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A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish fair and consistent eligibility requirements for graduate medical schools operating outside the United States and Canada.

USA115th CongressS-850| Senate 
| Updated: 4/5/2017
Richard J. Durbin

Richard J. Durbin

Democratic Senator

Illinois

Cosponsors (1)
Bill Cassidy (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2017 This bill amends title I (General Provisions) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise institutional eligibility criteria for a foreign graduate medical school to participate in federal student aid programs. Current law requires a foreign graduate medical school to meet certain requirements—a minimum pass rate threshold on the medical licensing exam and a minimum percentage of foreign students—to participate in the Federal Direct Loan (DL) program, unless the Department of Education (ED) establishes alternative standards or the school has a grandfathered clinical training program. This bill terminates ED's authority to establish alternative standards and eliminates the exemption for a school with a grandfathered clinical training program (i.e., it requires all foreign graduate medical schools to meet minimum requirements to participate in the DL program).
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Timeline
Apr 5, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-1922
Introduced in House
Apr 5, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Apr 5, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text as introduced in Senate: CR S2367-2368)
  • April 5, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-1922
    Introduced in House


  • April 5, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 5, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text as introduced in Senate: CR S2367-2368)

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Related Bills

  • HR 115-1922: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish fair and consistent eligibility requirements for graduate medical schools operating outside the United States and Canada.
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A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish fair and consistent eligibility requirements for graduate medical schools operating outside the United States and Canada.

USA115th CongressS-850| Senate 
| Updated: 4/5/2017
Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2017 This bill amends title I (General Provisions) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise institutional eligibility criteria for a foreign graduate medical school to participate in federal student aid programs. Current law requires a foreign graduate medical school to meet certain requirements—a minimum pass rate threshold on the medical licensing exam and a minimum percentage of foreign students—to participate in the Federal Direct Loan (DL) program, unless the Department of Education (ED) establishes alternative standards or the school has a grandfathered clinical training program. This bill terminates ED's authority to establish alternative standards and eliminates the exemption for a school with a grandfathered clinical training program (i.e., it requires all foreign graduate medical schools to meet minimum requirements to participate in the DL program).
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Timeline
Apr 5, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-1922
Introduced in House
Apr 5, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Apr 5, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text as introduced in Senate: CR S2367-2368)
  • April 5, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-1922
    Introduced in House


  • April 5, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 5, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text as introduced in Senate: CR S2367-2368)
Richard J. Durbin

Richard J. Durbin

Democratic Senator

Illinois

Cosponsors (1)
Bill Cassidy (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Education

Related Bills

  • HR 115-1922: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish fair and consistent eligibility requirements for graduate medical schools operating outside the United States and Canada.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Education programs fundingGovernment lending and loan guaranteesMedical educationStudent aid and college costs