Student Financial Aid Data Privacy Protection Act

Summary

Student Financial Aid Data Privacy Protection Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to take actions necessary to maintain confidence in the National Student Loan Data System, at a minimum: (1) ensuring that guaranty agencies, lenders, and schools primarily access it for legitimate program operations; (2) prohibiting nongovernmental researchers or policy analysts from accessing personally identifiable information; (3) creating a disclosure form for actual and potential students describing the contents of, and access to, the system; (4) requiring guaranty agencies, lenders, and schools to inform borrowers of Federal Family Education Loans, Direct Loans, and Perkins Loans that such a loan will be submitted to the system and accessible to such entities; (5) regularly review the system to delete inactive users, monitor use, and ensure that data is not used for marketing purposes; and (6) developing standardized protocols for limiting access. Requires the Secretary to study and report to Congress on: (1) mechanisms giving borrowers the option of restricting lender access to their system records; and (2) appropriate risk-based protocols for limiting access.

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Timeline

1. 15 May 2007

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6141)

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 15 May 2007

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6140-6141)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 15 May 2007

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 15 May 2007 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 15 May 2007

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Sponsors

• Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Allard, Wayne [R-CO] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Roberts, Pat [R-KS-1] · R · Sponsor
• Lisa Murkowski · R · Sponsor
• · sshr00 · Standing

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