12 2 STA T .3095PUBLIC LA W 110 – 315 — AU G .1 4, 200 8‘ ‘ (3)CO O RDINAT ION .—Asap a rtof t he efforts re qui re d u n der this su b se c tion , the S ecretar y sha l l create one w ebsite acces - sible fro m the D epartment ’ s website that fulfills the require- ments under subsections (b), (f), and ( g ).’’. (b) IMP RO VE DIN F ORMATION CON C ERNIN GF INANCIA L AID FOR M ILITAR Y MEM B ER S AND V ETERANS.—Section 1 31 (as amended by subsection (a)) ( 20U .S.C. 101 5 ) is further amended by adding at the end the following
‘‘(f) IMPROVED AVAILABILITY AND COORDINATION OF INFORMA- TION CONCERNING ST U DENT FINANCIAL AID P ROGRAMS FOR MILI- TARY MEMBERS AND VETERANS.— ‘‘(1) COORDINATION.— T he Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall create a searchable website that— ‘‘(A) contains information, in simple and understand- able terms, about all Federal and State student financial assistance, readmission requirements under section 48 4C, and other student ser v ices, for which members of the Armed Forces (including members of the N ational G uard and R eserves), veterans, and the dependents of such mem- bers or veterans may be eligible
and ‘‘( B ) is easily accessible through the website described in subsection (e)(3). ‘‘(2) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than one year after the date of enactment of the H igher E ducation O pportunity Act, the Secretary shall ma k e publicly available the Armed Forces information website described in paragraph (1). ‘‘(3) DISSEMINATION.—The Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall make the availability of the Armed Forces information website described in paragraph (1) widely known to members of the Armed Forces (including members of the National Guard and Reserves), veterans, the dependents of such members or veterans, States, institutions of higher education, and the gen- eral public. ‘‘(4) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term ‘Federal and State student financial assistance’ means any grant, loan, work assistance, tuition assistance, scholarship, fellowship, or other form of financial aid for pursuing a postsecondary education that is— ‘‘(A) administered, sponsored, or supported by the Department of Education, the Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, or a State; and ‘‘(B) available to members of the Armed Forces (including members of the National Guard and Reserves), veterans, or the dependents of such members or veterans. ‘‘(g) PROMOTION OF AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION CONCERNING OT H ER STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS.— ‘‘(1) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘nondepartmental student financial assistance program’ means any grant, loan, scholarship, fellowship, or other form of finan- cial aid for students pursuing a postsecondary education that is— ‘‘(A) distributed directly to the student or to the stu- dent’s account at an institution of higher education; and Deadlin e .W e bs i t e.
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