educational assistance programs administered secretary disapprove courses education provided public institutions higher education charge tuition fees veterans rate charged state residents regardless veteran state residence


Summary: Veterans Education Equity Act of 2013 - Revises the formula for the payment by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) of tuition and fees for individuals entitled to educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program and pursuing programs of education at public institutions of higher learning to include, as an additional payment formula, the greater of: (1) the actual net costs for in-state tuition after applying the receipt of any tuition waivers, reductions, scholarships, or other assistance; or (2) $17,500 for the academic year beginning on August 1, 2011 (such amount to be increased each subsequent year by the average percentage increase in undergraduate tuition costs).

veterans education equity act revises formula payment department_of_veterans_affairs tuition fees individuals entitled educational assistance pursuing programs education public institutions higher learning include additional payment formula greater actual net costs state tuition applying receipt tuition waivers reductions scholarships assistance academic year beginning august increased subsequent year average percentage increase undergraduate tuition costs


Summary:
Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Community Assistance, Research and Education Amendments of 2014 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Public Health Service Act to revise the muscular dystrophy research program of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Expands the range of forms of muscular dystrophy included within the program. Requires the research conducted through Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Centers to include cardiac and pulmonary function research. Requires the Director of NIH to ensure the sharing of data between such centers.

Revises the composition of the Muscular Dystrophy Coordinating Committee (MDCC) to include the Social Security Administration and the United States Administration for Community Living.

Requires the MDCC to meet at least two times per year. Requires the MDCC Action Plan to provide for: (1) health economic studies to demonstrate the cost-effectiveness of providing independent living resources and support to patients with various forms of muscular dystrophy, (2) studies to determine optimal clinical care interventions for adults with various forms of muscular dystrophy, and (3) the development of clinical interventions to improve the health of adults with various forms of muscular dystrophy.

(Sec. 3) Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), in carrying out epidemiological activities regarding Duchenne and other forms of muscular dystrophy, to ensure that data are representative of all affected populations and shared in a timely manner.

(Sec. 4) Amends the Muscular Dystrophy Community Assistance, Research, and Education Amendments of 2001 to authorize the Secretary to cooperate with professional organizations and the patient community in the development and issuance of care considerations, including acute care considerations, for pediatric and adult muscular dystrophy patients. Authorizes the Secretary, in developing and updating care considerations, to incorporate strategies specifically responding to the findings of the national transitions survey of minority, young adult, and adult communities of muscular dystrophy patients.

community assistance research education amendments sec amends public_health_service_act revise research program national_institutes_of_health nih expands range forms included program requires research conducted include cardiac pulmonary function research requires director nih ensure sharing data centers revises composition include social_security_administration community living requires meet times year requires action plan provide health economic studies demonstrate cost effectiveness providing independent living resources support patients forms studies determine optimal clinical care interventions adults forms development clinical interventions improve health adults forms sec requires secretary health_and_human_services hhs carrying epidemiological activities forms ensure data representative affected populations shared timely manner sec amends education amendments authorize secretary cooperate professional organizations patient community development issuance care considerations including acute care considerations pediatric adult patients authorizes secretary developing updating care considerations incorporate strategies specifically responding findings national transitions survey minority young adult adult communities patients


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Students First Act of 2013 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise the process for reviewing an institution of higher education's (IHE's) compliance with Student Assistance program requirements under title IV.

Directs the Secretary of Education to conduct either mandatory or risk-based program reviews, including on-site visits, of IHEs that pose a significant risk of failing to comply with those requirements.

Requires mandatory reviews to be conducted annually on IHEs that meet certain criteria that include: (1) high student loan default rates; (2) the receipt, in the case of proprietary schools, of more than 85% of their revenue from federal funds; (3) high complaint rates; (4) low graduation rates; (5) the expenditure of more than 20% of their revenues on recruiting, marketing, and executive compensation; (6) burgeoning enrollment rates; (7) the manipulation of student loan default rates; (8) placement on probation or show cause by their accrediting agency; and (9) other compliance problems the IHE acknowledges or a state or federal agency discovers.

