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12 2 STA T .3 2 95PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 315 — AU G .1 4, 200 8repo r tingw i l lnotre v e a l per s onall y i d enti f ia b le infor m ation abo u t an individual student .I fsu ch number is not sufficient for such purposes , then the institution shall note that the institution enrolled too few of such students to so disclose or report with confidence and confidentiality. ‘ ‘ ( ii )T he re q uirements of clause (i) shall not apply to two - year, degree-granting institutions of higher education until aca- demic year 201 1-2012. ‘‘( B )(i) In order to assist two-year degree-granting institu- tions of higher education in meeting the requirements of para- graph (1)( L ) and subsection (e), the S ecretary, in consultation with the C ommissioner for E ducation Statistics, shall, not later than 9 0 days after the date of enactment of the H igher Edu- cation O pportunity A ct, convene a group of representatives from diverse institutions of higher education, e x perts in the field of higher education policy, state higher education officials, students, and other sta k eholders in the higher education community, to develop recommendations regarding the accurate calculation and reporting of the information required to be disseminated or reported under paragraph (1)(L) and subsection (e) by two-year, degree-granting institutions of higher edu- cation. In developing such recommendations, the group of rep- resentatives shall consider the mission and role of two-year degree-granting institutions of higher education, and may rec- ommend additional or alternative measures of student success for such institutions in light of the mission and role of such institutions. ‘‘(ii) The Secretary shall widely disseminate the rec- ommendations required under this subparagraph to two-year, degree-granting institutions of higher education, the public, and the authori z ing committees not later than 1 8 months after the first meeting of the group of representatives convened under clause (i). ‘‘(iii) The Secretary shall use the recommendations from the group of representatives convened under clause (i) to pro- vide technical assistance to two-year, degree-granting institu- tions of higher education in meeting the requirements of para- graph (1)(L) and subsection (e). ‘‘(iv) The Secretary may modify the information required to be disseminated or reported under paragraph (1)(L) or sub- section (e) by a two-year, degree-granting institution of higher — ‘‘(I) based on the recommendations received under this subparagraph from the group of representatives convened under clause (i)

‘‘(II) to include additional or alternative measures of student success if the goals of the provisions of paragraph (1)(L) and subsection (e) can be met through additional means or comparable alternatives; and ‘‘(III) during the period beginning on the date of enact- ment of the Higher Education Opportunity Act, and ending on J une 3 0, 2011. ’ ’. (b) E XIT C OUNSEL IN G .—Subsection (b)(1)(A) of section 4 8 5 (20 U .S.C. 1092(b)(1)(A)) is amended to read as follows

‘‘(b) EXIT COUNSELING F O R BORRO W ERS.—(1)(A) Each eligible institution shall, through financial aid offices or otherwise, provide counseling to borrowers of loans that are made, insured, or guaran- teed under part B (other than loans made pursuant to section Timep e r i od.D e a d l i n e. Deadline. R e c ommenda -t ion s .