PUBLIC LAW 105-244 —OCT. 7, 1998 112 STAT. 1585 to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.). SEC. 3. GENERAL EFFECTIVE DATE. 20 USC 1001 Except as otherwise provided in this Act or the amendments made by this Act, the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 1998. TITLE I—GENERAL PROVISIONS SEC. 101. REVISION OF TITLE L (a) GENERAL PROVISIONS. —Title I (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) is amended to read as follows: "TITLE I—GENERAL PROVISIONS "PART A—DEFINITIONS '*SEC. 101. GENERAL DEFINITION OF INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDU- 20 USC 1001. CATION. "(a) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—For purposes of this Act, other than title IV, the term 'institution of higher education' means an educational institution in any State that— "(1) admits as regular students only persons having a certificate of graduation from a school providing secondary education, or the recognized equivalent of such a certificate; "(2) is legally authorized within such State to provide a program of education beyond secondary education; "(3) provides an educational program for which the institution awards a bachelor's degree or provides not less than a 2-year program that is acceptable for full credit toward such a degree; (4) is a public or other nonprofit institution; and "(5) is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association, or if not so accredited, is an institution that has been granted preaccreditation status by such an agency or association that has been recognized by the Secretary for the granting of preaccreditation status, and the Secretary has determined that there is satisfactory assurance that the institution will meet the accreditation standards of such an agency or association within a reasonable time. "(b) ADDITIONAL INSTITUTIONS INCLUDED.—For purposes of this Act, other than title IV, the term 'institution of higher education' also includes— "(1) any school that provides not less than a 1-year program of training to prepare students for gainful emplo3naient in a recognized occupation and that meets the provision of paragraphs (1), (2), (4), and (5) of subsection (a); and "(2) a public or nonprofit private educational institution in any State that, in lieu of the requirement in subsection (a)(1), admits as regular students persons who are beyond the age of compulsory school attendance in the State in which the institution is located.
- (c) LIST OF ACCREDITING AGENCIES.— For purposes of this sec- Publication.
tion and section 102, the Secretary shall publish a list of nationally
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