Requires an IHE to inform students and prospective students that it will be subject to a mandatory program review and the reason for such review.

Directs the Secretary to annually conduct a risk-based review of at least 2% of the IHEs that are not subject to a mandatory review. Lists the risk factors that would warrant such a review, including a change in a proprietary school's ownership or for-profit status.

Authorizes the Secretary to conduct additional program reviews of IHEs that are not determined to pose a significant risk of violating title IV requirements.

 Requires an IHE that is found to have knowingly and willfully or with gross negligence violated a title IV requirement to inform students of that finding until the violation is rectified or one year after the final program review report concerning that violation is issued, whichever comes last.

Requires program reviews to include, at a minimum, an assessment of specified institutional information and student information.

Requires the Secretary to immediately sanction any IHE that, after the full program review process, is found to have violated a title IV requirement. Sets forth those sanctions, including sanctions applicable to officers of IHEs.

Provides for the establishment of a Student Relief Fund to assist students attending sanctioned schools.

Directs the Secretary to conduct a follow-up review of each IHE found to be in violation of a title IV requirement within one year of that finding to determine whether the violation has been rectified.

Requires the Secretary to establish: (1) a central database of information on IHE accreditation, eligibility, and certification; and (2) a single, toll-free telephone number, website, database, and office to facilitate the centralized collection of, monitoring of, and response to student and staff complaints regarding IHEs.

Requires the President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Financial Officer of each IHE participating in the title IV program to sign the IHE's participation agreement and be liable for the school's compliance with that agreement and program requirements.

students act amends higher education act revise process reviewing institution higher education ihe compliance program requirements title directs secretary education conduct mandatory risk based program reviews including site visits ihes pose significant risk failing comply requirements requires mandatory reviews conducted annually ihes meet certain criteria include high student loan default rates receipt case proprietary schools revenue federal funds high complaint rates low graduation rates expenditure revenues recruiting marketing executive compensation enrollment rates manipulation student loan default rates placement probation cause accrediting agency compliance problems ihe acknowledges state federal agency discovers requires ihe inform students prospective students subject mandatory program review reason review directs secretary annually conduct risk based review ihes subject mandatory review lists risk factors warrant review including change proprietary school ownership profit status authorizes secretary conduct additional program reviews ihes determined pose significant risk violating title requirements requires ihe found knowingly willfully gross negligence violated title requirement inform students finding violation year final program review report concerning violation issued whichever comes requires program reviews include minimum assessment specified institutional information student information requires secretary immediately sanction ihe program review process found violated title requirement sets forth sanctions including sanctions applicable officers ihes provides establishment assist students attending sanctioned schools directs secretary conduct follow review ihe found violation title requirement year finding determine violation requires secretary establish central database information ihe accreditation eligibility certification single toll free telephone number website database office facilitate centralized collection monitoring response student staff complaints ihes requires president chief executive officer chief financial officer ihe participating title program sign ihe participation agreement liable school compliance agreement program requirements


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Center to Advance, Monitor, and Preserve University Security Safety Act of 2013 or the CAMPUS Safety Act of 2013 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General to establish and operate a National Center for Campus Public Safety.

Tasks the Center with strengthening the safety and security of institutions of higher education (IHEs) by: (1) training IHE public safety personnel and their collaborative partners; (2) fostering relevant research; (3) collecting and disseminating information and best practices regarding campus safety; (4) developing protocols and best practices to prevent, protect against, and respond to dangerous and violent situations that threaten the campus community; and (5) promoting cooperation among public safety and emergency management personnel of IHEs and their collaborative partners, including law enforcement, emergency management, and mental health agencies.

