GRACE Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The GRACE Act is a narrow Department of Education reorganization bill. It directs the Secretary of Education, acting through the chief operating officer for the Office of Federal Student Aid, to eliminate the Office of Enforcement established under Federal Student Aid's October 8, 2021 electronic announcement on enhancing federal and state oversight partnerships. The bill does not repeal borrower-defense, program integrity, or Title IV statutes directly; its practical effect is to remove a dedicated enforcement unit inside Federal Student Aid and push any remaining enforcement work back into other FSA or department structures.
Who Benefits and How
Colleges facing Federal Student Aid enforcement scrutiny benefit because a dedicated enforcement office would be eliminated. For-profit education companies benefit if enforcement coordination and oversight pressure inside FSA are reduced. Higher education compliance offices benefit from a simpler FSA organizational map for enforcement contacts. Department reorganization advocates benefit from a statutory command to unwind the 2021 enforcement-office structure.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The Department of Education must eliminate the office and reassign staff, records, investigations, and oversight functions. Federal Student Aid enforcement staff may lose their dedicated office or be reassigned to other units. Student borrowers and consumer protection advocates may face weaker centralized enforcement of Title IV school misconduct. State oversight partners lose a named federal office created to enhance enforcement partnerships.
Key Provisions
- Requires the Education Secretary to eliminate Federal Student Aid's Office of Enforcement.
- Directs the action through the Federal Student Aid chief operating officer.
- Targets the office established by the October 8, 2021 electronic announcement.
- Shifts any remaining enforcement functions away from a dedicated FSA enforcement office.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Requires the Education Secretary, through the Federal Student Aid chief operating officer, to eliminate the Office of Enforcement that was created by the October 8, 2021 Federal Student Aid enforcement-office announcement.
Key Policy Areas
Higher Education, Student Aid, Agency Enforcement
Primary Purpose
Requires the Education Secretary, through the Federal Student Aid chief operating officer, to eliminate the Office of Enforcement that was created by the October 8, 2021 Federal Student Aid enforcement-office announcement.
Policy Domains
Resolution provisions
Identified Gains
- Colleges facing FSA enforcement
- For-profit education companies
- Higher education compliance offices
- Department reorganization advocates
Identified Costs
- Department of Education
- Federal Student Aid enforcement staff
- Student borrowers
- State oversight partners
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Biggs of Arizona introduced the following bill; which was …
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Colleges facing FSA enforcement, For-profit education companies, Student borrowers
Positive-direction: Colleges facing FSA enforcement, For-profit education companies
Negative-direction: Student borrowers
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
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