H.R. 8279

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8279 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8279

To expand the definition of institution of higher education in the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 with respect to certain graduate medical 
schools located outside of the United States.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 14, 2026

Mr. Suozzi introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Workforce

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A BILL

To expand the definition of institution of higher education in the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 with respect to certain graduate medical 
schools located outside of the United States.

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

SECTION 1. GRADUATE MEDICAL SCHOOLS OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

Section 102(a)(2)(A) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1002(a)(2)(A)) is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 
``graduate medical school,'' and inserting ``graduate medical 
school other than a graduate medical school described in clause 
(i)(I)(aa)(BB), a''; and
(2) by amending item (aa) of clause (i)(I) to read as 
follows:
``(aa)(AA) at least 60 percent of 
those enrolled in, and at least 60 
percent of the graduates of, the 
graduate medical school outside the 
United States were not persons 
described in section 484(a)(5) in the 
year preceding the year for which a 
student is seeking a loan under part D 
of title IV; or
``(BB) the school has or had a 
clinical training program that, as of 
January 31, 2021, was approved by a 
State with an approval process that 
required an on-site visit to the 
institution and its affiliated 
locations by that State or its 
authorized representatives, and that 
continues to operate a clinical 
training program in at least one State 
that is approved by that State; and''.
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