Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 20 : Section 1092


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 1092. Institutional and financial assistance information for students

    (a) Information dissemination activities
      (1) Each eligible institution participating in any program under
    this subchapter and part C of subchapter I of chapter 34 of title
    42 shall carry out information dissemination activities for
    prospective and enrolled students (including those attending or
    planning to attend less than full time) regarding the institution
    and all financial assistance under this subchapter and part C of
    subchapter I of chapter 34 of title 42. The information required by
    this section shall be produced and be made readily available upon
    request, through appropriate publications, mailings, and electronic
    media, to an enrolled student and to any prospective student. Each
    eligible institution shall, on an annual basis, provide to all
    enrolled students a list of the information that is required to be
    provided by institutions to students by this section and section
    1232g of this title, together with a statement of the procedures
    required to obtain such information. The information required by
    this section shall accurately describe - 
        (A) the student financial assistance programs available to
      students who enroll at such institution;
        (B) the methods by which such assistance is distributed among
      student recipients who enroll at such institution;
        (C) any means, including forms, by which application for
      student financial assistance is made and requirements for
      accurately preparing such application;
        (D) the rights and responsibilities of students receiving
      financial assistance under this subchapter and part C of
      subchapter I of chapter 34 of title 42;
        (E) the cost of attending the institution, including (i)
      tuition and fees, (ii) books and supplies, (iii) estimates of
      typical student room and board costs or typical commuting costs,
      and (iv) any additional cost of the program in which the student
      is enrolled or expresses a specific interest;
        (F) a statement of - 
          (i) the requirements of any refund policy with which the
        institution is required to comply;
          (ii) the requirements under section 1091b of this title for
        the return of grant or loan assistance provided under this
        subchapter and part C of subchapter I of chapter 34 of title
        42; and
          (iii) the requirements for officially withdrawing from the
        institution;

        (G) the academic program of the institution, including (i) the
      current degree programs and other educational and training
      programs, (ii) the instructional, laboratory, and other physical
      plant facilities which relate to the academic program, and (iii)
      the faculty and other instructional personnel;
        (H) each person designated under subsection (c) of this
      section, and the methods by which and locations in which any
      person so designated may be contacted by students and prospective
      students who are seeking information required by this subsection;
        (I) special facilities and services available to handicapped
      students;
        (J) the names of associations, agencies, or governmental bodies
      which accredit, approve, or license the institution and its
      programs, and the procedures under which any current or
      prospective student may obtain or review upon request a copy of
      the documents describing the institution's accreditation,
      approval, or licensing;
        (K) the standards which the student must maintain in order to
      be considered to be making satisfactory progress, pursuant to
      section 1091(a)(2) of this title;
        (L) the completion or graduation rate of certificate- or
      degree-seeking, full-time, undergraduate students entering such
      institutions;
        (M) the terms and conditions under which students receiving
      guaranteed student loans under part B of this subchapter or
      direct student loans under part D of this subchapter, or both,
      may - 
          (i) obtain deferral of the repayment of the principal and
        interest for service under the Peace Corps Act (as established
        by the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.)) or under the
        Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 [42 U.S.C. 4950 et
        seq.], or for comparable full-time service as a volunteer for a
        tax-exempt organization of demonstrated effectiveness in the
        field of community service, and
          (ii) obtain partial cancellation of the student loan for
        service under the Peace Corps Act (as established by the Peace
        Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.)) under (!1) the Domestic
        Volunteer Service Act of 1973 [42 U.S.C. 4950 et seq.] or, for
        comparable full-time service as a volunteer for a tax-exempt
        organization of demonstrated effectiveness in the field of
        community service;


        (N) that enrollment in a program of study abroad approved for
      credit by the home institution may be considered enrollment in
      the home institution for purposes of applying for Federal student
      financial assistance; and
        (O) the campus crime report prepared by the institution
      pursuant to subsection (f) of this section, including all
      required reporting categories.

