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.

Thomas R. Suozzi

Democrat · NY · Representative

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

2026-04-14

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This bill would allow certain graduate medical schools located outside the United States to be treated the same as American medical schools under federal higher education law, potentially making their students eligible for federal student loans and other education benefits. The change would primarily affect international medical students and the foreign institutions that train them, as well as the federal student loan programs that fund education. The bill is currently under review by the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8279 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 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. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 14, 2026 Mr. Suozzi introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ 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''. <all>

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