Rules of construction; student achievement data

Section 496 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1099b), as amended by sections 5, 6, 7, 13, and 15, is further amended by adding at the end the following: (w) Differentiated accreditation processes Nothing in this title shall be interpreted to prevent an accrediting agency or association from establishing differentiated accreditation processes for institutions or programs based on risk. (x) Applicability The provisions of this section shall apply to both institutional and programmatic accreditation that is a condition for an institution to be an eligible institution for the purposes of any program authorized under this title. (y) Student achievement data (1) In general The Secretary shall provide the necessary student achievement data to accrediting agencies or associations needed to implement subsection (a)(5)(A). (2) Disaggregation To the extent practicable, the data described in paragraph (1) shall be provided to accrediting agencies or associations in a manner that can be disaggregated by Pell Grant recipient status, race or ethnicity, and gender..