      (2) For the purpose of this section, the term "prospective
    student" means any individual who has contacted an eligible
    institution requesting information concerning admission to that
    institution.
      (3) In calculating the completion or graduation rate under
    subparagraph (L) of paragraph (1) of this subsection or under
    subsection (e) of this section, a student shall be counted as a
    completion or graduation if, within 150 percent of the normal time
    for completion of or graduation from the program, the student has
    completed or graduated from the program, or enrolled in any program
    of an eligible institution for which the prior program provides
    substantial preparation. The information required to be disclosed
    under such subparagraph - 
        (A) shall be made available by July 1 each year to enrolled
      students and prospective students prior to the students enrolling
      or entering into any financial obligation; and
        (B) shall cover the one-year period ending on August 31 of the
      preceding year.

      (4) For purposes of this section, institutions may exclude from
    the information disclosed in accordance with subparagraph (L) of
    paragraph (1) the completion or graduation rates of students who
    leave school to serve in the armed services, on official church
    missions, or with a recognized foreign aid service of the Federal
    Government.
      (5) The Secretary shall permit any institution of higher
    education that is a member of an athletic association or athletic
    conference that has voluntarily published completion or graduation
    rate data or has agreed to publish data that, in the opinion of the
    Secretary, is substantially comparable to the information required
    under this subsection, to use such data to satisfy the requirements
    of this subsection.
      (6) Each institution may provide supplemental information to
    enrolled and prospective students showing the completion or
    graduation rate for students described in paragraph (4) or for
    students transferring into the institution or information showing
    the rate at which students transfer out of the institution.
    (b) Exit counseling for borrowers
      (1)(A) Each eligible institution shall, through financial aid
    officers or otherwise, make available counseling to borrowers of
    loans which are made, insured, or guaranteed under part B (other
    than loans made pursuant to section 1078-2 of this title) of this
    subchapter or made under part C or D of this subchapter prior to
    the completion of the course of study for which the borrower
    enrolled at the institution or at the time of departure from such
    institution. The counseling required by this subsection shall
    include - 
        (i) the average anticipated monthly repayments, a review of the
      repayment options available, and such debt and management
      strategies as the institution determines are designed to
      facilitate the repayment of such indebtedness; and
        (ii) the terms and conditions under which the student may
      obtain partial cancellation or defer repayment of the principal
      and interest pursuant to sections 1078(b), 1087dd(c)(2), and
      1087ee of this title.

      (B) In the case of borrower who leaves an institution without the
    prior knowledge of the institution, the institution shall attempt
    to provide the information described in subparagraph (A) to the
    student in writing.
      (2)(A) Each eligible institution shall require that the borrower
    of a loan made under part B, C, or D of this subchapter submit to
    the institution, during the exit interview required by this
    subsection - 
        (i) the borrower's expected permanent address after leaving the
      institution (regardless of the reason for leaving);
        (ii) the name and address of the borrower's expected employer
      after leaving the institution;
        (iii) the address of the borrower's next of kin; and
        (iv) any corrections in the institution's records relating the
      borrower's name, address, social security number, references, and
      driver's license number.

