Higher Education Amendments of 1998

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: General Provisions Title II: Teacher Quality Title III: Institutional Aid Title IV: Student Assistance Part A: Grants to Students Part B: Federal Family Education Loan Program Part C: Federal Work-Study Programs Part D: William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program Part E: Federal Perkins Loans Part F: Need Analysis Part G: General Provisions Part H: Program Integrity Title V: Developing Institutions Title VI: International Education Programs Title VII: Graduate and Postsecondary Improvement Programs Title VIII: Studies, Reports, and Related Programs Part A: Studies Part B: Advanced Placement Incentive Program Part C: Community Scholarship Mobilization Part D: Grants to States for Workplace and Community Transition Training for Incarcerated Youth Offenders Part E: Grants to Combat Violent Crimes Against Women on Campuses Part F: Improving United States Understanding of Science, Engineering, and Technology in East Asia Part G: Olympic Scholarships Part H: Underground Railroad Part I: Summer Travel and Work Programs Part J: Web-Based Education Commission Part K: Miscellaneous Title IX: Amendments to Other Laws Part A: Extension and Revision of Indian Higher Education Programs Part B: Education of the Deaf Part C: United States Institute of Peace Part D: Voluntary Retirement Incentive Plans Part E: General Education Provisions Act Amendment Part F: Liaison for Proprietary Institutions of Higher Education Part G: Amendments to Other Statutes Part H: Repeals Higher Education Amendments of 1998 - Title I: General Provisions - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to repeal title I (Partnerships for Educational Excellence). (Sec. 101) Redesignates the current title XII (General Provisions) as a new HEA title I (and transfers to it the appropriate provisions). Redesignates certain definitions, including "institution of higher education." Requires that a proprietary institution of higher education have at least ten percent of its revenues from sources that are not derived from funds provided under HEA title IV. Repeals specified authority relating to: (1) a commission on postsecondary institutional recognition; (2) certain aggregate limits on authorizations of appropriations; and (3) technology transfer centers. Expresses the sense of the Congress that no student attending an institution of higher education on a full- or part-time basis should, on the basis of protected speech and association, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination or official sanction under any education program, activity, or division directly or indirectly receiving financial assistance under HEA, whether or not such program, activity, or division is sponsored or officially sanctioned by the institution. Terminates at the end of FY 2004 the eligibility for Federal TRIO programs, under HEA title IV, of students from the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Palau. Directs the Secretary of Education to: (1) publish the expiration dates of terms of members of the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity; and (2) solicit nominations for vacancies on such Committee. Extends such Committee's duration until the end of FY 2004. Collegiate Initiative to Reduce Binge Drinking and Illegal Alcohol Consumption - Expresses the sense of the Congress that, in an effort to change the culture of alcohol consumption on college campuses, all institutions of higher education should: (1) appoint a task force to recommend a broad range of policy and program changes; (2) provide maximum opportunities for students to live in an alcohol-free environment and have alcohol-free recreational and leisure activities; (3) enforce a zero-tolerance policy on illegal consumption of alcohol by its students; (4) enforce its code of disciplinary sanctions for those who violate campus alcohol policies, and refer students with alcohol or other drug-related problems for assistance, including to on-campus counseling programs if appropriate; (5) adopt policies to discourage alcoholic beverage-related sponsorship of on-campus activities and to limit advertisement and promotion of alcoholic beverages on campus; and (6) form an alliance with the local community, including local businesses, to encourage responsible policies toward alcohol consumption and address illegal alcohol use by students. Authorizes the Secretary to make competitive grants to institutions (or consortia of institutions) of higher education, and contracts with such institutions and other organizations, for programs of prevention and education (including treatment-referral) to reduce illegal use of drugs and alcohol and their associated violence. Allows the use of such contracts also for a higher education center for alcohol and drug abuse prevention to provide training, technical assistance, evaluation, dissemination and associated services and assistance to the higher education community. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary to make ten annual National Recognition Awards to institutions of higher education that have developed and implemented effective alcohol and drug abuse prevention and education programs. Authorizes appropriations. Sets forth provisions relating to prior rights and responsibilities (including authorization of appropriations) and to recovery of payments under HEA title VII (Construction, Reconstruction, and Renovation of Academic Facilities) (as in effect before title VII is repealed by this Act). Requires the Secretary to: (1) direct the Commissioner of Educational Statistics to convene forums on improvements in market information and public accountability in higher education; and (2) disseminate data that permit review and comparison of cost at individual institutions. Requires the Commissioner to conduct a national study, and report to the appropriate congressional committees, on expenditures at institutions of higher education. Directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics to develop, and report to specified congressional committees on, a higher education market basket that identifies the items that constitute the costs of higher education. Revises certain requirements for the Secretary to survey student aid recipients on a regular cycle. Establishes a Performance-Based Organization (PBO) in the Department of Education as a discrete management unit responsible for managing the operational functions supporting the student financial assistance programs authorized under HEA title IV. Authorizes appropriations. Vests management of the PBO in a Chief Operating Officer (COO) appointed by the Secretary. Directs the Secretary and the COO to develop a five-year performance plan for the PBO, establishing measurable goals and objectives for the organization. Requires the COO to report annually to the Congress through the Secretary. Directs the COO to appoint a Student Loan Ombudsman to provide timely assistance to borrowers of loans made, insured, or guaranteed under HEA title IV by performing specified functions. Requires the PBO to establish an annual performance management system which: (1) maintains individual accountability; and (2) strengthens its organizational effectiveness by providing for establishing goals or objectives for individual, group, or organizational performance, and using performance assessments as a basis for granting employee awards, pay adjustments, and other appropriate personnel actions. Grants the PBO certain procurement flexibility. Directs the Secretary and the COO to encourage and participate in establishing voluntary consensus standards and requirements for the electronic transmission of information necessary for the administration of title IV student assistance programs. Directs the COO to: (1) participate in the activities of such standard setting organizations; and (2) encourage higher education groups seeking to develop common forms, standards, and procedures to do so within such an organization. Directs the Secretary, except with respect to a common financial reporting form, to consider adopting voluntary consensus standards for transactions required under title IV, and common data elements for such transactions, to enable the electronic exchange of information between systems administered by the Department and among participants in the Federal student aid delivery system. Requires any such standard to have been developed by an organization open to the various entities engaged in such delivery system and accredited by the American National Standards Institute. Title II: Teacher Quality - Establishes a new HEA title II Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants for States and Partnerships. (Sec. 201) Provides such teacher quality enhancement grants program to improve: (1) student achievement; (2) preparation of prospective teachers, as well as teacher professional development; (3) accountability of institutions of higher education for teachers' academic knowledge of their subject areas, such as mathematics, science, English, foreign languages, history, economics, art, civics, government, and geography, and training in use of technology in the classroom; and (4) recruitment into the teaching force of highly qualified individuals, including those from other occupations. Allows the use of such grants also for advanced managerial skills training for school principals and superintendents. Provides for competitive grant awards for State and eligible partnership activities, as well as for teacher recruitment. Authorizes the Secretary to award competitive State Grants to eligible States to institute State-level reforms to ensure that current and future teachers possess necessary teaching skills and academic content knowledge in the subject areas in which they are assigned to teach. Requires such grants to be used for one or more specified activities relating to: (1) reforms to hold institutions of higher education accountable for teacher preparation; (2) certification or licensure requirements; (3) alternatives to traditional preparation for teaching; (4) alternative routes to State certification; (5) teacher recruitment, pay, or removal; (6) ending social promotion; or (7) other recruitment activities. Authorizes the Secretary to award competitive Partnership Grants to eligible local partnerships that: (1) shall include a school of arts and sciences, a school or program of education, a local educational agency (LEA), and a kindergarten-through-grade-12 school; (2) shall include a high need local educational agency or kindergarten-through-grade-12 school; and (3) may include a State education agency (SEA), pre-kindergarten program, non-profit group, business, or teacher organization. Requires such grants to be used for specified activities involving teacher preparation program reforms, clinical experience and interaction, and professional development. Allows the use of such grants for certain activities relating to teacher preparation and parental involvement, dissemination and coordination of effective practices, managerial and leadership skills, and teacher recruitment. Authorizes the Secretary to award competitive Teacher Recruitment Grants to eligible partnerships of higher education institutions and LEAs serving underserved areas to award scholarships, and provide support and followup services, to students in a teacher preparation program, who shall subsequently teach full-time (for a period equal to that for which they received scholarship assistance) in a high-poverty school in an underserved geographic area, or repay the scholarship. Sets forth accountability and evaluation requirements for State Grants and Partnership Grants. Establishes accountability requirements for programs that prepare teachers. Directs the Commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics to develop key definitions and uniform methods of calculation for terms related to the performance of elementary school and secondary school teacher preparation programs. Requires States that receive HEA funds to provide to the Secretary annual State report cards on the quality of teacher preparation. Directs the Secretary to publish an annual national report card on teacher qualifications and preparation. Requires each institution of higher education that conducts a teacher preparation program that enrolls students receiving Federal assistance to provide to the States and general public annual institutional report cards on the quality of teacher preparation. Requires States that receive HEA funds to have in place procedures to identify and assist low-performing teacher preparation programs. Provides that any institution of higher education with a teacher preparation program for which the State has withdrawn its approval or terminated its financial support due to the low performance of its teacher preparation program shall be: (1) ineligible for any funding for professional development activities awarded by the Department of Education; and (2) barred from accepting or enrolling in its teacher preparation program any student who receives HEA title IV aid. Authorizes appropriations through FY 2003 for HEA title II teacher education programs. Title III: Institutional Aid - Transfers and redesignates specified provisions under HEA title III. Transfers to title III part D, requirements for Capital Financing for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) (HBCU Capital Financing) (currently under title VII part B). Transfers to title III part E, requirements for the Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Programs currently under title X part B. (Sec. 303) Revises requirements for part A grants for strengthening institutions. Includes among authorized uses of grant funds: (1) integrating computer technology into institutional facilities to create smart buildings; and (2) establishing or improving an endowment fund. Allows institutions to use up to 20 percent of such grants to establish or increase an endowment fund, and requires a match by non-Federal funds. Requires a two-year wait-out- period between the receipt of consecutive five-year grants. Eliminates title III part A provisions for Hispanic-serving institutions. (Sets forth new provisions for such institutions under a new HEA title V part A.) Directs the Secretary to provide grants and related assistance to American Indian Tribal Colleges and Universities to improve and expand their capacity to serve Indian students. Allows such institutions to use up to 20 percent of part A grants to establish or expand an endowment fund. Directs the Secretary to provide grants and related assistance to Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions to improve and expand their capacity to serve such students. (Sec. 304) Revises requirements for part B grants for strengthening Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Allows HBCUs to use up to 20 percent of part B grants to establish or expand an endowment fund, and requires a match by non-Federal funds. Revises part B institutional aid requirements for eligible professional or graduate institutions to: (1) require matching funds from non-Federal sources only for grants in excess of a specified amount; and (2) allow spending for any qualified graduate program. Limits to mathematics, the physical or natural sciences, engineering, or other scientific discipline in which African Americans are underrepresented, the other graduate education opportunities for African American and other low-income students (in addition to training in specified professions) for which part B institutional aid may be used. (Sec. 305) Revises requirements for endowment challenge funds for institutions eligible for assistance under part A or part B. (Sec. 306) Revises requirements for HBCU Capital Financing. Includes administrative facilities, student centers, and student unions as capital projects. Authorizes the Secretary to sell guaranteed qualified bonds to any party offering the best terms. (Sec. 307) Revises the Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program. Includes the behavioral sciences under such program. (Sec. 308) Revises requirements for applications and continuation awards. Extends the authorization of appropriations for title III programs through FY 2003. Title IV: Student Assistance - Part A: Grants to Students - Revises the Federal Pell Grant program to extend Federal Pell Grant program authority and increase its maximum awards. (Sec. 401) Replaces the current mandatory 85 percent advance payments to institutions with an alternative system (to be determined by the Secretary) that provides accurate and timely Pell grant program payments to institutions. Revises Pell grant requirements pertaining to: (1) the relation of the maximum grant to tuition and expenses; and (2) dependent care and disability related expenses. Authorizes the Secretary to allow, on a case-by-case basis, Pell grant aid to students enrolled in postbaccalaureate courses required by State law for teaching certification. Provides for institutional ineligibility under the Pell Grants program based on default rates under title IV student loan programs. Changes the name of the program from Basic Education Opportunities Grants to the Federal Pell Grant program. (Sec. 402) Revises Federal Early Outreach and Student Services Programs (which include Federal Trio programs and the National Early Intervention Scholarship and Partnership Program, as well as programs added by this Act). Revises procedures for awarding TRIO grants and contracts. Permits TRIO directors to administer more than one program for disadvantaged students. Extends the authorization of appropriations for TRIO programs. Revises authorized activities in the Talent Search Program to include: (1) guidance on and assistance in secondary school reentry, entry to general educational development (GED) programs, other alternative education programs for secondary school dropouts, or postsecondary education; and (2) activities designed to acquaint individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds with careers in which the individuals are particularly underrepresented. Revises authorized activities in Upward Bound to include: (1) work-study positions where participating youth are exposed to careers requiring a postsecondary degree; and (2) special services to enable veterans to make the transition to postsecondary education. Requires the Secretary, in awarding Student Support Services grants to institutions, to consider the institution's efforts to minimize a student's loan burden when fulfilling the requirement of offering financial assistance to meet full financial need. Increases the maximum stipend under the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program. Requires that TRIO staff development activities include the use of appropriate educational technology in the operation of TRIO projects. Requires TRIO evaluations to investigate the effectiveness of alternative and innovative methods within Federal TRIO programs of increasing access to, and retention of, students in postsecondary education. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to TRIO project entities to work in partnership with non-TRIO entities to disseminate and replicate best practices of, and provide technical assistance for, TRIO projects. (Sec. 403) Establishes, under a new chapter 2, Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP), including revised provisions for the existing National Early Intervention Scholarship and Partnership program under chapter 2. Authorizes the Secretary to award program funds to States and to partnerships of local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, and community organizations to provide: (1) support services to students or cohorts of elementary, middle, and secondary school students who are at-risk of dropping out of school; and (2) information to students and parents about the advantages of postsecondary education and college financing options, and means to pursue study. Requires such State programs to have a scholarship component. Gives grant priority to State programs with a demonstrated commitment to early intervention and which carried out successful educational opportunities programs under this chapter prior to this Act. Requires partnership programs to focus on a cohort of students beginning not later than the seventh grade, in which at least 50 percent of the students are enrolled or eligible for free or reduced price lunch. Makes provision of scholarships optional for partnerships. Requires program coordination with other related services. Requires distribution of program funds as follows: (1) one-third to States; (2) one-third to partnerships; and (3) the remaining one-third to be distributed among States and partnerships in the Secretary's discretion. Directs the Secretary to use a specified amount to provide 21st Century Scholarship certificates to all students participating in the GEAR UP program. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 404) Establishes, under a new chapter 3, an Academic Achievement Incentive Scholarships program (replacing the current Presidential Access Scholarships) to increase the size of the maximum Pell Grant award for freshmen and sophomores who graduate in the top ten percent of their high school class. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 405) Repeals authority for: (1) model program community partnership and counseling grants; (2) public information; (3) a National Student Savings Demonstration Program; (4) preeligibility forms; and (5) technical assistance for teachers and counselors. (Sec. 406) Extends the authorization of appropriations for the Federal supplemental educational opportunity grants (SEOG) program through FY 2003. Replaces a specific percentage requirement with a reasonable proportion requirement relating to use of SEOG funds for less-than-full-time or independent students. Revises the formula for distributing SEOG campus-based funds in excess of the base guarantee amounts by eliminating a pro rata requirement and allowing all such distribution to be based on fair share. Provides for carry-over and carry-back authority and reallocation with respect to an institution's SEOG funds. (Sec. 407) Renames the State Student Incentive Grant (SSIG) program the Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership (LEAP) Program. Extends the authorization of appropriations for such program through FY 2003. Directs the Secretary to allot special LEAP grants to States for a one-third Federal share of the cost of assisting eligible needy students by: (1) increasing the dollar amount of LEAP aid; (2) carrying out transition programs from secondary to postsecondary education; (3) carrying out a financial aid program for eligible needy students who wish to enter careers in information technology, or other fields of study critical to the State's workforce needs; (4) making funds available for community service work-study activities; (5) creating a postsecondary scholarship program for those who wish to enter teaching; (6) creating a scholarship program for those who wish to enter a program of study leading to a degree in mathematics, computer science, or engineering; (7) carrying out early intervention, mentoring, and career education programs; and (8) awarding merit or academic scholarships. (Sec. 408) Extends the authorization of appropriations through FY 2003 for Special Programs for Students Whose Families Are Engaged in Migrant and Seasonal Farmwork. Requires program grant recipients to coordinate their projects with other local, State, and Federal programs to maximize the resources available for migrant students. Directs the National Center for Education Statistics to collect postsecondary education data on migrant students. (Sec. 409) Extends the authorization of appropriations for the Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program. Terminates at the end of FY 2004 the eligibility for such scholarships of students from the Freely Associated States (the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau). (Sec. 410) Establishes a campus-based child care program under a new subpart 7 (Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CAMPUS)). Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to institutions of higher education to assist them in providing campus-based child care services to low-income students. Authorizes appropriations through FY 2003. (Sec. 411) Establishes a new subpart 8 Learning Anytime Anywhere Partnerships program of matching grants to, contracts, or cooperative agreements with eligible partnerships to enhance the delivery, quality, and accountability of postsecondary education and career-oriented lifelong learning through technology and related innovations. Authorizes appropriations through FY 2003. Part B: Federal Family Education Loan Program - Revises HEA title IV part B requirements for the Federal Family Education Loan Program. (Sec. 411) (sic) Repeals a limitation on the Secretary's authority to guaranty new loans if certain regulations are not completed. (Sec. 412) Revises requirements relating to advances to reserve funds. (Sec. 413) Requires each guaranty agency to establish and deposit specified funds for certain uses into: (1) a Federal Student Loan Reserve Fund, with such funds to be invested in obligations issued or guaranteed by the United States or a State, or in other similarly low- risk securities selected by the guaranty agency; and (2) an Agency Operating Fund, with such funds to be invested at the guaranty agency's discretion in accordance with prudent investor standards. (Sec. 414) Extends authorities for the scope and duration of the Federal student loan insurance program. (Sec. 415) Adds certain limitations on individual federally insured loans and Federal loan insurance. (Sec. 416) Revises requirements regarding: (1) applicable interest rates for student loans; and (2) special allowances. (Sec. 417) Revises requirements for Federal payments to reduce student interest costs with respect to: (1) Federal interest subsidies; (2) insurance program agreements, including options for repayment plans; (3) guarantee agreements for reimbursing losses; (4) payments for the costs of certain activities; (5) lenders-of-last- resort; (6) default aversion assistance; and (7) income contingent repayment. Repeals provisions for: (1) payment to guaranty agencies for lender referral services; and (2) a State share of default costs. Requires lenders to notify borrowers of the availability of an income-sensitive repayment option. Allows a limited number of guaranty agencies to offer eligible lenders blanket certificates of loan guaranty. (Sec. 418) Authorizes the Secretary to enter into voluntary flexible agreements with guaranty agencies. (Sec. 419) Revises provisions for Federal PLUS loans to parents to: (1) authorize the Secretary to specify additional eligibility criteria; and (2) make PLUS loan applicants subject to verification of immigration status and Social Security number. (Sec. 420) Revises requirements for Federal consolidation loans to exclude from eligibility for consolidating defaulted loans any borrowers from whom involuntary payments are secured through litigation or administrative wage garnishment. Extends the authority for Federal consolidation loans. (Sec. 421) Specifies that a special rule under the default reduction program relates to satisfactory repayment agreements to renew eligibility. (Sec. 422) Revises conditions for multiple disbursements of student loans. Exempts institutions with low cohort default rates from certain disbursement and endorsement requirements. (Sec. 423) Revises provisions relating to eligible borrowers of unsubsidized Stafford loans. Prescribes requirements for loan limits, capitalization of interest, extended repayment plan, and qualification for forbearance. Repeals the mandate for origination fees (and consolidates this with certain origination fee requirements elsewhere in the Act). (Sec. 424) Repeals the demonstration program for loan forgiveness for nurses and individuals performing national community service. Revises the program of loan forgiveness for teachers. (Sec. 425) Authorizes the Secretary to carry out a demonstration program of student loan forgiveness for borrowers who complete a degree in early childhood education and become full-time child care providers in a child care facility. Directs the Secretary to evaluate, and report to the President and the Congress on, the impact of such program on the field of early childhood education. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 426) Requires the insurance beneficiary to notify the Secretary that the institution of higher education was contacted, in any case of student borrower default under the Federal loan insurance program. (Sec. 427) Revises certain legal powers and responsibilities of the Secretary, including authority to audit financial transactions. Directs the Secretary to: (1) prescribe the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) as the application form for part B student loans; and (2) develop and approve a master promissory note that will allow for a multiyear line of credit and address the needs of participants in part B student loan programs (and a corresponding master promissory note for part D student loan programs). Extends the authorization of appropriations for default reduction management activities. Relieves State postsecondary review entities of certain reporting requirements. (Sec. 428) Revises requirements for lender disclosure of student loan information to borrowers to permit disclosure by electronic means. (Sec. 429) Revises definitions relating to cohort default rates and eligible lenders. Defines mitigating circumstances. Requires certain minority institutions to: (1) submit default management plans and implementation reports to the Secretary; and (2) engage qualified third-parties to provide technical assistance in implementing such plans. (Sec. 430) Provides that an eligible lender or guaranty agency that delegates the performance of its functions under HEA title IV to another entity: (1) shall not be relieved of its duty to comply with the requirements of such title; and (2) shall monitor the other entity's activities for such compliance. Makes a lender that holds an FFEL loan as a trustee responsible for complying with all statutory and regulatory requirements imposed on any other holder of such loan. (Sec. 431) Revises requirements for loan repayment and discharge by the Secretary. Directs the Secretary to report annually to specified congressional committees as to the dollar amount of loan discharges attributable to failures to make refunds. (Sec. 432) Repeals authority for certain debt management options. (Sec. 433) Revises requirements relating to: (1) computation and payment of special allowances; and (2) certain loan origination fees, including lesser fees for those demonstrating greater financial need. Repeals requirements for lending from proceeds of tax exempt obligations. (Sec. 434) Requires that all funds in the Federal Family Education Loan Insurance Fund on the date of enactment of this Act be deposited in the Treasury. Directs the Secretary to deposit all of certain funds received after that date into such Fund. Part C: Federal Work-Study Programs - Extends the authorization of appropriations for HEA title IV part C Federal Work-Study Programs through FY 2003. (Sec. 441) Revises the definition of community services. (Sec. 442) Revises requirements for allocation of work-study program funds. Provides for updating of a base period and elimination of a pro rata share. (Sec. 443) Revises work-study program grant requirements with respect to: (1) eligible employment; (2) community service; (3) use of funds for independent and less-than-full time students; (4) availability of employment; and (5) academic relevance. Sets forth requirements for tutoring and literacy activities. (Sec. 444) Sets forth requirements for flexible use of funds. (Sec. 445) Revises requirements and extends through FY 2003 the authorization of appropriations for work colleges. Part D: William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program - Amends HEA title IV part D (William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program) to revise criteria for selection of institutions for Federal direct loan program participation and origination. (Sec. 452) Revises the formula for applicable interest rates for Federal direct student loans. Revises requirements for direct consolidation loans. Authorizes the Secretary to prescribe cost-neutral interest rate reductions for such loans to encourage on-time repayment. (Sec. 453) Revises direct loan program requirements for contracts for origination, servicing, and data systems. (Sec. 454) Sets forth requirements regarding funds for administrative expenses through FY 2003. Revises the calculation basis for account maintenance fees payable to guaranty agencies. (Sec. 455) Authorizes the Secretary to sell loans made under the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program. (Sec. 456) Sets forth requirements for cancellation of Stafford- Ford loans for teachers. Part E: Federal Perkins Loans - Amends HEA title IV part E (Federal Perkins Loans) to extend the authorization of appropriations for the Perkins Loan program through FY 2003. (Sec. 462) Revises requirements for: (1) allocation of funds; and (2) institutional default rate calculation and penalties. (Sec. 463) Revises requirements for agreements with institutions of higher education. Requires institutions to report at least annually to credit bureaus any changes to information previously disclosed. (Sec. 464) Revises terms and conditions of loans, including annual limits and need and eligibility requirements. Sets forth conditions for discharge and rehabilitation of loans. Authorizes participating institutions of higher education to establish incentive repayment programs, with the Secretary's approval. (Sec. 465) Revises requirements for cancellation of loans for certain public service. (Sec. 466) Revises requirements for distribution of assets from student loan funds to extend the program. (Sec. 467) Repeals authority for a Perkins Loan Revolving Fund, and requires transfer of its funds to the Treasury. Part F: Need Analysis - Revises HEA title IV part F (Need Analysis) requirements relating to: (1) cost of attendance; (2) data elements; (3) parents' contribution from adjusted available income; (4) family contribution from assets for dependent students; (5) family contribution for independent students with dependents other than a spouse; and (6) tables and amounts for income protection allowances. (Sec. 477) Provides for a simplified needs test in certain cases where there is zero expected family contribution. (Sec. 478) Sets forth specific special circumstances for discretion of student financial administrators. Replaces current requirements for student financial aid administrator adjustments to loan certifications for special circumstances with general authorization to refuse or adjust loan certifications, with written documentation. (Sec. 479) Revises need analysis provisions relating to certain veterans' educational assistance. Part G: General Provisions - Revises or establishes HEA title IV part G General Provisions relating to: (1) compliance with a master calendar; (2) delay of effective date for late publications; (3) a common financial aid form; (4) use of applications via electronic forms; (5) a streamlined reapplication process; (6) student eligibility (to include those who have met State requirements with respect to high school education in a home school setting); (7) termination of eligibility; (8) correspondence courses; (9) verification of income data with the Internal Revenue Service; (10) suspension of eligibility of individual students convicted of any Federal or State offense involving the possession or sale of a controlled substance; (11) State court judgments; (12) institutional refunds; (13) institutional and financial assistance information for students; (14) disclosures with respect to athletically related student aid; (15) disclosure of campus security policy and campus crime reporting; (16) intercollegiate athletic data reporting; (17) the national student loan data system; (18) distance education demonstration programs; (19) contents of program participation agreements; (20) provision of voter registration applications; (21) audits and financial responsibility; (22) a quality assurance and regulatory simplification program; (23) regulatory relief and improvement; (24) garnishment requirements, and no attachment of student assistance; (25) administrative subpoena authority; (26) the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance (including compensation, expenses, and special analysis, and activities); (27) regional meetings, electronic exchanges, and negotiated rulemaking; (28) year 2000 (Y2K) requirements at the Department of Education; and (29) procedures for cancellations and deferments for eligible disabled veterans. (Sec. 486) Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act - Revises requirements for disclosure of campus security policy and campus crime statistics. Revises the definitions of campus, noncampus building or property, and public property for such purposes. Directs the Secretary to report to the appropriate congressional committees each institution of higher education not in compliance with campus crime reporting requirements. Establishes civil penalties for institutions for misrepresentations with respect to such campus crime reporting requirements. Part H: Program Integrity Triad - Revises HEA title IV part H (Program Integrity Triad) to replace authority for the State Postsecondary Review Program with requirements relating to State responsibilities and institutional responsibility. (Sec. 492) Revises standards for accrediting agency recognition and operating procedures. (Sec. 493) Allows an institutional option for a single application form. Revises requirements for: (1) financial responsibility standards; (2) financial guarantees from owners; (3) applications and site visits; (4) eligibility time limitations and renewal; (5) provisional certification; and (6) treatment of branches. (Sec. 494) Sets forth requirements for program review and data and special administrative rules. Title V: Developing Institutions - Replaces the current HEA title V (Educator Recruitment, Retention, and Development) with a new title V (Developing Institutions). (Sec. 501) Directs the Secretary to provide grants and related assistance to Hispanic-serving institutions to enable them to improve and expand their capacity to serve Hispanic and other low-income students. Defines Hispanic-serving institution as an eligible institution which meets specified requirements with respect to student neediness and low expenditures per student (or a higher education institution that provides a four-year baccalaureate program, is regionally accredited, and serves at least 1,500 Hispanic students) with an undergraduate full-time equivalent enrollment that is: (1) at least 25 percent Hispanic; and (2) provides assurance that at least 50 percent of its Hispanic students are low-income individuals. Authorizes appropriations. Title VI: International Education Programs - Extends through FY 2003 the authorization of appropriations for part A (International and Foreign Language Studies). (Sec. 601) Revises or establishes provisions for: (1) graduate and undergraduate national language and area centers and programs and authorized activities; (2) language resource centers; (3) incentives for new and existing undergraduate international studies and foreign language programs, and Federal share and use of funds for such programs; (4) research, studies, and reports; (5) selection of certain grant applicants; (6) equitable distribution of certain funds; (7) technological innovation and cooperation for foreign information access; (8) American overseas research centers; and (9) development grants for new such centers. (Sec. 602) Extends the authorization of appropriations for part B (Business and International Education Programs) through FY 2003. Revises requirements for centers for international business education. (Sec. 603) Extends through FY 2003 the authorization of appropriations for the Institute for International Public Policy. Raises from one-fourth to one-half the non-Federal matching funds requirement for the minority foreign service professional development program. Requires the non-Federal contribution to be from private sector sources. Revises requirements for the study abroad program to extend the program to students completing the third year of study in the case of a summer abroad program. Provides for: (1) postbaccalaureate internships; and (2) an interagency committee on minority careers in international affairs. (Sec. 604) Repeals provisions relating to preservation of pre-1992 programs. Title VII: Graduate and Postsecondary Education Improvement Programs - Sets forth a new HEA title VII (Graduate and Postsecondary Education Improvement Programs) to replace the current HEA title VII (Construction, Reconstruction, and Renovation of Academic Facilities), hereby repealed. (Sec. 701) Revises, and transfers to title VII (from current titles IX, X, and XI): (1) the Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program; (2) Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN); (3) the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education; and (4) Urban Community Service. Establishes a Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity Program and a program of Higher Education Access for Students with Disabilities. Extends the authorization of appropriations for the Jacob K. Javits Fellowship program through FY 2003. Increases the amount of the payment to an institution with respect to each individual awarded a fellowship under such program. Revises requirements for award of such fellowships to limit eligibility to students who demonstrate financial need. Sets forth requirements for the process and timing of the fellowship competition. Authorizes the Secretary to contract with a nongovernmental agency to administer the program. Extends the authorization of appropriations for GAANN through FY 2003. Increases the amount of the payment to an institution with respect to each individual awarded a fellowship under such program. Revises requirements for designation of areas of national need and content of applications. Establishes the Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity Program. Directs the Secretary to carry out such program to provide low-income, minority, or disadvantaged college students with information, preparation, and financial assistance to gain access to and complete law school study. Authorizes the Secretary to contract with, or make a grant to, the Council on Legal Education Opportunity, for at least a five-year period, to deliver specified services under such program, directly and through subgrants and subcontracts. Directs the Secretary to establish annually the maximum stipend to be paid to Thurgood Marshall Fellows for the period of prelaw preparation in summer institutes and midyear seminar prior to and during the period of law school study. Sets forth the maximum amount of grants for such program services for any fiscal year. Authorizes appropriations through FY 2003. Extends through FY 2003 the authorization of appropriations for the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (as part B of title VII), and for its grants for planning and special projects. Allows a greater number of technical employees. Includes among authorized special projects: (1) institutional restructuring to improve learning and promote cost efficiencies; (2) evaluation and dissemination of model programs; and (3) articulation between two-year and four-year institutions, including developing innovative methods to ensure the successful transfer of students. Extends the authorization of appropriations for the Urban Community Service grants program (as part C of title VII) through FY 2003. Requires the Secretary to give priority to applicant eligible institutions that demonstrate commitment to urban community service. Establishes a new program for Higher Education Access for Students with Disabilities (as part D of title VII). Directs the Secretary to award competitive grants to higher education institutions to develop model programs to provide technical assistance, training, and professional development for faculty and administrators to teach effectively students with disabilities. Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to higher education institutions to disseminate their demonstrated exceptional programs for disabilities. Authorizes appropriations through FY 2003. (Sec. 702) Repeals the following current HEA titles: (1) title VIII (Cooperative Education); (2) title IX (Graduate Programs); (3) title X (Postsecondary Improvement Programs); (4) title XI (Community Service Programs); and (5) title XII (General Provisions). Title VIII: Studies, Reports, and Related Programs - Part A: Studies - Directs the Secretary and the Comptroller General to convene a study group to study, publish, and report to specified congressional committees on market mechanisms in Federal student loan programs. (Sec. 802) Directs the Secretary and the Comptroller General to convene a study group to study and report to specified congressional committees on the feasibility of alternative financial instruments for determining lender yields. (Sec. 803) Directs the Secretary to study and report to specified congressional committees on student-related debt. (Sec. 804) Directs the Secretary to study and report to specified congressional committees on transfer of student credits from one higher education institution to another. (Sec. 805) Directs the Comptroller General to study and report to specified congressional committees on opportunities for participation in intercollegiate athletics programs. (Sec. 806) Directs the Secretary to study and report to specified congressional committees on the effectiveness of cohort default rates for institutions with few student loan borrowers. Part B: Advanced Placement Incentive Program - Sets forth a renamed Advanced Placement Incentive Program. