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 12 2 STA T .3085PUBLIC LA W 110 – 315 — AU G .1 4, 2008 rega r din g th ea p pr o priate l e v el s o f perfor m an c e for grad u ate medical schools descri b ed in such sub - clause in the follo w ing areas

‘ ( aa )E ntrance re q uirements . ‘‘(bb) R etention and graduation rates. ‘‘(cc) S uccessful placement of students in U nited States medical residenc y programs. ‘‘(dd) P assage rate of students on the United States M edical L icensing E x amination. ‘‘(ee) T he extent to which State medical boards have assessed the quality of such school ’ s program of instruction , including through on-site reviews. ‘‘(ff) The extent to which graduates of such schools would be unable to practice medicine in 1 or more States, based on the j udgment of a State medical board. ‘‘(gg) A ny areas recommended by the C omptroller G eneral of the United States under section 11 0 1 of the Higher Education Opportunity Act. ‘‘(hh) Any additional areas the Secretary may require. ‘‘( I II) M IN I MU M EL I G I B ILI TYR E Q UIREMENT. — In the recommendations described in subclause (II), the criteria described in subparagraph (A)(i)(I)(bb), as amended by section 10 2 (b) of the Higher Edu- cation Opportunity Act, shall be a minimum eligi- bility requirement for a graduate medical school described in subclause (I) to participate in the loan programs under part B of title I V. ‘‘(IV) AUT HO RITY.—The Secretary may— ‘‘(aa) not earlier than 1 8 0 days after the submission of the report described in sub- clause (I), issue proposed regulations estab- lishing criteria for the eligibility of graduate medical schools described in such subclause to participate in the loan programs under part B of title IV based on the recommendations of such report and ‘‘(bb) not earlier than one year after the issuance of proposed regulations under item (aa), issue final regulations establishing such criteria for eligibility.’’. (b) PER C ENT A GE PA S S RATE.—Section 102(a)(2)(A)(i)(I)(bb) (20 U.S.C. 1002(a)(2)(A)(i)(I)(bb)) is amended by stri k ing ‘‘ 6 0’’ and inserting ‘‘ 75 ’’. (c) CON F ORMING AMEN D MENT CONCERNING 9 0 / 10 ENFORCE- MENT.—Section 102(b)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1002(b)(1)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph ( D ), by adding ‘‘and’’ after the semi- colon; (2) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a period; and ( 3 ) by striking subparagraph ( F ). (d) ADDITIONAL INSTITUTIONS.— (1) AMENDMENT.—Section 102 (20 U.S.C. 1002) is further amended— Deadlin e s.

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