Cost of Higher Education Review Act of 1997

Summary

Cost of Higher Education Review Act of 1997 - Establishes a National Commission on the Cost of Higher Education to study and make recommendations to the President and the Congress regarding: (1) the increase in tuition compared with other commodities and services; (2) innovative methods of reducing or stabilizing tuition; (3) the impact on tuition of specified trends in college and university costs, student financial aid, and government mandates and fiscal policies; (4) mechanisms for a more timely and widespread distribution of data on tuition trends and other costs of operating colleges and universities; and (5) the adequacy of existing Federal and State financial aid programs in meeting the costs of attending colleges and universities. (Sec. 6) Authorizes appropriations.

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 1 May 1997

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  Introduced in House · EN · 1 May 1997

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 1 May 1997

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