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to States to reimburse low-income individuals for the cost of advanced placement test fees. (This program is currently named the Advanced Placement Fee Payment Program under the Higher Education Amendments of 1992.) (Sec. 810) Revises such program to encourage States to support advanced placement teacher training and related activities designed to increase enrollment and participation of low-income individuals. Extends the authorization of appropriations for such program through FY 2003. Part C: Community Scholarship Mobilization - Community Scholarship Mobilization Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award an endowment grant, on a competitive basis, to a national organization to support the establishment or ongoing work of regional, State or community program centers that foster development of local entities in high poverty areas to improve high school graduation rates and postsecondary attendance through academic support services and postsecondary scholarship assistance. (Sec. 815) Directs the Secretary to award one or more such endowment grants pursuant to an agreement with a national association which requires that: (1) 70 percent of endowment fund interest income in any fiscal year be used to assist such centers; (2) 30 percent of such income in any fiscal year be used for scholarships for students from low-income families, to be matched on a dollar-for-dollar basis from funds raised by the local entities; and (3) at least 50 percent of all the interest income from the endowment be allocated to establish new local entities or support regional, State or community program centers in high poverty areas. (Sec. 816) Authorizes appropriations for FY 2000. Part D: Grants to States for Workplace and Community Transition Training for Incarcerated Youth Offenders - Directs the Secretary to carry out the program of Grants to States for Workplace and Community Transition Training for Incarcerated Youth Offenders (currently under HEA title X part E). (Sec. 821) Extends the authorization of appropriations for such program through FY 2003. Part E: Grants to Combat Violent Crimes Against Women on Campuses - Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to institutions of higher education to combat violent crimes against women on campuses. Authorizes appropriations for FY 199 through 2003. (Sec. 827) Directs the Attorney General to study and report to the Congress on higher education institutional procedures to report sexual assaults. Authorizes appropriations for FY 2000. Part F: Improving United States Understanding of Science, Engineering, and Technology in East Asia - Authorizes the Director of the National Science Foundation to carry out an interdisciplinary program of education and research on East Asian science, engineering, and technology. Authorizes appropriations for FY 2000. Part G: Olympic Scholarships - Extends through FY 2003 the authorization of appropriations for the Olympic Scholarships program (under HEA title XV part E). Part H: Underground Railroad - Authorizes the Secretary of Education, in cooperation with the Secretary of the Interior, to make grants to one or more nonprofit educational organizations that are established to research, display, interpret, and collect artifacts relating to the history of the Underground Railroad. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1999 through 2003. Part I: Summer Travel and Work Programs - Authorizes the Director of the U.S. Information Agency to administer summer travel and work programs without regard to preplacement requirements. Part J: Web-Based Education Commission - Web-Based Education Commission Act - Establishes the Web-Based Education Commission to study, hold hearings, assess, and report with recommendations to the President and the Congress on the educational software available in retail markets for secondary and postsecondary students. (Sec. 857) Authorizes appropriations for FY 1999. Part K: Miscellaneous - Directs the Comptroller General to study and report to specified congressional committees on the effectiveness of educational approaches (including vocational and postsecondary education approaches) and rapid employment approaches to helping welfare recipients and other low-income adults become employed and economically self-sufficient. (Sec. 862) Directs the Secretary to release all conditions, covenants, and reversionary interests with respect to a conveyance of specified land in Barrigada, Guam, to Guam Community College. (Sec. 863) Expresses the sense of Congress that it should support and encourage character building initiatives in schools across the United States and urge colleges and universities to affirm that the development of character is one of the primary goals of higher education. (Sec. 864) Expresses the sense of the Congress that all colleges and universities in the United States should adopt rigorous educational merchandise licensing codes of conduct, including specified elements, to assure that university and college licensed merchandise is not made by sweatshop and exploited adult or child labor either domestically or abroad. Title IX: Amendments to Other Laws - Part A: Extension and Revision of Indian Higher Education Programs - Amends the Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance Act of 1978 to rename it the Tribally Controlled College or University Act of 1978. (Sec. 901) Extends such Act's programs to colleges and universities. Increases the amount per Indian student of grants to such colleges and universities. Extends through FY 2003 the authorization of appropriations under such Act for grants, endowment, and economic development programs (with such economic development and education institutes provisions also known as the Tribal Economic Development and Technology Related Education Assistance Act of 1990). (Sec. 902) Amends the Navajo Community College Act to extend the authorization of appropriations for construction grants through FY 2003. Part B: Education of the Deaf - Education of the Deaf Amendments of 1998 - Amends the Education of the Deaf Act (EDA) to: (1) require elementary and secondary programs to comply with certain requirements under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act; (2) revise requirements relating to agreements with Gallaudet University and the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID); and (3) revise requirements for audits, reports, investments, and international students. (Sec. 918) Extends through FY 2003 the authorization of appropriations for monitoring, evaluation, and reporting. (Sec. 919) Revises requirements for Federal endowment programs payments, and for withdrawals and expenditures. Extends through FY 2003 the authorization of appropriations for Federal endowment programs (for Gallaudet University and NTID). (Sec. 920) Repeals a scholarship program for deaf individuals to attend higher education institution teacher training programs in deaf education or special education. (Sec. 922) Revise provisions for international students. (Sec. 923) Requires Gallaudet University and the NTID to: (1) establish and disseminate research priorities that reflect public input; and (2) submit reports to the Secretary of Education and specified congressional committees. (Sec. 924) Directs the Secretary to study and report to the Congress on the education of the deaf to identify those education-related factors in the lives of deaf individuals that: (1) result in barriers to successful postsecondary education experiences and employment; or (2) contribute to successful postsecondary education and employment experiences. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 925) Extends through FY 2003 the authorization of appropriations for Gallaudet University and NTID programs under EDA. Part C: United States Institute of Peace - Amends the United States Institute for Peace Act to extend the authorization of appropriations through FY 2003. (Sec. 931) Authorizes the Institute to enter into personal service contracts and use the services of the General Services Administration. Changes from mandatory to discretionary congressional hearings on presidential reports on the Institute. Part D: Voluntary Retirement Incentive Plans - Amends the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to allow institutions of higher education to offer voluntary retirement incentive plans. (Sec. 941) Declares that, if specified conditions are met, the retirement plan of an institution of higher education shall not violate certain age discrimination prohibitions solely because it offers employees with unlimited tenure additional benefits upon voluntary retirement that are reduced or eliminated on the basis of age. Part E: General Education Provisions Act Amendment - Amends the General Education Provisions Act (GEPA) to revise the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974. Allow specified types of access and disclosure of disciplinary records which identify a student or students who have committed a crime of violence or nonforcible sex offense. (Sec. 952) Declares that nothing in GEPA or HEA shall be construed to prohibit an institution of postsecondary education from disclosing, to a parent or legal guardian of a student under age 21, information regarding violation of any Federal, State, or local law, or institutional rule or policy governing the use or possession of alcohol or drugs, whether or not that information is contained in the student's education records. Part F: Liaison for Proprietary Institutions of Higher Education - Amends the Department of Education Organization Act to establish in the Department a Liaison for Proprietary Institutions of Higher Education, who shall be an officer of the Department appointed by the Secretary. (Sec. 961) Requires the Liaison to: (1) advise the Secretary on matters affecting proprietary institutions of higher education; (2) guide programs within the Department that involve functions affecting proprietary institutions of higher education; and (3) work with the Federal Interagency Committee on Education to improve the coordination of Federal outreach programs that administer education and job training programs, collaborative business and education partnerships, and rural education programs. Part G: Amendments to Other Statutes - Eliminates the dischargeability in bankruptcy of student loans made after the date of the enactment of this Act for the cost of attendance for a baccalaureate or advanced degree, and for which the first payment was due more than seven years before the commencement of the bankruptcy action. (Sec. 972) Amends the National Housing Act to direct the Government National Mortgage Association to assess and collect a guarantee fee in an amount equal to nine basis points, beginning on October 1, 2004, for FY 2005 through 2007. Part H: Repeals - Repeals provisions under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 for grants and contracts for higher education institutions' alcohol, drug, and violence prevention programs. (A similar program is established under title I of this Act.)

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: General Provisions Title II: Improving Teacher Quality Title III: Institutional Aid Title IV: Student Assistance Part A: Grants to Students in Attendance at Institutions of Higher Education Part B: Federal Family Education Loan Program Part C: Federal Work-Study Programs Part D: William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program Part E: Federal Perkins Loans Part F: Need Analysis Part G: General Provisions Part H: Program Integrity Triad Part I: Administrative Provisions for Delivery of Student Financial Assistance Title V: Graduate and Postsecondary Improvement Programs Part A: Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program Part B: Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need Part C: Faculty Development Program Part D: Urban Community Service Part E: Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education Part F: Higher Education Access for Students with Disabilities; Hispanic-Serving Institutions General Provisions Title VI: International Education Programs Title VII: Related Programs and Amendments to Other Acts Part A: Indian Education Programs Part B: Advanced Placement Incentive Program Part C: United States Institute of Peace Part D: Community Scholarship Mobilization Part E: Grants to States for Workplace and Community Transition Training for Incarcerated Youth Offenders Part F: Web-Based Education Commission Part G: Education of the Deaf Part H: Repeals Part I: Miscellaneous Higher Education Amendments of 1998 - Title I: General Provisions - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to repeal the current title I (Partnerships for Educational Excellence). (Sec. 102) Repeals a disclaimer that nothing in Federal law shall be construed to authorize any Federal agency, officer, or employee to exercise direction, supervision, or control over membership practices or internal operations of fraternal organizations, fraternities, sororities, private clubs, or religious organizations at higher education institutions that are financed exclusively by private funds and have facilities not owned by the institutions. (Sec. 103) Directs the Secretary of Education to: (1) publish the expiration dates of terms of members of the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity; and (2) solicit nominations for vacancies on such Committee. (Sec. 104) Authorizes the Secretary to make competitive grants to institutions (or consortia of institutions) of higher education, and contracts with such institutions and other organizations, for programs of prevention and education (including treatment-referral) to reduce illegal use of drugs and alcohol and their associated violence. Allows the use of such contracts also for a higher education center for alcohol and drug abuse prevention to provide training, technical assistance, evaluation, dissemination and associated services and assistance to the higher education community. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary to make ten annual National Recognition Awards to institutions of higher education that have developed and implemented effective alcohol and drug abuse prevention and education programs. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 105) Sets forth provisions relating to prior rights and responsibilities (including authorization of appropriations) and to recovery of payments under HEA title VII (Construction, Reconstruction, and Renovation of Academic Facilities) (as in effect before title VII is repealed by this Act). Title II: Improving Teacher Quality - Revises, and transfers to title II, various teacher education provisions (currently in title V). Repeals various unfunded programs, replacing them with a comprehensive program to: (1) improve student achievement; (2) improve preparation of prospective teachers and professional development for teachers; and (3) make higher education institutions accountable for preparing teachers. (Sec. 201) Makes States eligible to compete for Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants to institute State-level reforms to ensure that current and future teachers possess necessary teaching skills and academic content knowledge in the subject areas in which they are assigned to teach. Provides for one-time Teacher Training Partnership Grants to local partnerships that: (1) shall include a school of arts and sciences, a school or program of education, a local educational agency (LEA), and a kindergarten-through-grade-12 school; (2) shall include a high need local educational agency or kindergarten-through-grade-12 school; and (3) may include a State education agency (SEA), pre-kindergarten program, non-profit group, business, or teacher organization. Sets forth accountability requirements for Enhancement and Partnership grants. Directs the Secretary of Education, through the National Center for Education Statistics, to study and report to the Congress on the ways teachers are trained and the extent to which teachers in the United States and other comparable countries (including all participants in the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)) are teaching in areas other than the teachers' field of study or expertise (out-of-field teaching). Establishes accountability requirements for programs that prepare teachers. Directs the Commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics to develop key definitions and uniform methods of calculation for terms related to the performance of elementary school and secondary school teacher preparation programs. Requires States that receive HEA funds to provide to the Secretary annual State report cards on the quality of teacher preparation. Directs the Secretary to publish an annual national report card on teacher qualifications and preparation. Requires each institution of higher education that conducts a teacher preparation program that enrolls students receiving Federal assistance to provide to the States and general public annual institutional report cards on the quality of teacher preparation. Requires States that receive HEA funds to develop, implement, and publish specified teacher preparation program accountability measures. Provides that any teacher preparation programs for which the State has withdrawn its approval or terminated its financial support due to the low performance of its teacher preparation program shall be: (1) ineligible for any funding for professional development activities awarded by the Department of Education; and (2) barred from accepting or enrolling in its teacher preparation program any student who receives HEA title IV aid. Authorizes appropriations through FY 2003 for HEA title II teacher education programs. Directs the Secretary to award competitive grants to eligible partnerships of higher education institutions and LEAs serving underserved areas to award scholarships, and provide support and followup services, to students in a teacher preparation program, who shall within seven years of completing such program teach full-time for at least five years in a high-poverty school in an underserved geographic area, or repay the amount of the scholarship. Authorizes appropriations. Title III: Institutional Aid - Revises HEA title III to give special consideration to applications for Strengthening Institutions grants which propose to acquire high technology equipment for use in strengthening funds management and academic programs. (Sec. 303) Allows institutions to use up to 20 percent of such grants to establish or increase an endowment fund. Requires a two-year wait-out-period between the receipt of consecutive five-year grants. Eliminates title III part A provisions for Hispanic-serving institutions. (Sets forth new provisions for such institutions under title V part F.) Directs the Secretary to provide grants and related assistance to American Indian Tribal Colleges and Universities to improve and expand their capacity to serve Indian students. Allows such institutions to use up to 20 percent of part A grants to establish or expand an endowment fund. (Sec. 304) Allows Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to use up to 20 percent of part B grants to establish or expand an endowment fund. Revises requirements for eligible professional or graduate institutions to: (1) require matching funds from non-Federal sources only for grants in excess of a specified amount; and (2) allow spending for any qualified graduate program. (Sec. 305) Revises requirements for endowment challenge funds for institutions eligible for assistance under part A or part B. (Sec. 306) Revises, and transfers to title III part D, requirements for HBCU Capital Financing (currently under title VII part B). Includes administrative facilities, student centers, and student unions as capital projects. Authorizes the Secretary to sell guaranteed qualified bonds to any party offering the best terms. (Sec. 307) Revises, and transfers to title III part E, requirements for the Minority Science Improvement Program (currently Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Programs under title X part B). Includes the behavioral sciences under such program. (Sec. 308) Extends the authorization of appropriations for title III programs through FY 2003. Title IV: Student Assistance - Part A: Grants to Students in Attendance at Institutions of Higher Education - Revises HEA title IV part A to repeal authority for: (1) Presidential Access Scholarships; (2) model program community partnership and counseling grants; (3) public information; (4) a National Student Savings Demonstration Program; (5) pre-eligibility forms; and (6) technical assistance for teachers and counselors. (Sec. 411) Repeals authority for special child care services for disadvantaged college students (but establishes a program of campus-based child care for low-income parents in postsecondary education). Repeals authority for the State postsecondary review program. (Sec. 412) Revises the Federal Pell Grant program to extend program authority through FY 2003 and increase the Federal Pell Grant maximum awards. Changes the name of the program from Basic Education Opportunities Grants to the Federal Pell Grant program. Replaces the current mandatory 85 percent advance payments to institutions with an alternative system (to be determined by the Secretary) that provides accurate and timely Pell grant program payments to institutions. Revises Pell grant requirements pertaining to maximum and minimum grants. Limits the period of a student's eligibility to receive a Pell grant to 150 percent of the period normally required to complete a course of study (full-time or part-time, as appropriate), with exceptions for students with disabilities. Revises requirements relating to Pell grants for separate courses in English language proficiency. Authorizes the Secretary to allow, on a case-by-case basis, Pell grant aid to students enrolled in postbaccalaureate courses required by State law for teaching certification. (Sec. 413) Revises requirements for Federal Early Outreach and Student Services Programs (which include Federal Trio Programs and National Early Intervention Scholarship and Partnership Program, as well as programs added by this Act). Increases the minimum grant level for Federal TRIO programs. Revises procedures for awarding TRIO grants and contracts. Permits TRIO directors to administer more than one program for disadvantaged students. Extends the authorization of appropriations for TRIO programs through FY 2003. Includes in the Talent Search Program activities designed to acquaint youth with careers in which individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds are particularly underrepresented. Revises authorized activities in Upward Bound to include work-study positions where participating youth are exposed to careers requiring a postsecondary degree. Allows those in such work-study positions to receive a $300 monthly stipend during June, July, and August. Requires the Secretary, in awarding Student Support Services grants to institutions, to consider the institution's efforts and past history in maintaining each student's loan burden at a manageable level when fulfilling the requirement of offering financial assistance to meet full financial need. