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12 2 STA T .3 3 08PUBLIC LA W 110 – 31 5— AU G .1 4, 2008 ‘ ‘ (D)others tr a te gi esi d e n ti f ied by the S e c retary . ‘‘( 2 ) TECHNI C AL A S SIS T ANCE PROV I D ED. — The Secretary sha l l p ro v ide technical assistance to States and p u blic institutions of higher education for the purposes of developing and i m ple - menting articulation agreements in accordance w ith this sub- section. ‘‘( 3 ) RU LEO F CONSTRUCTION.— N othing in this subsection shall be construed to authori z e the Secretary to re q uire par- ticular policies , procedures, or practices by institutions of higher education with respect to articulation agreements. ’ ’. SEC.493 . PROG R AM PAR TI CIPATIO N AGREEMENTS. (a) P RO G RA M PARTICIPATION A GREEMENT RE Q UIREMENTS.— ( 1 ) V OTER REGISTRATION

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- 1 0 RULE; CODE OF CONDUCT; DISCIPLINAR Y PROCEEDINGS; PREFERRED LENDER LISTS; PRIVATE EDUCATION LOAN CERTIFICATION; COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL.— (A) AMENDMENT.—Section 487 (a) (2 0U .S. C . 10 9 4(a)) is amended— (i) in paragraph (23)— ( I ) by moving subparagraph (C) two ems to the left; and (II) by adding at the end the following

‘‘(D) The institution shall be considered in compliance with the requirements of subparagraph (A) for each student to whom the institution electronically transmits a message containing a voter registration form acceptable for use in the State in which the institution is located, or an Internet address where such a form can be downloaded, if such information is in an electronic message devoted e x clusively to voter registration.’’; and (ii) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(24) In the case of a proprietary institution of higher education (as defined in section 102(b)), such institution will derive not less than ten percent of such institution’s revenues from sources other than funds provided under this title, as calculated in accordance with subsection (d)(1), or will be sub- j ect to the sanctions described in subsection (d)(2). ‘‘(2 5 ) In the case of an institution that participates in a loan program under this title, the institution will— ‘‘(A) develop a code of conduct with respect to such loans with which the institution’s officers, employees, and agents shall comply, that— ‘‘(i) prohibits a conflict of interest with the respon- sibilities of an officer, employee, or agent of an institu- tion with respect to such loans; and ‘‘(ii) at a minimum, includes the provisions described in subsection (e); ‘‘( B ) publish such code of conduct prominently on the institution’s website; and ‘‘(C) administer and enforce such code by, at a min- imum, requiring that all of the institution’s officers, employees, and agents with responsibilities with respect to such loans be annually informed of the provisions of the code of conduct. ‘‘(2 6 ) The institution will, upon written request, disclose to the alleged victim of any crime of violence (as that term is defined in section 16 of title 18, United States Code), or Websit e .