Applicability

This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall apply— (1) to an accrediting agency or association that seeks recognition under section 496 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1099b) through a determination by the Secretary of Education that the agency or association is a reliable authority as to the quality of education or training offered for the purposes of that Act or for other Federal purposes, or that seeks a renewal of such recognition, after the date of enactment of this Act; and (2) to an institution of higher education that seeks to change its primary accrediting agency or association after the date of enactment of this Act.