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to TRIO project entities to work in partnership with non-TRIO entities to disseminate and replicate best practices of, and provide technical assistance for, TRIO projects. (Sec. 414) Establishes the Connections Program, as an early intervention and college awareness program which revises and replaces the current national early intervention scholarship and partnership program. Sets forth program requirements for: (1) eligible entity plans; (2) early intervention; (3) a scholarship component; (4) 21st Century Scholar Certificates for program participants; and (5) evaluation and report. Authorizes appropriations for such program for FY 1999 through 2003. (Sec. 415) Extends the authorization of appropriations for the Federal supplemental educational opportunity grants (SEOG) program through FY 2003. Eliminates a specific percentage requirement relating to use of SEOG funds for less-than-full-time or independent students. Revises the formula for distributing SEOG campus-based funds in excess of the base guarantee amounts by eliminating a pro rata requirement and allowing all such distribution to be based on fair share. Provides for carry-over and carry-back authority and reallocation with respect to an institution's SEOG funds. (Sec. 416) Renames the State Student Incentive Grant (SSIG) program as the Special Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership Program (LEAP). Extends the authorization of appropriations for such program through FY 2003. Directs the Secretary to allot LEAP grants to States for a one-third Federal share of the cost of assisting eligible needy students by: (1) increasing the dollar amount of LEAP aid; (2) carrying out transition programs from secondary to postsecondary education; (3) making funds available for community service work-study activities; (4) creating a postsecondary scholarship program for those who wish to enter teaching; (5) creating a scholarship program for those who wish to enter a program of study leading to a degree in mathematics, computer science, or engineering; (6) carrying out early intervention, mentoring, and career education programs; and (7) awarding merit or academic scholarships. Sets forth requirements relating to Federal-State relationships and State agreements under such program. (Sec. 417) Extends the authorization of appropriations through FY 2003 for the high school equivalency program (HEP) and the college assistance migrant program (CAMP) for students whose families are engaged in migrant and seasonal farmwork. (Sec. 418) Extends the authorization of appropriations for the Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program through FY 2003. (Sec. 419) Establishes a campus-based child care program under a new subpart 7 (Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CAMPUS)). Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to institutions of higher education to assist them in providing campus-based child care services to low-income students. Authorizes appropriations through FY 2003. (Sec. 420) Establishes a new subpart 9 Learning Anytime Anywhere Partnerships program. Authorizes the Secretary to make matching grants to, or contracts or cooperative agreements with, eligible partnerships for authorized activities to enhance the delivery, quality, and accountability of postsecondary education and career-oriented lifelong learning through technology and related innovations. Authorizes appropriations through FY 2003. Part B: Federal Family Education Loan Program - Revises HEA title IV part B (Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program) with respect to advances to reserve funds. (Sec. 422) Requires each guaranty agency to establish and deposit specified funds for certain uses into a Federal Student Loan Reserve Fund, with such funds to be invested in obligations issued or guaranteed by the United States or a State, or in other similarly low-risk securities selected by the guaranty agency. (Sec. 423) Requires each guaranty agency to establish and deposit specified funds for certain uses into an Agency Operating Fund, with such funds (except those transferred from the Reserve Fund) to be invested at the guaranty agency's discretion. (Sec. 424) Extends authorities for the scope and duration of the Federal student loan insurance program. (Sec. 425) Revises requirements regarding: (1) applicable interest rates for student loans; and (2) special allowances. (Sec. 426) Revises requirements for Federal payments to reduce student interest costs with respect to: (1) Federal interest subsidies; (2) insurance program agreements, including options for repayment plans; (3) guaranty agreements for reimbursing losses; (4) payments for the costs of certain activities; (5) lenders-of-last-resort; and (6) default aversion assistance. Repeals provisions for: (1) payment to guaranty agencies for lender referral services; and (2) a State share of default costs. (Sec. 427) Authorizes the Secretary to enter into voluntary flexible agreements with guaranty agencies. (Sec. 428) Revises provisions for Federal PLUS loans to parents to: (1) authorize the Secretary to specify additional eligibility criteria; and (2) make PLUS loan applicants subject to verification of immigration status and social security number. (Sec. 429) Revises requirements for Federal consolidation loans to exclude from eligibility for consolidating defaulted loans any borrowers from whom involuntary payments are secured through litigation or administrative wage garnishment. (Sec. 430) Revises conditions for multiple disbursements of student loans. Exempts institutions with low cohort default rates from certain disbursement and endorsement requirements. (Sec. 431) Specifies that a special rule under the default reduction program relates to satisfactory repayment agreements to renew eligibility. (Sec. 432) Revises requirements relating to eligible borrowers of unsubsidized Stafford loans. (Sec. 433) Repeals the demonstration program for loan forgiveness for nurses and individuals performing national community service (while retaining the program of loan forgiveness for teachers). (Sec. 434) Authorizes the Secretary to carry out a demonstration program of student loan forgiveness for borrowers who complete a degree in early childhood education and become full-time child care providers in a child care facility. Directs the Secretary to evaluate, and report to the President and the Congress, on the impact of such program on the field of early childhood education. Authorizes appropriations through FY 2003. (Sec. 435) Requires the insurance beneficiary to notify the Secretary that the institution of higher education was contacted, in any case of student borrower default under the Federal loan insurance program. (Sec. 436) Directs the Secretary to prescribe common application forms and promissory notes, or multiyear promissory notes, for student financial assistance. Allows guaranty agencies, borrowers, and lenders to use electronically printed versions of the common forms approved by the Secretary. (Sec. 437) Revises requirements for lender disclosure of student loan information to borrowers to permit disclosure by electronic means. (Sec. 438) Revises definitions relating to eligible institutions, eligible lenders, defaults, and cohort default rates. (Sec. 439) Directs the Secretary to study and report to specified congressional committees on the effectiveness of cohort default rates as an indicator of administrative capability and program quality for institutions of higher education at which less than 15 percent of students eligible to borrow participate in the Federal student loan programs under HEA title IV, and fewer than 30 borrowers enter repayment in any fiscal year. (Sec. 440) Provides that an eligible lender or guaranty agency that delegates the performance of its functions under HEA title IV to another entity: (1) shall not be relieved of the duty to comply with the requirements of such title; and (2) shall monitor the other entity's activities for such compliance. Makes a lender that holds an FFEL loan as a trustee responsible for complying with all statutory and regulatory requirements imposed on any other holder of such loan. (Sec. 440A) Requires any institution appealing loss of eligibility to pay the Secretary, during the pendency of the appeal, the equivalent of interest, special allowance, reinsurance, and any related payments the Secretary makes (or is obligated to make) with respect to loans to attending students. Requires any institution exceeding the cohort default rate threshold percentage for two consecutive years to submit to the Secretary a satisfactory default management plan. Formulates a participation rate index. Exempts from loss of eligibility any institution whose participation rate index is equal to or less than 0.0375 for any of the three applicable indices. Makes an eligible lender any bank that: (1) is a wholly owned subsidiary of a tax-exempt nonprofit foundation; (2) makes loans only to undergraduate students age 22 or younger; and (3) has a portfolio of such loans that is not more than $5 million. Declares that when appeals are considered with respect to cohort default rates, improperly serviced loans shall be excluded from the calculation of the number of students who entered repayment, and from the calculation of the number of students who default. (Sec. 440) Prescribes requirements for delegation of functions by an eligible lender or guaranty agency. Repeals the authority of the government of the District of Columbia to establish a student loan insurance program. (Sec. 440A) Revises requirements relating to the Secretary's collection of origination fees through deduction from interest and special allowance subsidies. (Sec. 440B) Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to study, and report to specified congressional committees on, market-based mechanisms for determining student loan interest rates. Part C: Federal Work-Study Programs - Extends the authorization of appropriations for HEA title IV part C Federal Work-Study Programs through FY 2003. (Sec. 442) Revises work-study program grant requirements with respect to use of funds for independent and less-than-full time students. Sets the Federal share of work-study compensation for students employed in community service at not more than 90 percent. (Sec. 443) Revises requirements, and extends through FY 2003 the authorization of appropriations, for work colleges. Part D: William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program - Amends HEA title IV part D (William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program) to revise criteria for selection of institutions for Federal direct loan program participation and origination. (Sec. 452) Revises the formula for applicable interest rates for Federal direct student loans. Authorizes the Secretary to prescribe cost-neutral interest rate reductions for such loans to encourage on-time repayment. (Sec. 453) Revises direct loan program requirements for contracts for origination, servicing, and data systems. (Sec. 454) Sets forth requirements regarding funds for administrative expenses through FY 2003. Revises the calculation basis for account maintenance fees payable to guaranty agencies. (Sec. 455) Sets forth requirements for cancellation of Stafford-Ford loans for teachers. Part E: Federal Perkins Loans - Amends HEA title IV part E (Federal Perkins Loans) to extend the authorization of appropriations for the Perkins Loan program through FY 2003. (Sec. 462) Revises requirements for: (1) allocation of funds; and (2) institutional default rate calculation and penalties. (Sec. 463) Revises requirements for agreements with institutions of higher education. Requires institutions to report at least annually to credit bureaus any changes to information previously disclosed. (Sec. 464) Revises terms and conditions of loans. Eliminates loans to students in institutions that do not have agreements with the Secretary. Provides for loans of up to $8,000 for each of the third and fourth years of undergraduate study, and up to $10,000 for the first year of graduate study, for juniors who state in writing that they will study to become full-time elementary or secondary school teachers in schools meeting certain criteria. Sets forth conditions for discharge and rehabilitation of loans. Authorizes participating institutions of higher education to establish incentive repayment programs, with the Secretary's approval. (Sec. 465) Revises requirements for distribution of assets from student loan funds to extend the program. (Sec. 466) Repeals authority for a Perkins Loan Revolving Fund, and requires transfer of its funds to the Treasury. Part F: Need Analysis - Revises HEA title IV part F (Need Analysis) cost of attendance requirements to eliminate specified dollar ceilings on the cost of room and board. Increases income protection allowances for student and family contributions, requiring the Secretary to revise these allowances for each academic year. (Sec. 475) Provides for a simplified needs test in certain cases where there is zero expected family contribution. (Sec. 476) Replaces current requirements for student financial aid administrator adjustments to loan certifications for special circumstances with general authorization to refuse or adjust loan certifications, with written documentation. (Sec. 477) Revises need analysis requirements relating to certain veterans' educational assistance. Part G: General Provisions - Revises or establishes HEA title IV part G General Provisions relating to: (1) compliance with a master calendar; (2) delay of effective date for late publications; (3) a common financial aid form; (4) use of applications via electronic forms; (5) payments for data; (6) a multiyear promissory note; (7) student eligibility (to include those who have met State requirements with respect to high school education in a home school setting); (8) verification of income data with the Internal Revenue Service; (9) suspension of eligibility for drug-related offenses; (10) institutional refunds; (11) institutional and financial assistance information for students; (12) electronic media for information dissemination and for exit counseling for borrowers; (13) disclosures required with respect to athletically related student aid; (14) disclosure of campus security policy and campus crime statistics; (15) the national student loan data system; (16) training in financial aid services; (17) specified information on the costs of higher education, and fines for institutions that fail to provide such information; (18) program participation agreements; (19) regulatory relief and improvement; (20) distance education demonstration programs; (21) the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance; (22) regional meetings and negotiated rulemaking; (23) procedures for cancellations and deferments for eligible disabled veterans; and (24) the definition of an institution of higher education. (Sec. 486) Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act - Revises the definition of campus, for purposes of campus crime disclosures, to include: (1) any building or property owned and controlled by the institution, or by a student organization recognized by the institution, within the same reasonably contiguous geographic area of the institution; (2) all public property within such area that provides immediate access to the facilities of the institution; (3) any building or property owned, controlled, or used by the institution for educational purposes, and used by students, even if it is not within the contiguous area; and (4) all dormitories or other student residential facilities owned or controlled by the institution. Directs the Secretary to: (1) report to the Congress each institution not in compliance with campus crime reporting requirements; and (2) provide data on successful campus security measures as well as technical assistance to institutions having difficulty with or not in compliance with such reporting requirements. Requires institutions to distinguish in their reports crimes committed: (1) on public property within the same reasonably contiguous geographic area of the institution; and (2) in student residential facilities or other facilities affiliated with the institution. Establishes civil penalties for institutions for certain violations of, failures to comply with, or misrepresentations with respect to such campus crime reporting requirements. Part H: Program Integrity Triad - Revises HEA title IV part H (Program Integrity Triad) to replace authority for the State Postsecondary Review Program with requirements relating to State responsibilities and institutional responsibility. (Sec. 492) Revises, or establishes, program integrity requirements relating to: (1) standards for accrediting agency recognition; (2) operating procedures; (3) a single application form; (4) financial responsibility standards; (5) financial guarantees from owners; (6) applications and site visits; (7) eligibility time limitations and renewal; (8) provisional certification; (9) treatment of branches; (10) program review and data; and (11) special administrative rules. Part I: Administrative Provisions for Delivery of Student Financial Assistance - Establishes a performance-based organization (PBO) in the Department of Education to administer various functions relating to student financial assistance programs. (Sec. 495) Vests management of the PBO in a Chief Operating Officer (COO) appointed by the Secretary. Directs the Secretary and the COO to develop an annual performance agreement for the PBO establishing measurable goals and objectives for the organization. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 496) Adds a new part J (Student Loan Ombudsman Office). Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish such Office within the Department of Education, independent of the Secretary and other Department offices; and (2) appoint a Student Loan Ombudsman to manage it. Directs the Office to maintain a toll-free telephone number and Internet web site for receiving borrower complaints. Provides that the remedies and procedures of the Office shall supplement and not supplant any other consumer remedies and procedures available to borrowers. Title V: Graduate and Postsecondary Education Improvement Programs - Sets forth a new HEA title V (Graduate and Postsecondary Education Improvement Programs) to replace the current HEA title V (Educator Recruitment, Retention, and Development), hereby repealed. (Sec. 501) Transfers to title V (from current titles IX, X, and XI): (1) the Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program; (2) Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need; (3) Urban Community Service; and (4) the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education. Part A: Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program - Extends the authorization of appropriations for the Jacob K. Javits Fellowship program through FY 2003. (Sec. 511) Increases the amount of the payment to an institution with respect to each individual awarded a fellowship under such program. Revises requirements for award of such fellowships to limit eligibility to students who demonstrate financial need. Sets forth requirements for the process and timing of the fellowship competition. Authorizes the Secretary to contract with a nongovernmental agency to administer the program. Part B: Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need - Extends the authorization of appropriations for Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need through FY 2003. (Sec. 521) Increases the amount of the payment to an institution with respect to each individual awarded a fellowship under such program. Revises requirements for designation of areas of national need and content of applications. Part C: Faculty Development Program - Establishes a new part C (Faculty Development Program). Directs the Secretary to make grants to institutions (or consortia of institutions) of higher education for fellowships for talented graduate students, in order to increase the access of individuals from underrepresented groups to graduate study and to teaching in higher education. Authorizes appropriations through FY 2003. Part D: Urban Community Service - Extends the authorization of appropriations for the Urban Community Service grants program through FY 2003. (Sec. 541) Requires the Secretary to give priority to applicant eligible institutions that demonstrate commitment to urban community service. Part E: Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education - Extends through FY 2003 the authorization of appropriations for the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, and for its grants for planning and special projects. (Sec. 551) Allows a greater number of technical employees. Includes among authorized special projects: (1) institutional restructuring to improve learning and promote cost efficiencies; (2) evaluation and dissemination of model programs; and (3) articulation between two-year and four-year institutions, including developing innovative methods to ensure the successful transfer of students. Part F: Higher Education Access for Students with Disabilities; Hispanic-Serving Institutions; General Provisions - Sets forth a new title V part F (Higher Education Access for Students with Disabilities). (Sec. 561) Directs the Secretary to award competitive grants to higher education institutions to develop model programs to provide technical assistance, training, and professional development for faculty and administrators to teach effectively students with disabilities. Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to higher education institutions to disseminate their demonstrated exceptional programs for disabilities. Authorizes appropriations through FY 2003. Sets forth a new title V part G (Hispanic-Serving Institutions) (replacing current title III provisions for such institutions). Directs the Secretary to provide grants and related assistance to Hispanic-serving institutions to enable them to improve and expand their capacity to serve Hispanic and other low-income students. Defines Hispanic-serving institution as an eligible institution with an undergraduate full-time equivalent enrollment that: (1) is at least 25 percent Hispanic; and (2) provides assurance that at least 50 percent of its Hispanic students are low-income individuals. Authorizes appropriations through FY 2003. Sets forth a new title V part H (Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity Program). Directs the Secretary of Education to carry out such program to provide low-income, minority, or disadvantaged college students with information, preparation, and financial assistance to gain access to and complete law school study. Authorizes the Secretary to contract with, or make a grant to, the Council on Legal Education Opportunity, for at least a five-year period, to deliver specified services under such program, directly and through subgrants and subcontracts. Directs the Secretary to establish annually the maximum stipend to be paid to Thurgood Marshall Fellows for the period of prelaw preparation in summer institutes and midyear seminar before and during the period of law school study. Sets forth the maximum amount of grants for such program services for any fiscal year. Authorizes appropriations through FY 2003. Sets forth a new title V part I (General Provisions), including requirements for part A and B program evaluations and continuation awards. Title VI: International Education Programs - Extends through FY 2003 the authorization of appropriations for part A (International and Foreign Language Studies). (Sec. 601) Revises or establishes requirements for: (1) graduate and undergraduate national language and area centers and programs and authorized activities; (2) language resource centers; (3) incentives for new and existing undergraduate international studies and foreign language programs, and Federal share and use of funds for such programs; (4) research, studies, and reports; (5) selection of certain grant applicants; (6) equitable distribution of certain funds; (7) American overseas research centers; and (8) development grants for new such centers. (Sec. 602) Extends the authorization of appropriations for part B (Business and International Education Programs) through FY 2003. Revises requirements for centers for international business education. (Sec. 603) Extends through FY 2003 the authorization of appropriations for the Institute for International Public Policy. Raises from one-fourth to one-half the non-Federal matching funds requirement for the minority foreign service professional development program. Requires the non-Federal contribution to be from private sector sources. Revises requirements for the study abroad program to extend the program to students completing the third year of study in the case of a summer abroad program. Provides for an institutional development program of grants to historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, tribally controlled community colleges, and minority institutions, to strengthen their international affairs programs. (Sec. 604) Repeals provisions relating to preservation of pre-1992 programs. Title VII: Related Programs and Amendments to Other Laws - Part A: Indian Education Programs - Amends the Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance Act of 1978 to rename it the Tribally Controlled College or University Act of 1978. (Sec. 711) Extends such Act's programs to colleges and universities. Increases the amount per Indian student of grants to such colleges and universities. Extends through FY 2003 the authorization of appropriations for grants, endowment, and economic development programs. (Sec. 712) Amends the American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Culture and Art Development Act to extend through FY 1999 the authorization of appropriations for the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development. (Sec. 713) Amends the Navajo Community College Act to extend the authorization of appropriations for construction grants through FY 1999. Part B: Advanced Placement Incentive Program - Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to States to reimburse low-income individuals for the cost of advanced placement test fees. (This program is currently under the Higher Education Amendments of 1992.) (Sec. 721) Revises such program to: (1) encourage States to support advanced placement teacher training and related activities designed to increase the participation of low-income individuals; and (2) permit the use of up to five percent of funds to disseminate information about the availability of test fee payments. Extends the authorization of appropriations for such program through FY 2003. Part C: United States Institute for Peace Act - Amends the United States Institute for Peace Act to extend the authorization of appropriations for the Institute through FY 2003. Part D: Community Scholarship Mobilization - Community Scholarship Mobilization Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award an endowment grant, on a competitive basis, to a national organization to support the establishment or ongoing work of regional, State or community program centers that foster development of local entities in high poverty areas to improve high school graduation rates and postsecondary attendance through academic support services and postsecondary scholarship assistance. (Sec. 745) Directs the Secretary to award one or more such endowment grants pursuant to an agreement with a national association which requires that: (1) 70 percent of endowment fund interest income in any fiscal year be used to assist such centers; (2) 30 percent of such income in any fiscal year be used for scholarships for students from low-income families, to be matched on a dollar-for-dollar basis from funds raised by the local entities; and (3) at least 50 percent of all the interest income from the endowment be allocated to establish new local entities or support regional, State or community program centers in high poverty areas. (Sec. 746) Authorizes appropriations for FY 2000. Part E: Grants to States for Workplace and Community Transition Training for Incarcerated Youth Offenders - Directs the Secretary of Education to carry out the program of Grants to States for Workplace and Community Transition Training for Incarcerated Youth Offenders (currently under HEA title X part E). (Sec. 751) Extends the authorization of appropriations for such program through FY 2003. Part F: Web-Based Education Commission - Web-Based Education Commission Act - Establishes the Web-Based Education Commission to study, hold hearings, assess, and report with recommendations to the President and the Congress on the educational software available in retail markets for secondary and postsecondary students. (Sec. 759) Authorizes appropriations for FY 1999. Part G: Education of the Deaf - Education of the Deaf Amendments of 1998 - Amends the Education of the Deaf Act (EDA) to: (1) require elementary and secondary programs to comply with certain requirements under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act; (2) revise requirements relating to agreements with Gallaudet University and the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID); and (3) revise requirements for audits, reports, investments, and international students. (Sec. 768) Extends through FY 2003 the authorization of appropriations for monitoring, evaluation, and reporting. (Sec. 769) Revises requirements for Federal endowment programs payments, and for withdrawals and expenditures. Extends through FY 2003 the authorization of appropriations for Federal endowment programs (for Gallaudet University and NTID). (Sec. 771) Requires Gallaudet University and the NTID to: (1) establish and disseminate research priorities that reflect public input; and (2) submit reports to the Secretary of Education and specified congressional committees. (Sec. 772) Extends through FY 2003 the authorization of appropriations for Gallaudet University and NTID programs under EDA. (Sec. 773) Directs the Secretary of Education to establish a Commission on the Education of the Deaf to identify those education-related factors in the lives of deaf individuals that: (1) result in barriers to successful postsecondary education experiences and employment; or (2) contribute to successful postsecondary education and employment experiences. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1999 and 2000. Part H: Repeals - Repeals the following HEA provisions: (1) under title VII (Construction, Reconstruction, and Renovation of Academic Facilities), part A (Improvement of Academic and Library Facilities), part C (Loans for Construction, Reconstruction and Renovation of Academic, Housing, and Other Educational Facilities), part D (College Construction Loan Insurance Association), and part E (General Provisions); (2) title VIII (Cooperative Education); (3) under title IX (Graduate Programs), part A (Grants to Institutions and Consortia to Encourage Women and Minority Participation in Graduate Education), part B (Patricia Roberts Harris Fellowship Program), part E (Faculty Development Fellowship Program), part F (Assistance for Training in Legal Profession), and part G (Law School Clinical Experience Programs); (4) under title X (Postsecondary Improvement Programs), part B subpart 2 (Science and Engineering Access Programs), part C (Women and Minorities Science and Engineering Outreach Demonstration Program), and part D (Dwight D. Eisenhower Leadership Program); and (5) under title XI (Community Service Programs), part B (Innovative Projects). (Sec. 781) Repeals the following provisions under the Higher Education Amendments of 1992: (1) under title XIII (Indian Higher Education Programs), part E (Tribal Development Student Assistance Act), part F (American Indian Postsecondary Economic Development Scholarship), and part G (American Indian Teacher Training); (2) title XIV (Studies and Commissions); and (3) title XV (Related Programs and Amendments to Other Laws), including parts A (National Center for the Workplace), part B (National Clearinghouse for Postsecondary Education Materials), part C (School-Based Decisionmakers), part D (Grants for Sexual Offenses Education), and part E (Olympic Scholarships). Part I: Miscellaneous - Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Department of Education should: (1) assess immediately the extent of the risk to the operations of the student financial aid system posed by the year 2000 computer problem; (2) give the highest priority to correcting all two-digit date-related problems in the Department's computer systems to ensure that those systems continue to operate effectively in the year 2000 and beyond; and (3) develop contingency plans, with respect to the year 2000 computer problem, for those computer systems that the Department is unable to correct in time. (Sec. 791) Directs the Secretary of Education to report to specified congressional committees on the compliance status of all mission critical systems at the Department, as well as such contingency plans. (Sec. 792) Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to institutions of higher education to combat violent crimes against women on campuses. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 793) Authorizes the Director of the U.S. Information Agency to administer summer travel and work programs without regard to preplacement requirements. (Sec. 794) Authorizes the Director of the National Science Foundation to carry out an interdisciplinary program of education and research on East Asian science, engineering, and technology. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 795) Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to one or more nonprofit educational organizations established to research, display, interpret, and collect artifacts relating to the history of the Underground Railroad. Sets forth the terms of the grant agreement. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 796) Amends the National Housing Act to direct the Guaranteed National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) to assess and collect a guarantee fee in an amount equal to nine basis points, beginning on October 1, 2002. (Sec. 797) Expresses the sense of the Congress that no student attending an institution of higher education on a full- or part-time basis should, on the basis of protected speech and association, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination or official sanction under any education program, activity, or division directly or indirectly receiving financial assistance under HEA, whether or not such program, activity, or division is sponsored or officially sanctioned by the institution. (Sec. 798) Collegiate Initiative to Reduce Binge Drinking - Expresses the sense of the Congress that, in an effort to change the culture of alcohol consumption on college campuses, all college and university administrators should adopt a specified code of principles, including: (1) appointing a task force to make recommendations for a broad range of policy and program changes; (2) providing maximum opportunities for students to live in an alcohol-free environment and have alcohol-free recreational and leisure activities; (3) enforcing a zero-tolerance policy on illegal consumption and binge drinking of alcohol by its students and reducing opportunities for anyone to legally consume alcohol on campus; (4) enforcing its code of disciplinary sanctions for those who violate campus alcohol policies, and referring students with alcohol or other drug-related problems to an on-campus counseling program; (5) adopting policies to limit alcoholic beverage-related sponsorship of on-campus activities and advertisement and promotion of alcoholic beverages on campus; and (6) forming an alliance with community leaders to encourage local commercial establishments to curtail illegal student access to alcohol and adopt responsible alcohol marketing and service practices. (Sec. 799) Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the cost of tuition at institutions of higher education continues to increase at a rate above the Consumer Price Index, affecting the students at all levels, resulting in an increase in the number of students seeking Federal loans and Federal grants; (2) efforts should be made to address the disproportionate share of Federal student aid in the form of Federal student loans compared to Federal student grants available for students at institutions of higher education; and (3) Federal incentives provided to public and private institutions of higher education may be an effective way to limit tuition growth. (Sec. 799A) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) Federal programs, including the Federal Work-Study Programs, should encourage students, particularly prospective teachers, to become involved in supervised tutoring and mentoring activities in kindergarten through grade 12 schools; (2) institutions of higher education, kindergarten through grade 12 schools, local educational agencies, States, and the Department of Education should enter into partnerships to identify and prepare promising candidates as future education leaders and to provide continuing professional development opportunities to current principals and other education leaders; (3) options for access to teacher preparation programs and new avenues to careers in teaching should be expanded to reach professionals seeking second careers and individuals whose prior experiences encompass critical subject areas such as mathematics and the sciences; and 4) partnerships between institutions of higher education and kindergarten through grade 12 schools should emphasize contacts between faculty and the business community to align expectations for academic achievement to create a more seamless transition for students from secondary to postsecondary schools and to the workplace. Declares that Congress should focus on identifying, replicating, and facilitating the expansion of exemplary partnerships between institutions of higher education and kindergarten through grade 12 schools, with particular emphasis on partnerships targeted toward fostering excellence in kindergarten through grade 12 school leadership, attracting and preparing qualified professionals for new careers in teaching, helping teachers incorporate technology into curricula, and aligning the curricula and expectations for student achievement in secondary schools and institutions of higher education, and for the workplace. (Sec. 799B) Amends the Department of Education Organization Act to establish in the Department a Liaison for Proprietary Institutions of Higher Education, who shall be an officer of the Department appointed by the Secretary. Requires the Liaison to: (1) advise the Secretary on matters affecting proprietary institutions of higher education; (2) guide programs within the Department that involve functions affecting proprietary institutions of higher education; and (3) work with the Federal Interagency Committee on Education to improve the coordination of Federal outreach programs that administer education and job training programs, collaborative business and education partnerships, and rural education programs. (Sec. 799C) Amends the Social Security Act provisions for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) to include as permissible work activities for welfare recipients up to 24 months of postsecondary education and vocational educational training. Revises the educational cap to: (1) remove teen parents from a specified 30 percent limitation; and (2) extend such cap to postsecondary education. (Sec. 799D) Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit an institution of postsecondary education from disclosing, to a parent of a student under the age of 21, information regarding violation of any Federal, State, or local laws governing the use or possession of alcohol or drugs, whether or not that information is contained in the student's education records. (Sec. 799E) Directs the Secretary to release all conditions, covenants, and reversionary interests with respect to a conveyance of specified land in Barrigada, Guam, to Guam Community College. (Sec. 799F) Expresses the sense of Congress that it should support and encourage character building initiatives in schools across the United States and urge colleges and universities to affirm that the development of character is one of the primary goals of higher education.

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: General Provisions Part A: Extension and Revision of General Provisions Part B: Performance-Based Organization for the Delivery of Federal Student Financial Assistance Title II: Postsecondary Education Improvement Programs Title III: Institutional Aid Title IV: Student Assistance Part A: Grants to Students Part B: Federal Family Education Loan Program Part C: Federal Work-Study Programs Part D: William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program Part E: Federal Perkins Loans Part F: Need Analysis Part G: General Provisions Part H: Program Integrity Title V: Developing Institutions Title VI: International and Graduate Education Programs Title VII: Construction, Reconstruction, and Renovation of Academic Facilities Title VIII: Additional Provisions Title IX: Amendments to Other Laws Part A: Education of the Deaf Act Part B: Extension and Revision of Indian Higher Education Programs Part C: General Education Provisions Act Title X: Faculty Retirement Provisions Title XI: Offsets Required Title XII: Alcohol Consumption Title XIII: Protection of Student Speech and Association Rights Title XIV: Drug and Alcohol Prevention Title XV: Equal Opportunity for Individuals with Learning Disabilities Title XVI: Sense of the House of Representatives Regarding Detection of Learning Disabilities, Particularly Dyslexia, in Postsecondary Education Title XVII: Special Provision Higher Education Amendments of 1998 - Title I: General Provisions - Part A: Extension and Revision of General Provisions - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to repeal title I (Partnerships for Educational Excellence). (Sec. 101) Redesignates the current title XII (General Provisions) as a new HEA title I (and transfers to it the appropriate provisions). Repeals specified provisions relating to: (1) a commission on postsecondary institutional recognition; (2) certain aggregate limits on authorizations of appropriations; and (3) technology transfer centers. (Sec. 102) Revises certain definitions, including that of institution of higher education. (Sec. 103) Directs the Secretary of Education to: (1) review biennially any student assistance regulations that apply to the operations or activities of any participant in student assistance programs; (2) modify any such regulation no longer necessary in the public interest; and (3) report to the Congress any legislative changes necessary to permit such regulatory simplification. Part B: Performance-Based Organization for the Delivery of Federal Student Financial Assistance - Establishes a Performance-Based Organization (PBO) in the Department of Education as a discrete management unit responsible for managing the information systems supporting the student financial assistance programs authorized under HEA title IV. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 111) Vests management of the PBO in a Chief Operating Officer (COO) appointed by the Secretary. Directs the Secretary and the COO to develop an annual performance agreement for the PBO, establishing measurable goals and objectives for the organization. Requires the COO to report annually to the Secretary and specified congressional committees. Requires the PBO to establish an annual performance management system which: (1) maintains individual accountability; and (2) strengthens its organizational effectiveness by providing for establishing goals or objectives for individual, group, or organizational performance, and using performance assessments as a basis for granting employee awards, pay adjustments, and other appropriate personnel actions. Grants the PBO certain procurement flexibility. Authorizes the COO to establish focus groups composed of students, institutions, and other participants in title IV student assistance programs to provide advice on student aid delivery matters. Directs the Secretary and the COO to encourage and participate in establishing voluntary consensus standards and requirements for the electronic transmission of information necessary for the administration of title IV student assistance programs. Directs the Secretary, except with respect to a common financial reporting form, to adopt voluntary consensus standards for transactions required under title IV, and common data elements for such transactions, to enable the electronic exchange of information between systems administered by the Department and among participants in the Federal student aid delivery system. Requires any such standard to: (1) have been developed by an organization open to the various entities engaged in such delivery system; and (2) be consistent with the objective of reducing administrative costs. Directs the COO to: (1) participate in the activities of such standard setting organizations; and (2) encourage higher education groups seeking to develop common forms, standards, and procedures to do so within such an organization. Requires the Secretary to adopt initial standards for: (1) a single electronic personal identifier number for students receiving title IV assistance; (2) procedures for the electronic transmission and authentication of signatures with respect to transactions requiring a signature; and (3) a single identifier for eligible institutions. Requires such voluntary consensus standards to be compatible with the integrated postsecondary education data system. Authorizes appropriations. Title II: Postsecondary Education Improvement Programs - Redesignates as a new HEA title II (Postsecondary Education Improvement Programs), and transfers to it, specified provisions of current titles X (Postsecondary Improvement Programs) and XI (Community Service Programs). (Sec. 201) Transfers to part A of title II the current title XI part A Urban Community Service program. Extends the authorization of appropriations. Repeals provisions for Innovative Projects under Community Service Programs (current part B title XI). (Sec. 202) Transfers to part B of title II the current title X part A (Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education). Adds to authorized Fund uses the awarding of: (1) a competitive endowment grant to a national organization to support area program centers that foster local affiliated chapters in high-poverty areas through academic support services and postsecondary scholarship aid; and (2) special project grants for cost savings initiatives between institutions through joint purchases and shared use of facilities and faculty resources. Authorizes appropriations. Repeals current title X provisions for: (1) Women and Minorities Science and Engineering Outreach Demonstration Programs; and (2) the Dwight D. Eisenhower Leadership Program. (Sec. 203) Transfers to part C of title II the current part E title X (Grants to States for Workplace and Community Transition Training for Incarcerated Youth Offenders). Extends the authorization of appropriations. (Sec. 204) Transfers to HEA title II part D provisions for the advanced placement fee payment program currently under the Higher Education Amendments of 1992. Extends the authorization of appropriations. (Sec. 205) Establishes, under HEA title II part E, a program of Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants, to improve teachers' academic knowledge of their subject areas, such as mathematics, science, English, foreign languages, history, economics, art, civics, government, and geography. Allows the use of such grants also for advanced managerial skills training for school principals and superintendents. Provides for competitive grant awards and for formula grants for State and eligible partnership activities. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 206) Establishes, under HEA title II part F (sic), a program of grants to combat violent crimes against women on campuses. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 207) Establishes, under HEA title II part F (sic), accountability requirements for institutions of higher education that prepare teachers, including requirements for data collection, dissemination of data on pass rates for graduates of such institutions on State initial teacher certification and licensing assessments, State identification of institutions with passing rates below 70 percent, State assessments, and termination of eligibility of certain institutions. (Sec. 208) Repeals HEA title VIII (Cooperative Education). Title III: Institutional Aid - Requires special consideration to be given to applications for grants for strengthening institutions which propose use of funds for integrating computer technology into institutional facilities to create smart buildings. Lists authorized uses of grant funds, including establishing or improving an endowment fund. Limits the use of such a grant for an endowment fund, and requires a match by non-Federal funds. Requires two calendar years to elapse between five-year grant awards. (Sec. 301) Replaces the current program of grants and related assistance to Hispanic-serving institutions with a program of grants and related assistance to American Indian tribally controlled colleges and universities. (Sec. 302) Revises requirements for strengthening historically black colleges and universities. Authorizes the use of part B grants for establishing or improving an endowment fund. Limits the use of such a grant for an endowment fund, and requires a match by non- Federal funds. Revises certain requirements for professional or graduate institutions to limit to mathematics or the physical or natural sciences the other graduate education opportunities for black and other low-income students (in addition to training in specified professions) for which part B institutional aid may be used. (Sec. 303) Transfers from title X part B to title III part D the Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program. (Sec. 304) Revises requirements applications and continuation awards. Authorizes appropriations for title III programs. Title IV: Student Assistance - Part A: Grants to Students - Revises HEA title IV part A. (Sec. 401) Revises the Federal Pell Grant program to extend Federal Pell Grant program authority and increase its maximum awards. Revises Pell grant requirements pertaining to: (1) the relation of the maximum grant to tuition and expenses; and (2) dependent care and disability related expenses. Provides for institutional ineligibility under the Pell Grants program based on default rates under title IV student loan programs. Changes the name of the program from Basic Education Opportunities Grants to the Federal Pell Grant program. Directs the Secretary to establish a Pell Grant Incentives program to increase the Pell grant awards, during their first two academic years of undergraduate education, to eligible students who graduate after May 1, 1998, in the top ten percent of their high school graduating class. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 402) Revises Federal Early Outreach and Student Services Programs (which include Federal Trio programs and the National Early Intervention Scholarship and Partnership Program, as well as programs added by this Act). Revises Federal TRIO programs to increase the minimum grant level. Revises procedures for awarding TRIO grants and contracts. Permits TRIO directors to administer more than one program for disadvantaged students. Extends the authorization of appropriations for TRIO programs. Revises authorized activities in the Talent Search Program to include guidance on and assistance in secondary school reentry, entry to general educational development (GED) programs, other alternative education programs for secondary school dropouts, or postsecondary education. Revises authorized activities in Upward Bound to include work study and activities to acquaint students with career options that require a postsecondary degree. Requires the Secretary, in awarding Student Support Services grants to institutions, to consider the institution's efforts to minimize a student's loan burden when fulfilling the requirement of offering financial assistance to meet full financial need. Increases the maximum stipend under the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program. Requires that TRIO staff development activities include the use of appropriate educational technology in the operation of TRIO projects. Requires TRIO evaluations to investigate the effectiveness of alternative and innovative methods within Federal TRIO programs of increasing access to, and retention of, students in postsecondary education. (Sec. 403) Extends the authorization of appropriations for the chapter 2 National Early Intervention Scholarship and Partnership program. (Sec. 404) Repeals authority for: (1) Presidential Access Scholarships; (2) model program community partnership and counseling grants; (3) public information; (4) a National Student Savings Demonstration Program; (5) preeligibility forms; and (6) technical assistance for teachers and counselors. Repeals authority for special child care services for disadvantaged college students. (Sec. 405) Establishes the High Hopes for College program. Directs the Secretary to ensure that personalized 21st Century Scholar Certificates, which indicate the amount of Federal financial aid for college for which a student may be eligible, are provided to all students participating in projects under the National Early Intervention Scholarship and Partnership program. Authorizes the Secretary, as practicable, to ensure that such certificates are provided to all students in grades six through 12 who attend schools at which at least 50 percent of the students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Directs the Secretary to make six-year High Hopes Partnerships grants to college-school-community partnerships for specified activities. Provides for: (1) eligible partnerships; (2) priority awards to recipients eligible for chapter 2 continuation awards; (3) applications; (4) preferences; (5) program requirements; (6) authorized uses of funds; (7) services for private school students; (8) grants and contracts for program evaluation and dissemination of results; and (9) peer review. Authorizes appropriations. Establishes the Frank Tejeda Scholarship Program to recruit and train teachers who are proficient in both Spanish and English and show promise of academic achievement. Authorizes the Secretary to award such scholarships to individual Tejeda Scholars. Sets forth program requirements for: (1) allocation of scholarships among States; (2) scholar eligibility based on low-income and other factors; (3) scholar agreements to serve for certain periods of time in a public elementary or secondary school with a need for Spanish-speaking teachers and professionals; (4) repayment of assistance if such service obligation is not met, and exceptions to such repayment obligation; (5) selection criteria and timing; and (6) stipends and scholarship conditions. Authorizes appropriations. Establishes a Campus-Based Child Care program. Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to institutions of higher education to assist in providing campus-based child care services to low income students. Authorizes appropriations. Establishes a Public Safety Officer Memorial Scholarships program for the families of public safety officers who have died in the line of duty. (Sec. 406) Extends the authorization of appropriations for the Federal supplemental educational opportunity grants (SEOG) program. Requires the availability of SEOG funds to part-time and independent students. Revises the formula for distributing SEOG campus-based funds in excess of the base guarantee amounts by eliminating a pro rata requirement and allowing all such distribution to be based on fair share. Provides for carry-over and carry-back authority with respect to an institution's SEOG funds. (Sec. 407) Extends the authorization of appropriations for the Grants to States for State Student Incentives (SSIG) program. Establishes a Special Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership Program for allotment grants to States for a 25 percent Federal share of the cost of assisting eligible needy students by: (1) increasing the dollar amount of SSIG aid; (2) carrying out transition programs from secondary to postsecondary education; (3) establishing financial aid programs for students entering teaching or computer-related careers, or other fields of study critical to the State's workforce needs; (4) carrying out early intervention programs; and (5) awarding merit or academic scholarships. (Sec. 408) Extends the authorization of appropriations for Special Programs for Students Whose Families Are Engaged in Migrant and Seasonal Farmwork. Requires program grant recipients to coordinate their projects with other local, State and Federal programs to maximize the resources available for migrant students. Directs the National Center for Education Statistics to collect postsecondary education data on migrant students. (Sec. 409) Extends the authorization of appropriations for the Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program. Terminates at the end of FY 2001 the eligibility for such scholarships of students from the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Palau. Part B: Federal Family Education Loan Program - Revises HEA title IV part B requirements for the Federal Family Education Loan Program. (Sec. 412) Revises requirements relating to advances to reserve funds. (Sec. 412A) Directs the Secretary to study the impact of certain actions of lenders and guarantors, with regard to loan servicing and a loan's due diligence, upon default rates of student borrowers. (Sec. 413) Requires each guaranty agency to establish and deposit specified funds for certain uses into: (1) a Federal Student Loan Reserve Fund, with such funds to be invested in obligations issued or guaranteed by the United States or a State, or in other similarly low- risk securities selected by the guaranty agency; and (2) an Agency Operating Fund, with such funds to be invested at the guaranty agency's discretion in accordance with prudent investor standards. Directs the Secretary to carry out an additional recall of specified reserve funds held by guaranty agencies. Revises guaranty agency requirements relating to: (1) equitable share; (2) reserve level; (3) loan processing and issuance fee payment; and (4) default aversion assistance. (Sec. 414) Extends authorities for the scope and duration of the Federal student loan insurance program. (Sec. 415) Adds certain limitations on individual federally insured loans and Federal loan insurance. (Sec. 416) Revises requirements for: (1) applicable interest rates for student loans; and (2) special allowances. Revises the formula for determining the amount of a special allowance. (Sec. 417) Extends the duration of authority for the federally guaranteed student loans program. Sets forth additional requirements for receipt of Federal interest subsidies under such program. Establishes additional annual loan limits. Allows student borrowers to change their selection of repayment plan. Provides for deferment of student loan repayment for students ordered to active duty in a reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States. Revises requirements for: (1) repayment deferments on loans; and (2) limitations, suspension, and termination of loans. Sets forth additional insurance program requirements. Prohibits guaranty agencies from: (1) mailing unsolicited student loan application forms; and (2) charging a fee to institutions for information. Revises requirements relating to: (1) forbearance; (2) agency termination; and (3) lender referral. Repeals requirements for: (1) an income contingent repayment option; (2) a State share of default costs; and (3) assignment requirements to protect federal fiscal interest. Revises procedures for determination of lenders-of-last-resort. Allows guaranty agencies to offer eligible lenders blanket certificates of loan guaranty. Requires lenders to inform borrowers of the availability of the option of income-sensitive repayment through loan consolidation. Requires guaranty agreements, with respect to loan defaults, to require that each beneficiary of insurance on a loan submit proof that the educational institution was contacted among other reasonable attempts to locate the borrower. (Sec. 418) Authorizes the Secretary to enter into voluntary flexible agreements with guaranty agencies. (Sec. 419) Extends the authority for Federal consolidation loans. Allows new loans and Federal direct loans to be included in such consolidation loans. Revises requirements for the contents of loan agreements. Prescribes requirements for consolidation loan interest rates. (Sec. 420) Revises conditions for multiple disbursements of student loans. Exempts institutions with low cohort default rates from certain disbursement and endorsement requirements. Revises requirements for the withholding of a second disbursement. (Sec. 421) Revises provisions relating to eligible borrowers of unsubsidized Stafford loans. Prescribes requirements for loan limits and qualification for forbearance, deferment, and income-sensitive repayment. Repeals the mandate for origination fees. (Sec. 422) Repeals authority for a demonstration project for loan forgiveness for teachers, individuals' performing national community service, and nurses. (Sec. 423) Revises certain legal powers and responsibilities of the Secretary, including authority to audit financial transactions. Directs the Secretary to: (1) prescribe the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) as the application form for part B student loans; and (2) develop and approve a master promissory note that will allow for a multiyear line of credit and address the needs of participants in part B student loan programs (and a corresponding master promissory note for part D student loan programs). Extends the authorization of appropriations for default reduction management activities. Relieves State postsecondary review entities of certain reporting requirements. (Sec. 424) Revises requirements for student loan information. (Sec. 425) Revises definitions relating to cohort default rates and eligible lenders. Defines mitigating circumstances and line of credit. Authorizes the Secretary to provide to certain distressed institutions administrative, fiscal, management, strategic planning, and technical assistance through a qualified third-party consultant identified by the institution or an organization representing such institutions. (Sec. 426) Allows a certificate of total disability from a veteran's hospital to be acceptable for a loan discharge. Revises requirements for loan repayment and discharge by the Secretary. (Sec. 427) Provides for cancellation of loans for certain public service. (Sec. 428) Repeals authority for certain debt management options. (Sec. 429) Revises requirements relating to: (1) computation and payment of special allowances; and (2) certain loan origination fees, including lesser fees for those demonstrating greater financial need. Repeals requirements for lending from proceeds of tax exempt obligations. Directs the Comptroller General to study, and report to the appropriate congressional committees on, lender's policies on charging origination fees. (Sec. 430) Authorizes the Secretary to carry out a demonstration program of student loan forgiveness for child care providers. Authorizes appropriations. Part C: Federal Work-Study Programs - Extends the authorization of appropriations for Federal Work-Study Programs. (Sec. 435) Revises work-study program requirements with respect to: (1) eligible students; (2) community service; (3) allocation of funds; (4) community service grants; (5) use of funds for independent and less-than-full time students; (6) availability of employment; and (7) academic relevance. Sets forth requirements for: (1) tutoring and literacy activities; (2) flexible use of funds; and (3) cooperative education jobs. Extends the authorization of appropriations for work colleges. Part D: William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program - Revises the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program. (Sec. 436) Revises requirements, procedures, and criteria for selection of institutions for Federal direct loan program participation and origination. (Sec. 437) Revises applicable interest rates for Federal direct student loans. Revises requirements for direct consolidation loans. (Sec. 438) Revises direct loan program requirements for contracts for origination, servicing, and data systems. (Sec. 439) Sets forth requirements regarding funds for administrative expenses. Revises the calculation basis for account maintenance fees payable to guaranty agencies. (Sec. 440) Authorizes the Secretary to sell loans made under the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program. (Sec. 441) Prescribes requirements for cancellation of loans for certain public service. Part E: Federal Perkins Loans - Extends the authorization of appropriations for the Federal Perkins Loan program. (Sec. 445) Revises requirements for: (1) allocation of funds; (2) institutional default rate calculation and penalties; (4) aggregate loan amounts; (5) qualifications for deferments; (6) cancellation of loans for certain public service; and (7) distribution of assets. Requires reports to credit bureaus of payment resumptions. Authorizes institutions of higher education participating in the part E program to establish incentive repayment programs, with the Secretary's approval. Eliminates certain requirements for allocation of loans to less-than-full-time and independent students. Sets forth conditions for rehabilitation and discharge of loans. Repeals authority for the Perkins Loan Revolving Fund. Directs the Secretary to ensure that part E borrowers are included in student status confirmation reports in the same manner as part B and part D borrowers. Part F: Need Analysis - Revises Need Analysis requirements relating to: (1) cost of attendance; (2) data elements; (3) parents' contribution from adjusted available income; (4) family contribution from assets for dependent students; (5) family contribution for independent students with dependents other than a spouse; (6) tables and amounts for income protection allowances; (7) specific special circumstances for discretion of student financial administrators; (8) refusal or adjustment of loan certifications; and (9) treatment of other financial assistance. (Sec. 448) Increases income allowances for both dependent and independent students. Establishes: (1) a new allowance for parent's negative available income; (2) new adjustments to a student's contribution for enrollment periods of less than nine months; and (3) new adjustments for enrollment periods other than nine months. (Sec. 452) Provides for a simplified needs test, with zero expected family contribution, under specified conditions. Part G: General Provisions - Revises or establishes requirements relating to: (1) distance learning; (2) compliance with a master schedule; (3) delay of effective date for late publications; (4) a common financial aid form; (5) use of applications via electronic forms; (6) a streamlined reapplication process; (7) student eligibility; (8) termination of eligibility; (9) verification of income data with the Internal Revenue Service; (10) prohibition of eligibility of individual students convicted of any Federal or State offense involving the possession or sale of a controlled substance; (11) State court judgments; (12) electronic media for information dissemination; (13) institutional authority to report completion or graduation rates; (14) State prepaid tuition programs and use of the Internet for publication of descriptions of assistance programs; (15) disclosures with respect to athletically related student aid; (16) disclosure of campus security policy and campus crime reporting; (17) intercollegiate athletic data reporting; (18) the national student loan data system; (19) contents of program participation agreements; (20) audits and financial responsibility; (21) a quality assurance and regulatory simplification program; (22) distance education demonstration programs; (23) an increased maximum percentage on garnishment requirements; (24) no attachment of student assistance; (25) administrative subpoena authority; (26) the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance (including compensation, expenses, and special analysis, and activities); and (27) negotiated rulemaking. Establishes application requirements for institutions that wish to offer expanded distance education programs. Revises requirements for the development of the FAFSA to assist States in awarding financial assistance. Restricts student aid eligibility for students suspended for drug- related offenses. Allows resumption of eligibility if the student satisfactorily completes a drug rehabilitation program that includes two unannounced drug tests. Requires higher education institutions to distribute mail voter registration application forms to each student during registration. Part H: Program Integrity - Revises HEA title IV part H (Program Integrity) to repeal the State Postsecondary Review Program. Revises, or establishes, program integrity requirements relating to: (1) standards for accrediting agency recognition; (2) operating procedures; (3) a single application form; (4) financial responsibility standards; (5) administrative capacity; (6) actions on applications, site visits and fees; (7) time limitations; (8) provisional certification; (9) general authority for program review and data; and (10) special administrative rules. Makes higher education institutions financially responsible for payment of refunds of unearned institutional charges. Title V: Developing Institutions - Replaces the current HEA title V (Educator Recruitment, Retention, and Development) with a new title V (Developing Institutions). (Sec. 501) Directs the Secretary to provide grants and related assistance to Hispanic-serving institutions to enable them to improve and expand their capacity to serve Hispanic and other low-income students. Defines Hispanic-serving institution as an eligible institution which meets specified requirements with respect to student neediness and low expenditures per student (or a regionally accredited higher education institution providing a four-year baccalaureate program, and serving at least 1,500 Hispanic students) with an undergraduate full- time equivalent enrollment that is: (1) at least 25 percent Hispanic; and (2) provides assurance that at least 50 percent of its Hispanic students are low-income individuals. Authorizes appropriations. Title VI: International