Allows states and localities to use Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants to make subawards to IHEs and other nonprofit organizations to assist the Center in carrying out those functions.

center advance monitor preserve_university_security_safety_act campus safety act amends omnibus_crime_control_and_safe_streets_act authorize attorney general establish operate national_center_for_campus_public_safety tasks center strengthening safety security institutions higher education ihes training ihe public safety personnel collaborative partners fostering relevant research collecting disseminating information best practices campus safety developing protocols best practices prevent protect respond dangerous violent situations threaten campus community promoting cooperation public safety emergency management personnel ihes collaborative partners including law enforcement emergency management mental health agencies allows states localities use edward_byrne_memorial_justice ihes nonprofit organizations assist center carrying functions


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Preparing and Reinvesting in Early Education Act of 2013 or the PRE ED Act of 2013 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include early childhood educators in the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) and Direct Loan (DL) forgiveness programs for teachers.

Makes early childhood educators eligible for FFEL or DL forgiveness if they are not in default on the loan being forgiven and have: (1) been employed as a full-time early childhood educator for five consecutive complete school years or a comparable period, as determined by the Secretary of Education; and (2) obtained an associate or baccalaureate degree in early childhood education prior to that period of service.

Caps at $25,000 the amount of an early childhood educator's FFEL or DL that may be forgiven.

Includes early childhood educators with associate degrees in early childhood development, early child education, or a related field in the program providing FFEL forgiveness for service in areas of national need. (Currently, early childhood educators are required to have completed a baccalaureate or advanced degree in such a field to qualify for participation in that program.)

preparing reinvesting early education act pre act amends higher education act include early childhood educators federal_family_education_loan ffel direct_loan forgiveness programs teachers makes early childhood educators eligible ffel forgiveness default loan forgiven employed time early childhood educator consecutive complete school years comparable period determined secretary education obtained associate baccalaureate degree early childhood education prior period service caps early childhood educator ffel forgiven includes early childhood educators associate degrees early childhood development early child education related field program providing ffel forgiveness service areas national need currently early childhood educators required completed baccalaureate advanced degree field qualify participation program


Summary: Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to pay an additional appropriate amount to each individual entitled to post 9/11 educational assistance who is pursuing a program of education with a STEM focus (science, technology, engineering, and math) or an area leading to employment in a high-demand occupation. Makes such amount in addition to any other educational assistance to which the individual is entitled.

authorizes secretary veterans_affairs pay additional appropriate individual entitled post educational assistance pursuing program education stem focus science technology engineering math area leading employment high demand occupation makes addition educational assistance individual entitled


Summary:
Protecting Financial Aid for Students and Taxpayers Act - Amends the Higher Education Opportunity Act to prohibit postsecondary educational institutions from using revenues derived from federal educational assistance funds for: (1) advertising and promotion; (2) identifying and attracting prospective students; or (3) other activities the Secretary of Education may proscribe, such as paying for the promotion or sponsorship of education or military-related associations.

Excepts from that prohibition activities that are required as a condition of receiving funds under title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, specifically authorized under title IV, or otherwise specified by the Secretary.

taxpayers act amends higher education opportunity act prohibit postsecondary educational institutions revenues derived federal educational assistance funds advertising promotion identifying attracting prospective students activities secretary education paying promotion sponsorship education military related associations excepts prohibition activities required condition receiving funds title student assistance higher education act specifically authorized title specified secretary


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Smarter Borrowing Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education (IHEs) to notify their Pell Grant recipients, at least once every two years, of the remaining period they have before becoming ineligible for the Pell Grant.

Requires IHEs whose cohort default rate on federal student loans equals or exceeds 30% (the threshold percentage) to make a summary of their plan to improve student repayment rates available to their students.

Requires the exit counseling that IHEs provide to student borrowers of Federal Family Education Loans (FFELs), Direct Loans (DLs), and Perkins Loans to:

 include personalized information reflecting each borrower's actual borrowing circumstances; include a statement that such loans must be repaid even if students are dissatisfied with their education; be provided in a simple and understandable manner that includes comprehension checks; and be conducted in person or online. Requires the entrance counseling that IHEs provide to first-time student borrowers of DLs to: (1) be provided through interactive programs that test the borrower's understanding of the terms and conditions of the loan, using simple and understandable language and clear formatting; and (2) be provided in person or online.

