Sec. 559. REPORT ON CERTAIN EDUCATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
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## SEC. 559 REPORT ON CERTAIN EDUCATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS ###
(a)Report Required Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on methods to increase the efficiency of the education assistance programs under sections 1784a and 2007 of title 10, United States Code. ###
(b)Elements The report required by subsection
(a)shall include the following: ####
(1)A description of the effect of the programs on recruiting and retention within the Armed Forces. ####
(2)An analysis of other programs that provide benefits similar to those provided through the programs, including the use of education assistance programs under chapters 30 and 33 of title 38, United States Code, for education and training pursued by members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty while they are off-duty. ####
(3)A description of the effects of modifying the programs to require members of the Armed Forces and dependents participating in the programs to pay an appropriate percentage of their education expenses with the Secretary of the military department concerned paying the remaining percentage of such expenses, with the intent of ensuring that members and their dependents give due consideration to their educational needs before enrolling in the programs. ####
(4)A description of the costs of the programs to the Department of Defense, including the following elements for each institution of higher education that received funds under the programs during any of fiscal years 2009, 2010, 2011: #####
(A)The name and location of the institution of higher education. #####
(B)Whether the institution is a public, non-profit, or for-profit institution. #####
(C)The amount of funds received by the institution in each such fiscal year. #####
(D)The number of members of the Armed Forces and dependents who received education at the institution during each such fiscal year. #####
(E)The average amount of funds members and dependents received under the programs. ####
(5)A description of the education outcomes for members of the Armed Forces and dependents participating in the program during fiscal years, 2009, 2010, 2011, including the following: #####
(A)Credit accumulation. #####
(B)Completion of education on-time or within 150 percent of on-time. #####
(C)Completion of a degree. #####
(D)Loan defaults, if applicable. ####
(6)A description of the feasibility and desirability of requiring institutions of higher learning, as a requirement for participation in the programs, to report to the Secretary of Defense, as well as disclose, provide, and make publicly available through electronic or other means to members of the Armed Forces participating in the programs, the following information about their programs prior to enrollment: #####
(A)When applicable, qualifications for examination, certification, or licensure required as a precondition for employment in the occupation or skill for which the program is represented to prepare the student, and whether the program meets those requirements. #####
(B)The normal and average time to completion of the program. Normal time to completion means the amount of time it would take a full-time student to complete the program. #####
(C)The completion, graduation, and dropout rates of students for the institution. #####
(D)Information concerning average student indebtedness for each program resulting from Federal, private, and institutional loans. #####
(E)Whether the institution participates, or is eligible to participate, under in financial aid programs under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965. ## Subtitle F Armed Forces Retirement Home