Changes the federal rules that accrediting agencies must follow to approve colleges for federal student aid, adding student outcome measures such as completion, loan repayment, and earnings, and easing some review requirements for high-performing schools.

• Requires accreditors to judge schools on student outcomes, including completion rates, retention, loan repayment, and value-added earnings compared with the median total price charged to students.
• Allows states to designate additional accrediting entities and lets institutions with religious missions challenge certain accreditor actions through a complaint process run by the Education Department.
• Permits risk-based reviews that reduce compliance requirements for institutions meeting performance standards and require high-risk institutions to submit improvement plans.
• Extends the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity through September 30, 2028, and bars members with significant conflicts of interest.

• Education and Workforce Committee (House)

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