H.R. 6886

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6886 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6886

To amend the General Education Provisions Act to allow the release of 
education records to facilitate the award of a recognized postsecondary 
credential.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 18, 2025

Mr. Neguse (for himself and Mr. Kennedy of Utah) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
Workforce

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A BILL

To amend the General Education Provisions Act to allow the release of 
education records to facilitate the award of a recognized postsecondary 
credential.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Reverse Transfer Efficiency Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. RELEASE OF EDUCATION RECORDS TO FACILITATE THE AWARD OF A 
RECOGNIZED POSTSECONDARY CREDENTIAL.

Section 444(b)(1) of the General Education Provisions Act (20 
U.S.C. 1232g(b)(1)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (K)(ii), by striking ``; and'' and 
inserting a semicolon;
(2) in subparagraph (L), by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (L) the following:
``(M) an institution of postsecondary education in which 
the student was previously enrolled, to which records of 
postsecondary coursework and credits are sent for the purpose 
of applying such coursework and credits toward completion of a 
recognized postsecondary credential (as that term is defined in 
section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3102)), upon condition that the student provides written 
consent prior to receiving such credential.''.
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