      (B) The institution shall, within 60 days after the interview,
    forward any corrected or completed information received from the
    borrower to the guaranty agency indicated on the borrower's student
    aid records.
      (C) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit an
    institution of higher education from utilizing electronic means to
    provide personalized exit counseling.
    (c) Financial assistance information personnel
      Each eligible institution shall designate an employee or group of
    employees who shall be available on a full-time basis to assist
    students or potential students in obtaining information as
    specified in subsection (a) of this section. The Secretary may, by
    regulation, waive the requirement that an employee or employees be
    available on a full-time basis for carrying out responsibilities
    required under this section whenever an institution in which the
    total enrollment, or the portion of the enrollment participating in
    programs under this subchapter and part C of subchapter I of
    chapter 34 of title 42 at that institution, is too small to
    necessitate such employee or employees being available on a
    full-time basis. No such waiver may include permission to exempt
    any such institution from designating a specific individual or a
    group of individuals to carry out the provisions of this section.
    (d) Departmental publication of descriptions of assistance programs
      (1) The Secretary shall make available to eligible institutions,
    eligible lenders, and secondary schools descriptions of Federal
    student assistance programs including the rights and
    responsibilities of student and institutional participants, in
    order to (A) assist students in gaining information through
    institutional sources, and (B) assist institutions in carrying out
    the provisions of this section, so that individual and
    institutional participants will be fully aware of their rights and
    responsibilities under such programs. In particular, such
    information shall include information to enable students and
    prospective students to assess the debt burden and monthly and
    total repayment obligations that will be incurred as a result of
    receiving loans of varying amounts under this subchapter and part C
    of subchapter I of chapter 34 of title 42. In addition, such
    information shall include information to enable borrowers to assess
    the practical consequences of loan consolidation, including
    differences in deferment eligibility, interest rates, monthly
    payments, and finance charges, and samples of loan consolidation
    profiles to illustrate such consequences. The Secretary shall
    provide information concerning the specific terms and conditions
    under which students may obtain partial or total cancellation or
    defer repayment of loans for service, shall indicate (in terms of
    the Federal minimum wage) the maximum level of compensation and
    allowances that a student borrower may receive from a tax-exempt
    organization to qualify for a deferment, and shall explicitly state
    that students may qualify for such partial cancellations or
    deferments when they serve as a paid employee of a tax-exempt
    organization. Such information shall be provided by eligible
    institutions and eligible lenders at any time that information
    regarding loan availability is provided to any student.
      (2) The Secretary, to the extent the information is available,
    shall compile information describing State and other prepaid
    tuition programs and savings programs and disseminate such
    information to States, eligible institutions, students, and parents
    in departmental publications.
      (3) The Secretary, to the extent practicable, shall update the
    Department's Internet site to include direct links to databases
    that contain information on public and private financial assistance
    programs. The Secretary shall only provide direct links to
    databases that can be accessed without charge and shall make
    reasonable efforts to verify that the databases included in a
    direct link are not providing fraudulent information. The Secretary
    shall prominently display adjacent to any such direct link a
    disclaimer indicating that a direct link to a database does not
    constitute an endorsement or recommendation of the database, the
    provider of the database, or any services or products of such
    provider. The Secretary shall provide additional direct links to
    information resources from which students may obtain information
    about fraudulent and deceptive practices in the provision of
    services related to student financial aid.
    (e) Disclosures required with respect to athletically related
      student aid
      (1) Each institution of higher education which participates in
    any program under this subchapter and part C of subchapter I of
    chapter 34 of title 42 and is attended by students receiving
    athletically related student aid shall annually submit a report to
    the Secretary which contains - 
        (A) the number of students at the institution of higher
      education who received athletically related student aid broken
      down by race and sex in the following sports: basketball,
      football, baseball, cross country/track, and all other sports
      combined;
        (B) the number of students at the institution of higher
      education, broken down by race and sex;
        (C) the completion or graduation rate for students at the
      institution of higher education who received athletically related
      student aid broken down by race and sex in the following sports:
      basketball, football, baseball, cross country/track and all other
      sports combined;
        (D) the completion or graduation rate for students at the
      institution of higher education, broken down by race and sex;
        (E) the average completion or graduation rate for the 4 most
      recent completing or graduating classes of students at the
      institution of higher education who received athletically related
      student aid broken down by race and sex in the following
      categories: basketball, football, baseball, cross country/track,
      and all other sports combined; and
        (F) the average completion or graduation rate for the 4 most
      recent completing or graduating classes of students at the
      institution of higher education broken down by race and sex.

      (2) When an institution described in paragraph (1) of this
    subsection offers a potential student athlete athletically related
    student aid, such institution shall provide to the student and the
    student's parents, guidance counselor, and coach the information
    contained in the report submitted by such institution pursuant to
    paragraph (1). If the institution is a member of a national
    collegiate athletic association that compiles graduation rate data
    on behalf of the association's member institutions that the
    Secretary determines is substantially comparable to the information
    described in paragraph (1), the distribution of the compilation of
    such data to all secondary schools in the United States shall
    fulfill the responsibility of the institution to provide
    information to a prospective student athlete's guidance counselor
    and coach.
      (3) For purposes of this subsection, institutions may exclude
    from the reporting requirements under paragraphs (1) and (2) the
    completion or graduation rates of students and student athletes who
    leave school to serve in the armed services, on official church
    missions, or with a recognized foreign aid service of the Federal
    Government.
      (4) Each institution of higher education described in paragraph
    (1) may provide supplemental information to students and the
    Secretary showing the completion or graduation rate when such
    completion or graduation rate includes students transferring into
    and out of such institution.
      (5) The Secretary, using the reports submitted under this
    subsection, shall compile and publish a report containing the
    information required under paragraph (1) broken down by - 
        (A) individual institutions of higher education; and
        (B) athletic conferences recognized by the National Collegiate
      Athletic Association and the National Association of
      Intercollegiate Athletics.

