A program fails if graduates earn less than young workers who did not go on
To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, section 84001, Sec. 84001.
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A program fails if graduates earn less than young workers who did not go on
The document says “means”Who acts: Secretary of EducationHow: statuteSec. 84001 in the PDF
What the document says
“An educational program at an institution is described in this paragraph if the program awards an undergraduate degree, graduate or professional degree, or graduate certificate, for which the median earnings (as determined by the Secretary) of the programmatic cohort of students”
The section describes a failing program as one awarding an undergraduate, graduate or professional degree or a graduate certificate where the median earnings of the cohort of aided students who finished four years earlier, are not enrolled anywhere and are working fall below the median earnings of a comparison working adult for at least 2 of the 3 years before the determination.
What the document actually says
“An educational program at an institution is described in this paragraph if the program awards an undergraduate degree, graduate or professional degree, or graduate certificate, for which the median earnings (as determined by the Secretary) of the programmatic cohort of students”
That sentence, in plain words
The rule reaches courses that give a degree or graduate award. Their students' middle earnings are looked at.
What this is about
The cohort is those who finished four years back. They must be working and not in school. Falling short in 2 of 3 years is the trigger.
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Provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, Public Law 119-21, sec. 84001, 139 Stat. 353 (2025). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ21/html/PLAW-119publ21.htm
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“A program fails if graduates earn less than young workers who did not go on,” Provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, section 84001, Sec. 84001. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/pl-119-21/proposal/sec84001-described/ (retrieved August 26, 2026).
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