12 2 STA T .3497PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 31 5— AU G .14 , 200 8(b)SUBMIS SI ON O FREP O RT.—TheComptr o l ler G e n er a lo f the U n i te d State s shall s u bmit a report on the stud y re q uired by subse c tion (a) to the authori z in g committees not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this A ct. SEC.1 11 2 .S TUDYOF CO R RECT I O NALP OSTSECONDARY EDUCATION. (a) STU DY RE Q UIRED.—The Secretary of E ducation , in consulta - tion w ith the Secretary of L abor and the Attorney General, shall— (1) conduct a longitudinal study to assess the effects of correctional postsecondary education that— (A) employs rigorous empirical methods that control for self-selection bias
( B ) measures a range of outcomes, including those related to employment and earnings, recidi v ism, engaged citizenship, impact on families of the incarcerated, and impact on the culture of the correctional institution; (C) e x amines different delivery systems of postsec- ondary education, such as on-site and distance learning; and ( D ) includes a pro j ected cost-benefit analysis of the F ederal investment in terms of reduction of future offending, reduction of future prison costs (construction and operational), increased tax payments by formerly incar- cerated individuals, a reduction of welfare and other social service costs for successful formerly incarcerated individ- uals, and increased costs from the employment of formerly incarcerated individuals; and ( 2 )ma k e specific recommendations to the authorizing committees and the relevant State agencies responsible for correctional education, such as the State superintendents of education and State secretaries of corrections, on best approaches to increase correctional education and its effective- ness. (b) SUBMISSION OF REPORTS.— N ot later than three years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education shall submit an interim report on the progress of the study required by subsection (a)(1) to the authorizing committees. Not later than seven years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education shall submit a final report, together with the rec- ommendations required by subsection (a)(2), to the authorizing committees. SEC. 111 3 . STUDY OF AID TO LESS - T H AN-HALF-TI M E STUDENTS. (a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall conduct a study on making and expanding the student aid available under title IV of the H igher Education Act of 1 965 (2 0 U.S.C. 10 7 0 et seq.) to less-than-half-time students. The Secretary shall submit a report on the results of such study, including the Secretary ’ s recommenda- tions, to the authorizing committees not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act. (b) SUB J E C TS FOR STUDY.—The study required by this section shall, at a minimum, examine the following
(1) The existing sources of Federal aid for less-than-half- time students seeking a college degree or certificate. (2) The demand for Federal aid for less-than-half-time stu- dents and whether the demand is satisfied by existing sources of Federal aid, taking into consideration not only the number of less-than-half-time students currently seeking a college Reports.D e adlin e. Re c o m menda - tions.
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