      (6) The Secretary shall waive the requirements of this subsection
    for any institution of higher education that is a member of an
    athletic association or athletic conference that has voluntarily
    published completion or graduation rate data or has agreed to
    publish data that, in the opinion of the Secretary, is
    substantially comparable to the information required under this
    subsection.
      (7) The Secretary, in conjunction with the National Junior
    College Athletic Association, shall develop and obtain data on
    completion or graduation rates from two-year colleges that award
    athletically related student aid. Such data shall, to the extent
    practicable, be consistent with the reporting requirements set
    forth in this section.
      (8) For purposes of this subsection, the term "athletically
    related student aid" means any scholarship, grant, or other form of
    financial assistance the terms of which require the recipient to
    participate in a program of intercollegiate athletics at an
    institution of higher education in order to be eligible to receive
    such assistance.
      (9) The reports required by this subsection shall be due each
    July 1 and shall cover the 1-year period ending August 31 of the
    preceding year.
    (f) Disclosure of campus security policy and campus crime
      statistics
      (1) Each eligible institution participating in any program under
    this subchapter and part C of subchapter I of chapter 34 of title
    42 shall on August 1, 1991, begin to collect the following
    information with respect to campus crime statistics and campus
    security policies of that institution, and beginning September 1,
    1992, and each year thereafter, prepare, publish, and distribute,
    through appropriate publications or mailings, to all current
    students and employees, and to any applicant for enrollment or
    employment upon request, an annual security report containing at
    least the following information with respect to the campus security
    policies and campus crime statistics of that institution:
        (A) A statement of current campus policies regarding procedures
      and facilities for students and others to report criminal actions
      or other emergencies occurring on campus and policies concerning
      the institution's response to such reports.
        (B) A statement of current policies concerning security and
      access to campus facilities, including campus residences, and
      security considerations used in the maintenance of campus
      facilities.
        (C) A statement of current policies concerning campus law
      enforcement, including - 
          (i) the enforcement authority of security personnel,
        including their working relationship with State and local
        police agencies; and
          (ii) policies which encourage accurate and prompt reporting
        of all crimes to the campus police and the appropriate police
        agencies.

        (D) A description of the type and frequency of programs
      designed to inform students and employees about campus security
      procedures and practices and to encourage students and employees
      to be responsible for their own security and the security of
      others.
        (E) A description of programs designed to inform students and
      employees about the prevention of crimes.
        (F) Statistics concerning the occurrence on campus, in or on
      noncampus buildings or property, and on public property during
      the most recent calendar year, and during the 2 preceding
      calendar years for which data are available - 
          (i) of the following criminal offenses reported to campus
        security authorities or local police agencies:
            (I) murder;
            (II) sex offenses, forcible or nonforcible;
            (III) robbery;
            (IV) aggravated assault;
            (V) burglary;
            (VI) motor vehicle theft;
            (VII) manslaughter;
            (VIII) arson; and
            (IX) arrests or persons referred for campus disciplinary
          action for liquor law violations, drug-related violations,
          and weapons possession; and

          (ii) of the crimes described in subclauses (I) through (VIII)
        of clause (i), and other crimes involving bodily injury to any
        person in which the victim is intentionally selected because of
        the actual or perceived race, gender, religion, sexual
        orientation, ethnicity, or disability of the victim that are
        reported to campus security authorities or local police
        agencies, which data shall be collected and reported according
        to category of prejudice.

        (G) A statement of policy concerning the monitoring and
      recording through local police agencies of criminal activity at
      off-campus student organizations which are recognized by the
      institution and that are engaged in by students attending the
      institution, including those student organizations with
      off-campus housing facilities.
        (H) A statement of policy regarding the possession, use, and
      sale of alcoholic beverages and enforcement of State underage
      drinking laws and a statement of policy regarding the possession,
      use, and sale of illegal drugs and enforcement of Federal and
      State drug laws and a description of any drug or alcohol abuse
      education programs as required under section 1011i of this title.
        (I) A statement advising the campus community where law
      enforcement agency information provided by a State under section
      14071(j) of title 42, concerning registered sex offenders may be
      obtained, such as the law enforcement office of the institution,
      a local law enforcement agency with jurisdiction for the campus,
      or a computer network address.

