Recent student aid regulations developed by the U.S. Department of Education address several issues. The resources below provide helpful information about these regulations.

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Program Integrity

• General Final Rules and Gainful Employment Final Rules, published Oct. 29, 2010.
• Corrections to Final Rules.
• Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, published June 18, 2010.
• Program Integrity Final Rules Summary.
• Analysis of Final Regulatory Changes — Program Integrity, from the National Council of Higher Education Loan Programs.
• Program Integrity Questions and Answers — from the U.S. Department of Education.
• Department of Education Dear Colleague Letters:
• GEN-11-05: State authorization, incentive compensation and misrepresentation.
• GEN-11-06: Credit hour.
• GEN-11-08: Ability to benefit.
• GEN-11-11: State authorization.
• Department of Education Electronic Announcement May 6, 2011: Return of Title IV Funds regulations effective date.
• Electronic Announcement June 6, 2011: Satisfactory Academic Progress reviews for students in clock hour programs. 
• Presentation from the USA Funds University NPRM Overview webcast.
• Questions and answers from the NPRM overview webcast, revised to include new information.
• Analysis of the Proposed Regulatory Changes – Program Integrity, prepared by NCHELP Program Regulations Committee.
• Additional materials on program integrity proposed regulations, including access to public comment submissions.

Foreign Institutions

• Final Rules, published Nov. 1, 2010.
• Proposed Rule, Foreign Institutions, published July 20, 2010.
• Foreign Institutions Final Rules Summary.
• Additional materials on foreign institutions proposed regulations, including access to public comment submissions.

Gainful Employment

• Gainful Employment Final Rules — Debt Measures, published June 13, 2011.
• Gainful Employment Final Rules Summary.
• Gainful Employment Glossary of Terms.
• Side-by-side analysis of gainful employment regulations effective July 1, 2012 — from NCHELP.
• Gainful Employment — New Program Final Rules, published Oct. 29, 2010.
• Frequently Asked Questions, from the Department. 
• Department of Education Gainful Employment Information Page, including links to Dear Colleague Letters and Electronic Announcements.
• Proposed Rule, Gainful Employment, published July 26, 2010.
• Gainful Employment Summary.
• Recording of Gainful Employment NPRM Conference Call.
• Data and Technical Documentation.
• Additional materials on gainful employment proposed regulations, including access to public comment submissions.

 Submit your questions about these federal regulations or any other Title IV policy issue to USA Funds’ team of policy experts at askpolicy@nela.net and receive a response with specific citations generally within one day.