Adds to the information that must be presented to students during their entrance counseling:

 a disclosure that federal student loans offer generally more favorable terms and repayment options than private education loans; an explanation of the difference between fixed and variable interest rate loans; a recommendation that students examine their federal student loan options before applying for private education loans; an explanation, to be written by the Secretary of Education, of the benefits unique to DLs and the terms of private education loans that borrowers should examine carefully; an explanation, if applicable, of a student's option to refuse all or part of a DL; information regarding the IHE's cohort default rate; a statement that student loans must be repaid even if students are dissatisfied with their education; and the percentage of students at the IHE who obtain a degree or certificate within 150% of the normal time for completing their program. Requires student borrowers to provide their school with certain contact information during that entrance counseling and ensure that the school has their correct contact information during the exit counseling.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) calculate, at least once every fiscal year, the loan repayment rate of each IHE participating in a title IV (Student Assistance) program or trying to regain eligibility to participate in that program; and (2) make that rate publicly available on the College Navigator website of the National Center for Education Statistics.

Requires IHEs, in addition to the entrance and exit counseling, to provide an annual written notification to student borrowers of FFELs or DLs of: (1) the balance and interest on their loan, their repayment options, and the advantages federal student loans have over private loans; (2) their remaining DL eligibility period, if they have a DL; and (3) their remaining Pell Grant eligibility period, if they also have a Pell Grant. Requires borrowers to provide IHEs with written confirmation that they have received and understood those notifications.

Imposes additional counseling requirements on IHEs that have a cohort default rate greater than the national average cohort default rate.

Requires an IHE whose cohort default rate equals or exceeds the threshold percentage to: (1) notify students that it is at risk of losing, or has lost eligibility for, certain federal student aid programs; and (2) provide counseling to assist students in developing budgets.

Directs the Secretary, through the Institute of Education Sciences, to conduct a longitudinal study of the effectiveness of student loan counseling.

Requires: (1) the Secretary and the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to make recommendations to Congress regarding the inclusion of private student loans in the National Student Loan Data System, and (2) the Secretary of the Treasury to make recommendations to Congress about information that should be included in financial literacy counseling for first-time student loan borrowers.

Directs the Secretary to establish a process for consumer testing the master promissory note (provided to first-time DL borrowers) and online entrance, exit, and interim loan counseling tools.

title student assistance higher education act require institutions higher education ihes notify pell_grant recipients years remaining period ineligible pell grant requires ihes cohort default rate federal student loans equals exceeds threshold percentage summary plan improve student repayment rates available students requires exit counseling ihes provide student borrowers federal_family_education_loans ffels direct_loans dls perkins loans include personalized information reflecting borrower actual borrowing circumstances include statement loans repaid students education provided simple understandable manner includes checks conducted person online requires entrance counseling ihes provide time student borrowers dls provided interactive programs test borrower understanding terms conditions loan simple understandable language clear formatting provided person online adds information presented students entrance counseling disclosure federal student loans offer generally favorable terms repayment options private education loans explanation difference fixed variable interest rate loans recommendation students examine federal student loan options applying private education loans explanation written secretary education benefits unique dls terms private education loans borrowers examine carefully explanation applicable student option refuse information ihe cohort default rate statement student loans repaid students education percentage students ihe obtain degree certificate normal time completing program requires student borrowers provide school certain contact information entrance counseling ensure school correct contact information exit counseling directs secretary calculate fiscal year loan repayment rate ihe participating title student assistance program trying eligibility participate program rate publicly available college navigator website national_center_for_education_statistics requires ihes addition entrance exit counseling provide annual written notification student borrowers ffels dls balance interest loan repayment options advantages federal student loans private loans remaining eligibility period remaining pell_grant eligibility period pell grant requires borrowers provide ihes written confirmation received understood notifications imposes additional counseling requirements ihes cohort default rate greater national average cohort default rate requires ihe cohort default rate equals exceeds threshold percentage notify students risk losing lost eligibility certain federal student aid programs provide counseling assist students developing budgets directs secretary institute_of_education_sciences conduct longitudinal study effectiveness student loan counseling requires secretary director consumer_financial_protection_bureau cfpb recommendations congress inclusion private student loans national_student_loan_data_system secretary treasury recommendations congress information included financial literacy counseling time student loan borrowers directs secretary establish process consumer testing master promissory note provided time borrowers online entrance exit interim loan counseling tools