      (2) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to authorize
    the Secretary to require particular policies, procedures, or
    practices by institutions of higher education with respect to
    campus crimes or campus security.
      (3) Each institution participating in any program under this
    subchapter and part C of subchapter I of chapter 34 of title 42
    shall make timely reports to the campus community on crimes
    considered to be a threat to other students and employees described
    in paragraph (1)(F) that are reported to campus security or local
    law police agencies. Such reports shall be provided to students and
    employees in a manner that is timely and that will aid in the
    prevention of similar occurrences.
      (4)(A) Each institution participating in any program under this
    subchapter and part C of subchapter I of chapter 34 of title 42
    that maintains a police or security department of any kind shall
    make, keep, and maintain a daily log, written in a form that can be
    easily understood, recording all crimes reported to such police or
    security department, including - 
        (i) the nature, date, time, and general location of each crime;
      and
        (ii) the disposition of the complaint, if known.

      (B)(i) All entries that are required pursuant to this paragraph
    shall, except where disclosure of such information is prohibited by
    law or such disclosure would jeopardize the confidentiality of the
    victim, be open to public inspection within two business days of
    the initial report being made to the department or a campus
    security authority.
      (ii) If new information about an entry into a log becomes
    available to a police or security department, then the new
    information shall be recorded in the log not later than two
    business days after the information becomes available to the police
    or security department.
      (iii) If there is clear and convincing evidence that the release
    of such information would jeopardize an ongoing criminal
    investigation or the safety of an individual, cause a suspect to
    flee or evade detection, or result in the destruction of evidence,
    such information may be withheld until that damage is no longer
    likely to occur from the release of such information.
      (5) On an annual basis, each institution participating in any
    program under this subchapter and part C of subchapter I of chapter
    34 of title 42 shall submit to the Secretary a copy of the
    statistics required to be made available under paragraph (1)(F).
    The Secretary shall - 
        (A) review such statistics and report to the Committee on
      Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives and
      the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate on
      campus crime statistics by September 1, 2000;
        (B) make copies of the statistics submitted to the Secretary
      available to the public; and
        (C) in coordination with representatives of institutions of
      higher education, identify exemplary campus security policies,
      procedures, and practices and disseminate information concerning
      those policies, procedures, and practices that have proven
      effective in the reduction of campus crime.

      (6)(A) In this subsection:
        (i) The term "campus" means - 
          (I) any building or property owned or controlled by an
        institution of higher education within the same reasonably
        contiguous geographic area of the institution and used by the
        institution in direct support of, or in a manner related to,
        the institution's educational purposes, including residence
        halls; and
          (II) property within the same reasonably contiguous
        geographic area of the institution that is owned by the
        institution but controlled by another person, is used by
        students, and supports institutional purposes (such as a food
        or other retail vendor).

        (ii) The term "noncampus building or property" means - 
          (I) any building or property owned or controlled by a student
        organization recognized by the institution; and
          (II) any building or property (other than a branch campus)
        owned or controlled by an institution of higher education that
        is used in direct support of, or in relation to, the
        institution's educational purposes, is used by students, and is
        not within the same reasonably contiguous geographic area of
        the institution.

        (iii) The term "public property" means all public property that
      is within the same reasonably contiguous geographic area of the
      institution, such as a sidewalk, a street, other thoroughfare, or
      parking facility, and is adjacent to a facility owned or
      controlled by the institution if the facility is used by the
      institution in direct support of, or in a manner related to the
      institution's educational purposes.

      (B) In cases where branch campuses of an institution of higher
    education, schools within an institution of higher education, or
    administrative divisions within an institution are not within a
    reasonably contiguous geographic area, such entities shall be
    considered separate campuses for purposes of the reporting
    requirements of this section.
      (7) The statistics described in paragraph (1)(F) shall be
    compiled in accordance with the definitions used in the uniform
    crime reporting system of the Department of Justice, Federal Bureau
    of Investigation, and the modifications in such definitions as
    implemented pursuant to the Hate Crime Statistics Act. Such
    statistics shall not identify victims of crimes or persons accused
    of crimes.
      (8)(A) Each institution of higher education participating in any
    program under this subchapter and part C of subchapter I of chapter
    34 of title 42 shall develop and distribute as part of the report
    described in paragraph (1) a statement of policy regarding - 
        (i) such institution's campus sexual assault programs, which
      shall be aimed at prevention of sex offenses; and
        (ii) the procedures followed once a sex offense has occurred.

