118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 10404Providing Distance Education for Foreign Institutions Act

To amend title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide program eligibility for distance education programs offered by foreign institutions of higher education.

Education
Introduced Dec 12, 2024
Last action Dec 12, 2024
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Dec 12, 2024
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Referred
Dec 12, 2024
Education and Workforce
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Committee
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House floor
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Senate
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Resolve Changes
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Signed
SummaryCRS Summary

This bill makes certain distance education programs offered by foreign institutions of higher education (IHEs) eligible to participate in federal student-aid programs, thereby making students participating in these programs eligible to receive federal student aid. (The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, or CARES Act, waived the statutory prohibition on foreign IHEs offering distance education, which allowed students participating in these programs to receive federal student aid. However, this waiver is set to end on the latest of June 30, 2023; the last day of the payment period that begins on or before June 30, 2023; or the last day of the first payment period following th...

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 2 actions
Dec 12, 2024
Introduced in House
Dec 12, 2024
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.