20 USC 1094a - Regulatory relief and improvement

U.S Code last checked for updates: Apr 19, 2026

§ 1094a.

Regulatory relief and improvement

(a)

Quality Assurance Program

(1)

In general

(2)

Criteria and consideration

(3)

Waiver

(4)

Determination

The Secretary is authorized to determine—

(A)

when an institution that is unable to administer the Quality Assurance Program shall be removed from such program; and

(B)

when institutions desiring to cease participation in such program will be required to complete the current award year under the requirements of the Quality Assurance Program.

(5)

Review and evaluation

(b)

Regulatory improvement and streamlining experiments

(1)

In general

(2)

Report

The Secretary shall review and evaluate the experience of institutions participating as experimental sites and shall, on a biennial basis, submit a report based on the review and evaluation to the authorizing committees. Such report shall include—

(A)

a list of participating institutions and the specific statutory or regulatory waivers granted to each institution;

(B)

the findings and conclusions reached regarding each of the experiments conducted; and

(C)

recommendations for amendments to improve and streamline this chapter, based on the results of the experiment.

(3)

Selection

(A)

In general

(B)

Waivers

(4)

Determination of success

For the purposes of paragraph (1), the Secretary shall make a determination of success regarding an institution’s participation as an experimental site based on—

(A)

the ability of the experimental site to reduce administrative burdens to the institution, as documented in the Secretary’s biennial report under paragraph (2), without creating costs for the taxpayer; and

(B)

whether the experimental site has improved the delivery of services to, or otherwise benefitted, students.

(c)

“Current award year” defined

(Pub. L. 89–329, title IV, § 487A, as added Pub. L. 102–325, title IV, § 491, July 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 629; amended Pub. L. 105–244, title IV, § 490, Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1751; Pub. L. 110–315, title I, § 103(b)(13), title IV, § 494, Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3090, 3318;

cite as: 20 USC 1094a