      (B) The policy described in subparagraph (A) shall address the
    following areas:
        (i) Education programs to promote the awareness of rape,
      acquaintance rape, and other sex offenses.
        (ii) Possible sanctions to be imposed following the final
      determination of an on-campus disciplinary procedure regarding
      rape, acquaintance rape, or other sex offenses, forcible or
      nonforcible.
        (iii) Procedures students should follow if a sex offense
      occurs, including who should be contacted, the importance of
      preserving evidence as may be necessary to the proof of criminal
      sexual assault, and to whom the alleged offense should be
      reported.
        (iv) Procedures for on-campus disciplinary action in cases of
      alleged sexual assault, which shall include a clear statement
      that - 
          (I) the accuser and the accused are entitled to the same
        opportunities to have others present during a campus
        disciplinary proceeding; and
          (II) both the accuser and the accused shall be informed of
        the outcome of any campus disciplinary proceeding brought
        alleging a sexual assault.

        (v) Informing students of their options to notify proper law
      enforcement authorities, including on-campus and local police,
      and the option to be assisted by campus authorities in notifying
      such authorities, if the student so chooses.
        (vi) Notification of students of existing counseling, mental
      health or student services for victims of sexual assault, both on
      campus and in the community.
        (vii) Notification of students of options for, and available
      assistance in, changing academic and living situations after an
      alleged sexual assault incident, if so requested by the victim
      and if such changes are reasonably available.

      (C) Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to confer a
    private right of action upon any person to enforce the provisions
    of this paragraph.
      (9) The Secretary shall provide technical assistance in complying
    with the provisions of this section to an institution of higher
    education who requests such assistance.
      (10) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the
    reporting or disclosure of privileged information.
      (11) The Secretary shall report to the appropriate committees of
    Congress each institution of higher education that the Secretary
    determines is not in compliance with the reporting requirements of
    this subsection.
      (12) For purposes of reporting the statistics with respect to
    crimes described in paragraph (1)(F), an institution of higher
    education shall distinguish, by means of separate categories, any
    criminal offenses that occur - 
        (A) on campus;
        (B) in or on a noncampus building or property;
        (C) on public property; and
        (D) in dormitories or other residential facilities for students
      on campus.

      (13) Upon a determination pursuant to section 1094(c)(3)(B) of
    this title that an institution of higher education has
    substantially misrepresented the number, location, or nature of the
    crimes required to be reported under this subsection, the Secretary
    shall impose a civil penalty upon the institution in the same
    amount and pursuant to the same procedures as a civil penalty is
    imposed under section 1094(c)(3)(B) of this title.
      (14)(A) Nothing in this subsection may be construed to - 
        (i) create a cause of action against any institution of higher
      education or any employee of such an institution for any civil
      liability; or
        (ii) establish any standard of care.

      (B) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, evidence
    regarding compliance or noncompliance with this subsection shall
    not be admissible as evidence in any proceeding of any court,
    agency, board, or other entity, except with respect to an action to
    enforce this subsection.
      (15) This subsection may be cited as the "Jeanne Clery Disclosure
    of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act".
    (g) Data required
      (1) In general
        Each coeducational institution of higher education that
      participates in any program under this subchapter and part C of
      subchapter I of chapter 34 of title 42, and has an
      intercollegiate athletic program, shall annually, for the
      immediately preceding academic year, prepare a report that
      contains the following information regarding intercollegiate
      athletics:
          (A) The number of male and female full-time undergraduates
        that attended the institution.
          (B) A listing of the varsity teams that competed in
        intercollegiate athletic competition and for each such team the
        following data:
            (i) The total number of participants, by team, as of the
          day of the first scheduled contest for the team.
            (ii) Total operating expenses attributable to such teams,
          except that an institution may also report such expenses on a
          per capita basis for each team and expenditures attributable
          to closely related teams such as track and field or swimming
          and diving, may be reported together, although such
          combinations shall be reported separately for men's and
          women's teams.
            (iii) Whether the head coach is male or female and whether
          the head coach is assigned to that team on a full-time or
          part-time basis. Graduate assistants and volunteers who serve
          as head coaches shall be considered to be head coaches for
          the purposes of this clause.
            (iv) The number of assistant coaches who are male and the
          number of assistant coaches who are female for each team and
          whether a particular coach is assigned to that team on a
          full-time or part-time basis. Graduate assistants and
          volunteers who serve as assistant coaches shall be considered
          to be assistant coaches for the purposes of this clause.