and Graduate Education Programs - Revises and renames HEA title VI as International and Graduate Education Programs. (Sec. 601) Extends the authorization of appropriations for international and foreign language studies. Revises or establishes provisions for: (1) graduate and undergraduate national resource centers and authorized activities; (2) new graduate fellowships for foreign language and area or international studies; (3) rules relating to expenses; (4) intensive summer language institutes; (5) use of funds for undergraduate international studies and foreign language programs; (6) report and evaluation criteria; (7) funding support; (8) studies and surveys on the use of technology in foreign language, area and international studies programs; (9) technological innovation and cooperation for foreign information access; and (10) developmental grants. (Sec. 602) Extends the authorization of appropriations for business and international education programs. Includes professional graduate degree programs in translation and interpretation among authorized business and international education programs. Revises requirements for centers for international business education. (Sec. 603) Extends the authorization of appropriations for the Institute for International Public Policy. Revises requirements for: (1) non-Federal matching funds for the minority foreign service professional development program; and (2) authority to conduct a junior year and summer abroad program. Provides for: (1) postbaccalaureate internships; (2) an institutional development program; and (3) an interagency committee on minority careers in international affairs. (Sec. 604) Repeals provisions relating to preservation of pre-1992 programs. (Sec. 605) Replaces the current title IX part D (Graduate Programs) with a new title VI part B (Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need). Extends the authorization of appropriations, and revises requirements, for such graduate assistance in areas of national need. Title VII: Construction, Reconstruction, and Renovation of Academic Facilities - Revises HEA title VII (Construction, Reconstruction, and Renovation of Academic Facilities) to extend the authorization of appropriations to pay certain prior obligations. (Sec. 702) Repeals part A (Improvement of Academic and Library Facilities). (Sec. 703) Extends the authorization of appropriations for part B (Historically Black College and University Financing). (Sec. 704) Extends the authorization of appropriations for part C (Loans for Construction, Reconstruction and Renovation of Academic, Housing, and Other Educational Facilities). Title VIII: Additional Provisions - Requires the Secretary to: (1) study and report to specified congressional committees on transfer of credits; (2) direct the Commissioner of Educational Statistics to convene forums on improvements in market information and public accountability in higher education; and (3) disseminate data that permits review and comparison of cost at individual institutions. (Sec. 802) Directs the Comptroller General to study and report to the Congress on: (1) auctions and other market mechanisms in the delivery of Federal student loans; (2) differential regulation of postsecondary facilities and equipment; and (3) the cost of higher education. (Sec. 806) Directs the Secretary to study and report to Congress on the desirability and feasibility of possible new Federal efforts to assist individuals with substantial alternative student loans (other than direct student loans and federally guaranteed student loans) to repay their student loans. (Sec. 807) Expresses the sense of the Congress that all colleges and universities in the United States should adopt rigorous educational merchandise licensing codes of conduct, including specified elements, to assure that university and college licensed merchandise is not made by sweatshop and exploited adult or child labor either domestically or abroad. (Sec. 808) Repeals: (1) title XIII (Education Administration) of the Higher Education Amendments of 1986; (2) title XIV (Studies and Commissions) of the Higher Education Amendments of 1992; and (3) parts A (National Center for the Workplace), B (National Clearinghouse for Postsecondary Education Materials), C (School-Based Decisionmakers), and D (Grants for Sexual Offenses Education) of title XV of the Higher Education Amendments of 1992. Extends the authorization of appropriations for the Olympic Scholarships program (part E of title XV of the Higher Education Amendments of 1992). (Sec. 809) Prohibits funds appropriated under HEA or any other Act from being made available by any Federal agency to the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. (Sec. 810) Directs the Secretaries of Education and of Veterans Affairs to: (1) develop and implement a procedure under which Department of Veterans Affairs physicians provide certification and affidavits for disabled veterans to document their eligibility for deferments and cancellations of student loans; and (2) report to the Congress on progress in developing and implementing such procedure. Title IX: Amendments to Other Laws - Part A: Education of the Deaf Act - Subpart 1: Gallaudet University - Amends the Education of the Deaf Act (EDA) to: (1) include the educational liaison as an ex-officio member of the Board of Trustees of Gallaudet University; (2) require elementary and secondary programs to comply with certain requirements of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act; and (3) revise requirements relating to the agreement with such University. Subpart 2: National Institute for the Deaf - Revises EDA requirements relating to the agreement for the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID). Subpart 3: General Provisions - Revises EDA requirements for audits, reports, the responsibility of the liaison, Federal endowment programs, oversight and effect of agreements, and international students. (Sec. 924) Extends the authorization of appropriations for monitoring, evaluation, and reporting. (Sec. 926) Revises requirements for Federal endowment programs payments, and for withdrawals and expenditures. Extends the authorization of appropriations for Federal endowment programs (for Gallaudet University and NTID). (Sec. 927) Repeals a scholarship program for deaf individuals to attend higher education institutions' teacher training programs in deaf education or special education. (Sec. 930) Extends the authorization of appropriations for Gallaudet University and NTID programs. Part B: Extension and Revision of Indian Higher Education Programs - Amends the Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance Act of 1978 to extend its programs to colleges and universities. (Sec. 951) Revises requirements for eligible grant recipients. Directs the Secretary to assist tribally controlled colleges and universities in developing a national accrediting agency for such colleges and universities. Increases the amount per Indian student of grants to such colleges and universities. Extends the authorization of appropriations for the grants, endowment, and economic development programs. (Sec. 952) Amends title XIII (Indian Higher Education Programs) of the Higher Education Amendments of 1992 to extend the authorization of appropriations for: (1) the Tribal Student Assistance Revolving Loan Program; (2) the American Indian Postsecondary Economic Development Scholarship; and (3) American Indian Teacher Training. (Sec. 953) Amends the Navajo Community College Act to extend the authorization of appropriations for construction grants. Part C: General Education Provisions Act - Amends the General Education Provisions Act to allow access and disclosure of disciplinary records which identify a student or students who have committed a crime of violence. Title X: Faculty Retirement Provisions - Amends the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to allow institutions of higher education to offer voluntary retirement incentive plans. Declares that, if specified conditions are met, the retirement plan of an institution of higher education shall not violate certain age discrimination prohibitions solely because it offers employees with unlimited tenure additional benefits upon voluntary retirement that are reduced or eliminated on the basis of age. Title XI: Offsets Required - Declares that none of the provisions in this Act should take effect unless it contains specified mandatory offsets, including provisions that: (1) change the definition of default to extend the period of delinquency before default by an additional 90 days; (2) capitalize the interest accrued on unsubsidized and parent loans at the time that the borrower enters repayment; (3) recall an additional specified amount in guaranty agency reserves; (4) eliminate the dischargeability in bankruptcy of student loans made after enactment of this Act for the cost of attendance for a baccalaureate or advanced degree, and for which the first payment was due more than seven years before the commencement of the bankruptcy action; and (5) sell sufficient commodities from the National Defense stockpile to generate specified amounts of receipts in FY 1999 and over five years. Title XII: Alcohol Consumption - Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that, in an effort to change the culture of alcohol consumption on college campuses, all college and university administrators should adopt a specified code of principles, including: (1) appointing a task force to make recommendations for a broad range of policy and program changes; (2) providing maximum opportunities for students to live in an alcohol-free environment and have alcohol-free recreational and leisure activities; (3) enforcing a zero-tolerance policy on illegal consumption and binge drinking of alcohol by its students and reducing opportunities for anyone to legally consume alcohol on campus; (4) enforcing its code of disciplinary sanctions for those who violate campus alcohol policies, and referring students with alcohol or other drug-related problems to an on-campus counseling program; (5) adopting policies to limit alcoholic beverage-related sponsorship of on-campus activities and advertisement and promotion of alcoholic beverages on campus; and (6) forming an alliance with community leaders to encourage local commercial establishments to curtail illegal student access to alcohol and adopt responsible alcohol marketing and service practices. Title XIII: Protection of Student Speech and Association Rights - Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that no student attending an institution of higher education on a full- or part-time basis should, on the basis of protected speech and association, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination or official sanction under any education program, activity, or division directly or indirectly receiving financial assistance under HEA, whether or not such program, activity, or division is sponsored or officially sanctioned by the institution. Title XIV: Drug and Alcohol Prevention - Amends HEA title I to authorize the Secretary to make competitive grants to institutions of higher education or consortia of such institutions, and contracts with such institutions and other organizations, for programs of prevention, and education (including treatment-referral) to reduce illegal use of drugs and alcohol and their associated violence. Allows the use of such contracts also for a higher education center for alcohol and drug abuse prevention to provide training, technical assistance, evaluation, dissemination and associated services and assistance to the higher education community. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 1401) Directs the Secretary to make ten annual National Recognition Awards to institutions of higher education that have developed and implemented effective alcohol and drug abuse prevention and education programs. Authorizes appropriations. Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to repeal current authority for grants and contracts for higher education institution alcohol, drug, and violence prevention programs. Title XV: Equal Opportunity for Individuals with Learning Disabilities - Amends HEA title IV to authorize the Secretary to award competitive grants to, and enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with, up to five institutions of higher education for demonstration projects to develop, test, and disseminate methods, techniques, and procedures for ensuring equal educational opportunity for individuals with learning disabilities in postsecondary education. Requires such institutions to have demonstrated prior experience in meeting the postsecondary educational needs of individuals with learning disabilities and to use such funds for specified activities. Authorizes appropriations. Title XVI: Sense of the House of Representatives Regarding Detection of Learning Disabilities, Particularly Dyslexia, in Postsecondary Education - Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that colleges and universities receiving assistance under HEA shall establish policies for identifying students with learning disabilities, specifically students with dyslexia, early during their postsecondary educational training so they may have the ability to receive higher education opportunities. Title XVII: Special Provision - Terminates on October 1, 1998 the amendment to HEA made by this Act which requires coeducational institutions of higher education to include in their reports on intercollegiate athletics a statement of any probable reductions over the ensuing four years in numbers of athletes or financial resources allotted to any collegiate sport.

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: General Provisions Part A: Extension and Revision of General Provisions Part B: Performance-Based Organization for the Delivery of Federal Student Financial Assistance Title II: Postsecondary Education Improvement Programs Title III: Institutional Aid Title IV: Student Assistance Part A: Grants to Students Part B: Federal Family Education Loan Program Part C: Federal Work-Study Programs Part D: William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program Part E: Federal Perkins Loans Part F: Need Analysis Part G: General Provisions Part H: Program Integrity Title V: Developing Institutions Title VI: International and Graduate Education Programs Title VII: Construction, Reconstruction, and Renovation of Academic Facilities Title VIII: Additional Provisions Title IX: Amendments to Other Laws Part A: Education of the Deaf Act Part B: Extension and Revision of Indian Higher Education Programs Title X: Faculty Retirement Provisions Higher Education Amendments of 1998 - Title I: General Provisions - Part A: Extension and Revision of General Provisions - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to repeal title I (Partnerships for Educational Excellence). (Sec. 101) Redesignates the current title XII (General Provisions) as a new HEA title I (and transfers to it the appropriate provisions). Repeals specified provisions relating to: (1) a commission on postsecondary institutional recognition; (2) certain aggregate limits on authorizations of appropriations; and (3) technology transfer centers. (Sec. 102) Revises certain definitions, including that of institution of higher education. (Sec. 103) Directs the Secretary of Education to: (1) review biennially any student assistance regulations that apply to the operations or activities of any participant in those programs; (2) modify any such regulation determined to be no longer necessary in the public interest; and (3) report to the Congress any legislative changes necessary to permit such regulatory simplification. Part B: Performance-Based Organization for the Delivery of Federal Student Financial Assistance - Establishes a Performance-Based Organization (PBO) in the Department of Education as a discrete management unit responsible for managing the information systems supporting the student financial assistance programs authorized under HEA title IV. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 111) Vests management of the PBO in a Chief Operating Officer (COO) appointed by the Secretary. Directs the Secretary and the COO to develop an annual performance agreement for the PBO, establishing measurable goals and objectives for the organization. Requires the COO to report annually to the Secretary and specified congressional committees. Requires the PBO to establish an annual performance management system which: (1) maintains individual accountability; and (2) strengthens its organizational effectiveness by providing for establishing goals or objectives for individual, group, or organizational performance, and using performance assessments as a basis for granting employee awards, pay adjustments, and other appropriate personnel actions. Grants the PBO certain procurement flexibility. Authorizes the COO to establish focus groups composed of students, institutions, and other participants in title IV student assistance programs to provide advice on student aid delivery matters. Directs the Secretary and the COO to encourage and participate in establishing voluntary consensus standards and requirements for the electronic transmission of information necessary for the administration of title IV student assistance programs. Directs the Secretary, except with respect to a common financial reporting form, to adopt voluntary consensus standards for transactions required under title IV, and common data elements for such transactions, to enable the electronic exchange of information between systems administered by the Department and among participants in the Federal student aid delivery system. Requires any such standard to: (1) have been developed by an organization open to the various entities engaged in such delivery system; and (2) be consistent with the objective of reducing administrative costs. Directs the COO to: (1) participate in the activities of such standard setting organizations; and (2) encourage higher education groups seeking to develop common forms, standards, and procedures to do so within such an organization. Requires the Secretary to adopt initial standards for: (1) a single electronic personal identifier number for students receiving title IV assistance; (2) procedures for the electronic transmission and authentication of signatures with respect to transactions requiring a signature; and (3) a single identifier for eligible institutions. Requires such voluntary consensus standards to be compatible with the integrated postsecondary education data system. Authorizes appropriations. Title II: Postsecondary Education Improvement Programs - Redesignates as a new HEA title II (Postsecondary Education Improvement Programs), and transfers to it, specified provisions of current titles X (Postsecondary Improvement Programs) and XI (Community Service Programs). (Sec. 201) Transfers to part A of title II the current title XI part A Urban Community Service program. Extends the authorization of appropriations. Repeals provisions for Innovative Projects under Community Service Programs (current part B title XI). (Sec. 202) Transfers to part B of title II the current title X part A (Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education). Adds to authorized Fund uses the awarding of a competitive endowment grant to a national organization to support area program centers that foster local affiliated chapters in high-poverty areas through academic support services and postsecondary scholarship aid. Authorizes appropriations. Repeals current title X provisions for: (1) Women and Minorities Science and Engineering Outreach Demonstration Programs; and (2) the Dwight D. Eisenhower Leadership Program. (Sec. 203) Transfers to part C of title II the current part E title X (Grants to States for Workplace and Community Transition Training for Incarcerated Youth Offenders). Extends the authorization of appropriations. (Sec. 204) Transfers to HEA title II part D provisions for the advanced placement fee payment program currently under the Higher Education Amendments of 1992. Extends the authorization of appropriations. (Sec. 205) Establishes, under HEA title II part E, a program of Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 206) Repeals HEA title VIII (Cooperative Education). Title III: Institutional Aid - Requires special consideration to be given to applications for grants for strengthening institutions which propose use of funds for integrating computer technology into institutional facilities to create smart buildings. Lists authorized uses of grant funds, including establishing or improving an endowment fund. Limits the use of such a grant for an endowment fund, and requires a match by non-Federal funds. Requires two calendar years to elapse between five-year grant awards. (Sec. 301) Replaces the current program of grants and related assistance to Hispanic-serving institutions with a program of grants and related assistance to American Indian tribally controlled colleges and universities. (Sec. 302) Revises requirements for strengthening historically black colleges and universities. Authorizes the use of part B grants for establishing or improving an endowment fund. Limits the use of such a grant for an endowment fund, and requires a match by non- Federal funds. Revises certain requirements for professional or graduate institutions to limit to mathematics or the physical or natural sciences the other graduate education opportunities for Black and other low-income students (in addition to training in specified professions) for which part B institutional aid may be used. (Sec. 303) Transfers from title X part B to title III part D the Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program. (Sec. 304) Revises requirements applications and continuation awards. Authorizes appropriations for title III programs. Title IV: Student Assistance - Part A: Grants to Students - Revises HEA title IV part A to extend Federal Pell Grant program authority and increase its maximum awards. (Sec. 401) Revises Pell grant requirements pertaining to: (1) the relation of the maximum grant to tuition and expenses; and (2) dependent care and disability related expenses. Provides for institutional ineligibility under the Pell Grants program based on default rates under title IV student loan programs. Changes the name of the program from Basic Education Opportunities Grants to the Federal Pell Grant program. (Sec. 402) Revises Federal Early Outreach and Student Services Programs (which include Federal Trio programs and the National Early Intervention Scholarship and Partnership Program, as well as programs added by this Act). Revises Federal TRIO programs to increase the minimum grant level. Revises procedures for awarding TRIO grants and contracts. Permits TRIO directors to administer more than one program for disadvantaged students. Extends the authorization of appropriations for TRIO programs. Revises authorized activities in the Talent Search Program to include guidance on and assistance in secondary school reentry, entry to general educational development (GED) programs, other alternative education programs for secondary school dropouts, or postsecondary education. Revises authorized activities in Upward Bound to include work study and activities to acquaint students with career options that require a postsecondary degree. Requires the Secretary, in awarding Student Support Services grants to institutions, to consider the institution's efforts to minimize a student's loan burden when fulfilling the requirement of offering financial assistance to meet full financial need. Increases the maximum stipend under the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program. Requires that TRIO staff development activities include the use of appropriate educational technology in the operation of TRIO projects. Requires TRIO evaluations to investigate the effectiveness of alternative and innovative methods within Federal TRIO programs of increasing access to, and retention of, students in postsecondary education. (Sec. 403) Extends the authorization of appropriations for the chapter 2 National Early Intervention Scholarship and Partnership program. (Sec. 404) Repeals authority for: (1) Presidential Access Scholarships; (2) model program community partnership and counseling grants; (3) public information; (4) a National Student Savings Demonstration Program; (5) preeligibility forms; and (6) technical assistance for teachers and counselors. Repeals authority for special child care services for disadvantaged college students. (Sec. 405) Establishes the High Hopes for College program. Directs the Secretary to ensure that personalized 21st Century Scholar Certificates, which indicate the amount of Federal financial aid for college for which a student may be eligible, are provided to all students participating in projects under the National Early Intervention Scholarship and Partnership program. Authorizes the Secretary, as practicable, to ensure that such certificates are provided to all students in grades six through 12 who attend schools at which at least 50 percent of the students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Directs the Secretary to make six-year High Hopes Partnerships grants to college-school-community partnerships for specified activities. Provides for: (1) eligible partnerships; (2) priority awards to recipients eligible for chapter 2 continuation awards; (3) applications; (4) preferences; (5) program requirements; (6) authorized uses of funds; (7) services for private school students; (8) grants and contracts for program evaluation and dissemination of results; and (9) peer review. Authorizes appropriations. Establishes the Frank Tejeda Scholarship Program to recruit and train teachers who are proficient in both Spanish and English and show promise of academic achievement. Authorizes the Secretary to award such scholarships to individual Tejeda Scholars. Sets forth program requirements for: (1) allocation of scholarships among States; (2) scholar eligibility based on low-income and other factors; (3) scholar agreements to serve for certain periods of time in a public elementary or secondary school with a need for Spanish-speaking teachers and professionals; (4) repayment of assistance if such service obligation is not met, and exceptions to such repayment obligation; (5) selection criteria and timing; and (6) stipends and scholarship conditions. Authorizes appropriations. Establishes a Campus-Based Child Care program. Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to institutions of higher education to assist in providing campus-based child care services to low income students. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 406) Extends the authorization of appropriations for the Federal supplemental educational opportunity grants (SEOG) program. Requires the availability of SEOG funds to part-time and independent students. Revises the formula for distributing SEOG campus-based funds in excess of the base guarantee amounts by eliminating a pro rata requirement and allowing all such distribution to be based on fair share. Provides for carry-over and carry-back authority with respect to an institution's SEOG funds. (Sec. 407) Extends the authorization of appropriations for the Grants to States for State Student Incentives (SSIG) program. Establishes a Special Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership Program for allotment grants to States for a 25 percent Federal share of the cost of assisting eligible needy students by: (1) increasing the dollar amount of SSIG aid; (2) carrying out transition programs from secondary to postsecondary education; (3) establishing financial aid programs for students entering teaching or computer-related careers, or other fields of study critical to the State's workforce needs; (4) carrying out early intervention programs; and (5) awarding merit or academic scholarships. (Sec. 408) Extends the authorization of appropriations for Special Programs for Students Whose Families Are Engaged in Migrant and Seasonal Farmwork. Requires program grant recipients to coordinate their projects with other local, State and Federal programs to maximize the resources available for migrant students. Directs the National Center for Education Statistics to collect postsecondary education data on migrant students. (Sec. 409) Extends the authorization of appropriations for the Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program. Terminates at the end of FY 2001 the eligibility for such scholarships of students from the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Palau. Part B: Federal Family Education Loan Program - Revises HEA title IV part B requirements for the Federal Family Education Loan Program. (Sec. 412) Revises requirements relating to advances to reserve funds. (Sec. 413) Requires each guaranty agency to establish and deposit specified funds for certain uses into: (1) a Federal Student Loan Reserve Fund, with such funds to be invested in obligations issued or guaranteed by the United States or a State, or in other similarly low- risk securities selected by the guaranty agency; and (2) an Agency Operating Fund, with such funds to be invested at the guaranty agency's discretion in accordance with prudent investor standards. Directs the Secretary to carry out an additional recall of specified reserve funds held by guaranty agencies. Revises guaranty agency requirements relating to: (1) equitable share; (2) reserve level; (3) loan processing and issuance fee payment; and (4) default aversion assistance. (Sec. 414) Extends authorities for the scope and duration of the Federal student loan insurance program. (Sec. 415) Adds certain limitations on individual federally insured loans and Federal loan insurance. (Sec. 416) Revises requirements for: (1) applicable interest rates for student loans; and (2) special allowances. (Sec. 417) Extends the duration of authority for the federally guaranteed student loans program. Sets forth additional requirements for receipt of Federal interest subsidies under such program. Establishes additional annual loan limits. Allows student borrowers to change their selection of repayment plan. Revises requirements for: (1) repayment deferments on loans; and (2) limitations, suspension, and termination of loans. Sets forth additional insurance program requirements. Prohibits guaranty agencies from: (1) mailing unsolicited student loan application forms; and (2) charging a fee to institutions for information. Revises requirements relating to: (1) forbearance; (2) agency termination; and (3) lender referral. Repeals requirements for: (1) an income contingent repayment option; (2) a State share of default costs; and (3) assignment requirements to protect federal fiscal interest. Allows guaranty agencies to offer eligible lenders blanket certificates of loan guaranty. (Sec. 418) Authorizes the Secretary to enter into voluntary flexible agreements with guaranty agencies. (Sec. 419) Extends the authority for Federal consolidation loans. Allows new loans and Federal direct loans to be included in such consolidation loans. Revises requirements for the contents of loan agreements. Prescribes requirements for consolidation loan interest rates. (Sec. 420) Revises conditions for multiple disbursements of student loans. Exempts institutions with low cohort default rates from certain disbursement and endorsement requirements. Revises requirements for the withholding of a second disbursement. (Sec. 421) Revises provisions relating to eligible borrowers of unsubsidized Stafford loans. Prescribes requirements for loan limits and qualification for forbearance, deferment, and income-sensitive repayment. Repeals the mandate for origination fees. (Sec. 422) Repeals authority for a demonstration project for loan forgiveness for teachers, individuals' performing national community service, and nurses. (Sec. 423) Revises certain legal powers and responsibilities of the Secretary, including authority to audit financial transactions. Directs the Secretary to: (1) prescribe the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) as the application form for part B student loans; and (2) develop and approve a master promissory note that will allow for a multiyear line of credit and address the needs of participants in part B student loan programs (and a corresponding master promissory note for part D student loan programs). Extends the authorization of appropriations for default reduction management activities. Relieves State postsecondary review entities of certain reporting requirements. (Sec. 424) Revises requirements for student loan information. (Sec. 425) Revises definitions relating to cohort default rates and eligible lenders. Defines mitigating circumstances and line of credit. (Sec. 426) Allows a certificate of total disability from a veteran's hospital to be acceptable for a loan discharge. Revises requirements for loan repayment and discharge by the Secretary. (Sec. 427) Provides for cancellation of loans for certain public service. (Sec. 428) Repeals authority for certain debt management options. (Sec. 429) Revises requirements relating to: (1) computation and payment of special allowances; and (2) certain loan origination fees, including lesser fees for those demonstrating greater financial need. Repeals requirements for lending from proceeds of tax exempt obligations. Directs the Comptroller General to study, and report to the appropriate congressional committees on, lender's policies on charging origination fees. Part C: Federal Work-Study Programs - Extends the authorization of appropriations for Federal Work-Study Programs. (Sec. 435) Revises work-study program requirements with respect to: (1) eligible students; (2) community service; (3) allocation of funds; (4) community service grant requirements; (5) use of funds for independent and less-than-full time students; (6) availability of employment; and (7) academic relevance. Sets forth requirements for: (1) tutoring and literacy activities; (2) flexible use of funds; and (3) cooperative education jobs. Extends the authorization of appropriations for work colleges. Part D: William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program - Revises the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program. (Sec. 436) Revises requirements, procedures, and criteria for selection of institutions for Federal direct loan program participation and origination. (Sec. 437) Revises applicable interest rates for Federal direct student loans. Revises requirements for direct consolidation loans. (Sec. 438) Revises direct loan program requirements for contracts for origination, servicing, and data systems. (Sec. 439) Sets forth requirements regarding funds for administrative expenses. Revises the calculation basis for account maintenance fees payable to guaranty agencies. (Sec. 440) Authorizes the Secretary to sell loans made under the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program. (Sec. 441) Prescribes requirements for cancellation of loans for certain public service. Part E: Federal Perkins Loans - Extends the authorization of appropriations for the Federal Perkins Loan program. (Sec. 445) Revises requirements for: (1) allocation of funds; (2) institutional default rate calculation and penalties; (4) aggregate loan amounts; (5) qualifications for deferments; (6) cancellation of loans for certain public service; and (7) distribution of assets. Requires reports to credit bureaus of payment resumptions. Authorizes institutions of higher education participating in the part E program to establish incentive repayment programs, with the Secretary's approval. Eliminates certain requirements for allocation of loans to less-than-full-time and independent students. Sets forth conditions for rehabilitation and discharge of loans. Repeals authority for the Perkins Loan Revolving Fund. Directs the Secretary to ensure that part E borrowers are included in student status confirmation reports in the same manner as part B and part D borrowers. Part F: Need Analysis - Revises Need Analysis requirements relating to: (1) cost of attendance; (2) data elements; (3) parents' contribution from adjusted available income; (4) family contribution from assets for dependent students; (5) family contribution for independent students with dependents other than a spouse; (6) tables and amounts for income protection allowances; (7) specific special circumstances for discretion of student financial administrators; (8) refusal or adjustment of loan certifications; and (9) treatment of other financial assistance. (Sec. 448) Increases income allowances for both dependent and independent students. Establishes: (1) a new allowance for parent's negative available income; (2) new adjustments to a student's contribution for enrollment periods of less than nine months; and (3) new adjustments for enrollment periods other than nine months. Part G: General Provisions - Revises or establishes requirements relating to: (1) distance learning; (2) compliance with a master schedule; (3) delay of effective date for late publications; (4) a common financial aid form; (5) use of applications via electronic forms; (6) a streamlined reapplication process; (7) student eligibility; (8) termination of eligibility; (9) verification of income data with the Internal Revenue Service; (10) prohibition of eligibility of individual students convicted of any Federal or State offense involving the possession or sale of a controlled substance; (11) State court judgments; (12) electronic media for information dissemination; (13) institutional authority to report completion or graduation rates; (14) State prepaid tuition programs and use of the Internet for publication of descriptions of assistance programs; (15) disclosures with respect to athletically related student aid; (16) disclosure of campus security policy and campus crime reporting; (17) intercollegiate athletic data reporting; (18) the national student loan data system; (19) contents of program participation agreements; (20) audits and financial responsibility; (21) a quality assurance and regulatory simplification program; (22) distance education demonstration programs; (23) an increased maximum percentage on garnishment requirements; (24) no attachment of student assistance; (25) administrative subpoena authority; (26) the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance (including compensation, expenses, and special analysis, and activities); and (27) negotiated rulemaking. Part H: Program Integrity - Revises HEA title IV part H (Program Integrity) to repeal the State Postsecondary Review Program. Revises, or establishes, program integrity requirements relating to: (1) standards for accrediting agency recognition; (2) operating procedures; (3) a single application form; (4) financial responsibility standards; (5) administrative capacity; (6) actions on applications, site visits and fees; (7) time limitations; (8) provisional certification; (9) general authority for program review and data; and (10) special administrative rules. Title V: Developing Institutions - Replaces the current HEA title V (Educator Recruitment, Retention, and Development) with a new title V (Developing Institutions). (Sec. 501) Directs the Secretary to provide grants and related assistance to Hispanic-serving institutions to enable them to improve and expand their capacity to serve Hispanic and other low-income students. Defines Hispanic-serving institution as an eligible institution with an undergraduate full-time equivalent enrollment that is: (1) at least 25 percent Hispanic; and (2) provides assurance that at least 50 percent of its Hispanic students are low-income individuals. Authorizes appropriations. Title VI: International and Graduate Education Programs - Revises and renames HEA title VI as International and Graduate Education Programs. (Sec. 601) Extends the authorization of appropriations for international and foreign language studies. Revises or establishes provisions for: (1) graduate and undergraduate national resource centers and authorized activities; (2) new graduate fellowships for foreign language and area or international studies; (3) rules relating to expenses; (4) intensive summer language institutes; (5) use of funds for undergraduate international studies and foreign language programs; (6) report and evaluation criteria; (7) funding support; (8) studies and surveys on the use of technology in foreign language, area and international studies programs; (9) technological innovation and cooperation for foreign information access; and (10) developmental grants. (Sec. 602) Extends the authorization of appropriations for business and international education programs. Revises requirements for centers for international business education. (Sec. 603) Extends the authorization of appropriations for the Institute for International Public Policy. Revises requirements for: (1) non-Federal matching funds for the minority foreign service professional development program; and (2) authority to conduct a junior year and summer abroad program. Provides for: (1) postbaccalaureate internships; (2) an institutional development program; and (3) an interagency committee on minority careers in international affairs. (Sec. 604) Repeals provisions relating to preservation of pre-1992 programs. (Sec. 605) Replaces the current title IX part D (Graduate Programs) with a new title VI part B (Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need). Extends the authorization of appropriations, and revises requirements, for such graduate assistance in areas of national need. Title VII: Construction, Reconstruction, and Renovation of Academic Facilities - Revises HEA title VII (Construction, Reconstruction, and Renovation of Academic Facilities) to extend the authorization of appropriations to pay certain prior obligations. (Sec. 702) Repeals part A (Improvement of Academic and Library Facilities). (Sec. 703) Extends the authorization of appropriations for part B (Historically Black College and University Financing). (Sec. 704) Extends the authorization of appropriations for part C (Loans for Construction, Reconstruction and Renovation of Academic, Housing, and Other Educational Facilities). Title VIII: Additional Provisions - Requires the Secretary to: (1) study and report to specified congressional committees on transfer of credits; (2) direct the Commissioner of Educational Statistics to convene forums on improvements in market information and public accountability in higher education; and (3) disseminate data that permits review and comparison of cost at individual institutions. (Sec. 802) Directs the Comptroller General to study and report to the Congress on: (1) auctions and other market mechanisms in the delivery of Federal student loans; (2) differential regulation of postsecondary facilities and equipment; and (3) the cost of higher education. (Sect. 806) Repeals: (1) title XIII (Education Administration) of the Higher Education Amendments of 1986; (2) title XIV (Studies and Commissions) of the Higher Education Amendments of 1992; and (3) parts A (National Center for the Workplace), B (National Clearinghouse for Postsecondary Education Materials), C (School-Based Decisionmakers), D (Grants for Sexual Offenses Education), and E (Olympic Scholarships) of title XV of the Higher Education Amendments of 1992. (Sec. 807) Prohibits funds appropriated under HEA or any other Act from being made available by any Federal agency to the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Title IX: Amendments to Other Laws - Part A: Education of the Deaf Act - Subpart 1: Gallaudet University - Amends the Education of the Deaf Act (EDA) to: (1) include the educational liaison as an ex-officio member of the Board of Trustees of Gallaudet University; (2) require elementary and secondary programs to comply with certain requirements of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act; and (3) revise requirements relating to the agreement with such University. Subpart 2: National Institute for the Deaf - Revises EDA requirements relating to the agreement for the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID). Subpart 3: General Provisions - Revises EDA requirements for audits, reports, the responsibility of the liaison, Federal endowment programs, oversight and effect of agreements, and international students. (Sec. 924) Extends the authorization of appropriations for monitoring, evaluation, and reporting. (Sec. 926) Revises requirements for Federal endowment programs payments, and for withdrawals and expenditures. Extends the authorization of appropriations for Federal endowment programs (for Gallaudet University and NTID). (Sec. 927) Repeals a scholarship program for deaf individuals to attend higher education institutions' teacher training programs in deaf education or special education. (Sec. 930) Extends the authorization of appropriations for Gallaudet University and NTID programs. Part B: Extension and Revision of Indian Higher Education Programs - Amends the Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance Act of 1978 to extend its programs to colleges and universities. (Sec. 951) Revises requirements for eligible grant recipients. Directs the Secretary to assist tribally controlled colleges and universities in developing a national accrediting agency for such colleges and universities. Increases the amount per Indian student of grants to such colleges and universities. Extends the authorization of appropriations for the grants, endowment, and economic development programs. (Sec. 952) Amends title XIII (Indian Higher Education Programs) of the Higher Education Amendments of 1992 to extend the authorization of appropriations for: (1) the Tribal Student Assistance Revolving Loan Program; (2) the American Indian Postsecondary Economic Development Scholarship; and (3) American Indian Teacher Training. (Sec. 953) Amends the Navajo Community College Act to extend the authorization of appropriations for construction grants. Title X: Faculty Retirement Provisions - Amends the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to allow institutions of higher education to offer voluntary retirement incentive plans. Declares that, if specified conditions are met, the retirement plan of an institution of higher education shall not violate certain age discrimination prohibitions solely because it offers employees with unlimited tenure additional benefits upon voluntary retirement that are reduced or eliminated on the basis of age.

Higher Education Amendments of 1998 - Extends through FY 2004 the authorization of appropriations for, and the duration of, each program conducted under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA). Provides for continuation of specified authorization amounts and of certain required functions of the Secretary of Education with respect to such HEA programs.