Summary: Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow tax-exempt charitable or educational organizations to make collegiate housing and infrastructure improvement grants to certain tax-exempt social clubs (e.g., college fraternities and sororities) which apply such grants to their collegiate housing property.

collegiate housing infrastructure act amends internal revenue code allow tax exempt charitable educational organizations collegiate housing infrastructure improvement grants certain tax exempt social clubs college fraternities sororities apply grants collegiate housing property


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Comprehensive Student Loan Protection Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to set the interest rate on Direct Loans, for any 12-month period beginning on July 1 and ending on June 30, at the bond equivalent rate of 10-year Treasury bills auctioned at the final auction held prior to such June 1, plus 3%.

Makes: (1) that formula applicable to Direct Loans first disbursed on or after July 1, 2013, and (2) the rate set on such loans applicable for the life of the loans.

Requires any savings to the federal government that result from this Act's amendment to be used for deficit reduction.

comprehensive student loan protection act amends title student assistance higher education act set interest rate direct_loans month period beginning july ending june bond equivalent rate year treasury bills auctioned final auction held prior june plus makes formula applicable direct_loans disbursed july rate set loans applicable life loans requires savings federal government result act amendment deficit reduction


Summary: Student Loan Affordability Act of 2013 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the 3.4% interest rate on Federal Direct Stafford loans to loans first disbursed to undergraduate students between July 1, 2011, and July 1, 2015.

amends title student assistance higher education act extend interest rate federal_direct_stafford loans loans disbursed undergraduate students july july


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Campus Fire Safety Education Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Education to establish a program to award grants, on a competitive basis, to institutions of higher education or consortiums of such institutions for: (1) initiating, expanding, or improving fire safety education programs; and (2) increasing fire safety awareness among enrolled students.

Directs the Secretary to give priority to institutions that plan to use funds to initiate, expand, or improve fire safety education programs that include educational material specifically prepared for students with physical, sensory, or cognitive disabilities. Sets forth provisions regarding grant periods, limits on awards, and matching and other requirements.

Requires an institution to use grant funds to initiate, expand, or improve a fire safety education program that: (1) reaches all enrolled students; (2) ensures maximum exposure to and increased awareness of, and that effectuates change in behavior regarding, fire safety by students through conducting outreach to students a minimum of twice per academic year and through measures that provide fire safety information to any student upon request; (3) includes minimum instruction regarding fire behavior, fire injury and death, ignition scenarios, fire safety systems and equipment, the importance of means of egress, fire prevention techniques, and actions to be taken if a fire occurs to minimize the potential for death, injury, and property damage; and (4) includes a mechanism for carrying out evaluations of program effectiveness.

Requires the Secretary to publish a report of best practices for initiating, expanding, or improving fire safety education programs.

campus fire safety education act directs secretary education establish program award grants competitive basis institutions higher education consortiums institutions initiating expanding improving fire safety education programs increasing fire safety awareness enrolled students directs secretary priority institutions plan use funds initiate expand improve fire safety education programs include educational material specifically prepared students physical sensory cognitive disabilities sets forth provisions grant periods limits awards matching requirements requires institution use grant funds initiate expand improve fire safety education program reaches enrolled students ensures maximum exposure increased awareness effectuates change behavior fire safety students conducting outreach students minimum twice academic year measures provide fire safety information student request includes minimum instruction fire behavior fire injury death ignition scenarios fire safety systems equipment importance means egress fire prevention techniques actions taken fire occurs minimize potential death injury property damage includes mechanism carrying evaluations program effectiveness requires secretary publish report best practices initiating expanding improving fire safety education programs


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Veterans Back to School Act of 2013 - Provides that an individual's entitlement to educational assistance under the all-volunteer force veterans' educational assistance program shall not end until 10 years after the individual begins using such benefit. (Under current law, there are several more stringent time limits on the use of such assistance.)

Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), under specified conditions, to fund offices of veterans affairs at eligible institutions of higher learning (institutions with at least 50 veteran-enrollees) for veterans' certification, outreach, recruitment, and special education programs. Limits payments to $15,000 per institution per fiscal year.

Directs the Secretary to annually collect information about exemplary veterans educational outreach programs, and to disseminate such information to other institutions offering such programs.

provides individual entitlement educational assistance volunteer force veterans educational assistance program shall end years individual begins benefit current law stringent time limits use assistance requires secretary veterans_affairs specified conditions fund offices veterans affairs eligible institutions higher learning institutions veteran enrollees veterans certification outreach recruitment special education programs limits payments institution fiscal year directs secretary annually collect information exemplary veterans educational outreach programs disseminate information institutions offering programs


Summary:
Bank on Students Loan Fairness Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to provide the Secretary of Education, from the combined earnings of the Federal Reserve System, with the amount the Secretary determines to be reasonably necessary to award Direct Stafford Loans during the award year beginning July 1, 2013, to all eligible students attending participating institutions of higher education selected by the Secretary.

Prohibits appropriated funds from being used for Direct Stafford Loans made during that period.

Sets the interest rate on Direct Stafford Loans first disbursed on or after July 1, 2013, and before July 1, 2014, at the primary credit rate charged by the Federal Reserve banks on July 1, 2013.

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Responsible Student Loan Solutions Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to limit the unpaid amount of Direct Stafford loans that students may amass before completing their undergraduate education. Varies that limit on the basis of whether a student is a dependent student, independent student, or dependent student whose parents are unable to borrow a Direct PLUS loan.

Limits the amount of Direct Stafford loans that students may borrow in any academic year before the completion of their undergraduate studies. Varies that limit on the basis of whether a student: (1) is a dependent student, independent student, or dependent student whose parents are unable to borrow a Direct PLUS loan; and (2) has or has not successfully completed the first year or first and second years of their undergraduate studies.

Sets the annual interest rate on Direct loans at the bond equivalent rate on 91-day Treasury bills plus a percentage that: (1) represents the total cost of administering the Direct Loan program and borrower benefits, and (2) results in the program being revenue neutral for the applicable 12-month period. Allows the Secretary of Education to use different percentages under that formula for the Direct Stafford Loan, Unsubsidized Stafford Loan, PLUS Loan, and Consolidation Loan programs.

Caps the annual interest rate for Direct Stafford loans at 6.8%, and for Direct Unsubsidized Stafford loans and Direct PLUS and Consolidation loans at 8.25%

Directs the Secretary to charge the borrower of a Direct PLUS loan an origination fee of up to 3% of the loan principal.

Limits the applicability of the preceding provisions to loans first disbursed on or after July 1, 2013.

Authorizes the Secretary to refinance federal PLUS and Stafford loans to permit borrowers to obtain an interest rate determined pursuant to this Act's provisions.

Allows the Secretary to charge borrowers an administrative fee for refinancing such loans that does not exceed 0.5% of the loan principal.

responsible student loan solutions act amends title student assistance higher education act limit unpaid direct_stafford loans students completing undergraduate education varies limit basis student dependent student independent student dependent student parents unable borrow direct plus loan limits direct_stafford loans students borrow academic year completion undergraduate studies varies limit basis student dependent student independent student dependent student parents unable borrow direct plus loan successfully completed year second years undergraduate studies sets annual interest rate direct loans bond equivalent rate day treasury bills plus percentage represents total cost administering direct_loan program borrower benefits results program revenue neutral applicable month period allows secretary education use different percentages formula plus loan consolidation_loan programs caps annual interest rate direct_stafford loans direct_unsubsidized_stafford loans direct plus consolidation loans directs secretary charge borrower direct plus loan origination fee loan principal limits applicability preceding provisions loans disbursed july authorizes secretary refinance federal plus stafford loans permit borrowers obtain interest rate determined pursuant act provisions allows secretary charge borrowers administrative fee refinancing loans exceed loan principal


