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12 2 STA T .349 1 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 31 5— AU G .14 , 200 8numberofti me s t h e stu d ents h a dtota k ethee x aminations to p ass .(4)T he per c enta g e of recent graduates of such medica l schools practicing medicine in the U nited S tates , and a descrip - tion of w here the students are practicing and what t y pes of medicine the students are practicing. ( 5 ) The rate of graduates of such medical schools who lose malpractice lawsuits or ha v e the graduates ’ medical licenses revoked, as compared to graduates of graduate medical schools located in the United States. ( 6 ) R ecommendations regarding the percentage passing rate of the United States medical licensing examination that the United States should re q uire of graduate medical schools located outside of the United States for F ederal student finan- cial aid purposes. SEC.1 1 02 . E MPLOY ME NT O F POSTSECON DAR YED U CAT I ON G RAD - UATES. (a) S TUDY , AS S E SS M E N TS, A ND RE CO MMENDAT I ONS. — The C omp- troller G eneral of the United States shall— ( 1 ) conduct a study of— (A) the information that States have on the employ- ment of students who have completed postsecondary edu- cation programs

( B ) the feasibility of collecting information on students who complete all types of postsecondary education pro- grams (including two- and four-year degree, certificate, professional, and graduate programs) at all types of institu- tions of higher education (including public, private non- profit, and for – profit schools), regarding— (i) employment, including— ( I ) the type of j ob obtained not later than six months after the completion of the degree, certificate, or program; (II) whether such job was related to the course of study; (III) the starting salary for such job; and (I V ) the student’s satisfaction with the stu- dent’s preparation for such job and guidance pro- vided with respect to securing the job; and (ii) for recipients of Federal student aid, the type of assistance received, so that the information can be used to evaluate various education programs; (C) the evaluation systems used by other industries to identify successful programs and challenges, set prior- ities, monitor performance, and make improvements; ( D ) the best means of collecting information from or regarding recent postsecondary graduates, including— (i) whether a national website would be the most effective way to collect information; (ii) whether postsecondary education graduates could be encouraged to voluntarily submit information by allowing a graduate to access aggregated informa- tion about other graduates (such as graduates from the graduate’s school, with the graduate’s degree, or in the graduate’s area) if the graduate completes an online questionnaire;