          (C) The total amount of money spent on athletically related
        student aid, including the value of waivers of educational
        expenses, separately for men's and women's teams overall.
          (D) The ratio of athletically related student aid awarded
        male athletes to athletically related student aid awarded
        female athletes.
          (E) The total amount of expenditures on recruiting,
        separately for men's and women's teams overall.
          (F) The total annual revenues generated across all men's
        teams and across all women's teams, except that an institution
        may also report such revenues by individual team.
          (G) The average annual institutional salary of the head
        coaches of men's teams, across all offered sports, and the
        average annual institutional salary of the head coaches of
        women's teams, across all offered sports.
          (H) The average annual institutional salary of the assistant
        coaches of men's teams, across all offered sports, and the
        average annual institutional salary of the assistant coaches of
        women's teams, across all offered sports.
          (I)(i) The total revenues, and the revenues from football,
        men's basketball, women's basketball, all other men's sports
        combined and all other women's sports combined, derived by the
        institution from the institution's intercollegiate athletics
        activities.
          (ii) For the purpose of clause (i), revenues from
        intercollegiate athletics activities allocable to a sport shall
        include (without limitation) gate receipts, broadcast revenues,
        appearance guarantees and options, concessions, and
        advertising, but revenues such as student activities fees or
        alumni contributions not so allocable shall be included in the
        calculation of total revenues only.
          (J)(i) The total expenses, and the expenses attributable to
        football, men's basketball, women's basketball, all other men's
        sports combined, and all other women's sports combined, made by
        the institution for the institution's intercollegiate athletics
        activities.
          (ii) For the purpose of clause (i), expenses for
        intercollegiate athletics activities allocable to a sport shall
        include (without limitation) grants-in-aid, salaries, travel,
        equipment, and supplies, but expenses such as general and
        administrative overhead not so allocable shall be included in
        the calculation of total expenses only.
      (2) Special rule
        For the purposes of subparagraph (G),(!2) if a coach has
      responsibilities for more than one team and the institution does
      not allocate such coach's salary by team, the institution should
      divide the salary by the number of teams for which the coach has
      responsibility and allocate the salary among the teams on a basis
      consistent with the coach's responsibilities for the different
      teams.

      (3) Disclosure of information to students and public
        An institution of higher education described in paragraph (1)
      shall make available to students and potential students, upon
      request, and to the public, the information contained in the
      report described in paragraph (1), except that all students shall
      be informed of their right to request such information.
      (4) Submission; report; information availability
        (A) On an annual basis, each institution of higher education
      described in paragraph (1) shall provide to the Secretary, within
      15 days of the date that the institution makes available the
      report under paragraph (1), the information contained in the
      report.
        (B) The Secretary shall prepare a report regarding the
      information received under subparagraph (A) and submit such
      report to the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the
      House of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human
      Resources of the Senate by April 1, 2000. The report shall - 
          (i) summarize the information and identify trends in the
        information;
          (ii) aggregate the information by divisions of the National
        Collegiate Athletic Association; and
          (iii) contain information on each individual institution of
        higher education.

        (C) The Secretary shall ensure that the reports described in
      subparagraph (A) and the report to Congress described in
      subparagraph (B) are made available to the public within a
      reasonable period of time.
        (D) Not later than 180 days after October 7, 1998, the
      Secretary shall notify all secondary schools in all States
      regarding the availability of the information reported under
      subparagraph (B) and the information made available under
      paragraph (1), and how such information may be accessed.
      (5) "Operating expenses" defined
        For the purposes of this subsection, the term "operating
      expenses" means expenditures on lodging and meals,
      transportation, officials, uniforms and equipment.



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