Summary:
Student Right to Know Before You Go Act of 2013 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to require institutions of higher education (IHEs) to submit to the Secretary of Education data that the Secretary determines to be sufficient to complete all student components of reporting required for the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). Directs the Secretary to review that determination every five years.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish common definitions for IHEs to follow in submitting the data required under this Act, and (2) determine both collection and reporting requirements.

Directs the Secretary to require IHEs to identify student unit records to enable coding and reporting on: (1) students who participate in remedial education; (2) whether, and at what level, the student is seeking a degree; and (3) whether the student is seeking a certificate. (Student unit records are used to collect information at the student, rather than institutional, level.)

Requires the Secretary to also calculate, within two years of this Act's enactment, at the institutional and program specific level:

 the percentage of students who receive federal, state, or institutional grants or loans; the average amount of federal loan debt students have accumulated by graduation; the average amount of total federal loan debt of students who do not complete a program of study two years after their last known enrollment in any IHE; student transfer rates by sector of transfer; rates of continuation to higher levels of education; and the percentage of students who receive the degree level they initially sought. Directs the Secretary to make those student outcome measures and the currently reported student level components of IPEDS available by specified student types that are differentiated on the basis of their: (1) receipt or non-receipt of federal Pell Grants or Stafford Loans, (2) participation in the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program, (3) enrollment status, and (4) enrollment intensity.

Requires the Secretary, in cooperation with the Commissioner of Social Security, to establish a system which uses the student components of IPEDS to create earnings metrics that allow the publication of median annual earnings and employment data that is disaggregated by: (1) educational program, credential received, school, and state of employment; and (2) the 2-, 6-, and 15-year periods after educational program completion.

Requires the information aggregated by the Secretary under this Act to be made available on IPEDS and posted on a website in a timely and user-friendly manner that protects personally identifiable information.

Requires IHEs, within five years of this Act's enactment, to provide a prominently displayed link on their websites to the website containing such information. Eliminates, within five years of this Act's enactment, IHE data reporting requirements under the HEA that are deemed duplicative.

Directs the Secretary to create a process through which IHEs and states may request and receive from the Department of Education aggregate student outcome data for the purposes of institutional improvement and program evaluation.

Prohibits the unauthorized use of the data collected pursuant to this Act.

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Summary:
American Dream Accounts Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to eligible entities so each can establish and administer American Dream Accounts for a group of at least 30 low-income public school students who, at the time the entities apply for a grant, are attending a grade no higher than ninth grade.

Lists as eligible entities: (1) state educational agencies, (2) local educational agencies, (3) charter schools, (4) charter management organizations, (5) institutions of higher education (IHEs), (6) nonprofit organizations, (7) entities experienced in educational savings or assisting low-income students attain higher education, and (8) consortia of two or more of these entities.

Describes an American Dream Account as a personal online account for low-income students that monitors their progress toward higher education and includes a college savings account that provides some tax-preferred accumulation.

Requires American Dream Accounts to provide students with opportunities, either online or in person, to: (1) attain financial literacy; (2) learn about preparing for enrollment in an IHE; and (3) identify their skills or interests, including career interests.

Requires grantees, subject to federal privacy laws and regulations, to allow vested stakeholders to have secure Internet access to an American Dream Account, but not the college savings account portion of that Account.

Prohibits grantees from using their grant to provide the initial deposit into the college savings account portion of a student's American Dream Account.

Prohibits the funds in those college savings accounts from being considered in making federal student financial aid determinations.

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Summary: Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), in the case of an overpayment of educational assistance under the post-9/11 educational assistance program, to deduct the appropriate amount from the last payment(s) to which the individual is entitled. Allows for the charging and collection of appropriate interest on such overpayment.

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