20 U.S.C. § 1092d : US Code - Section 1092D: Scholarship fraud assessment and awareness activities

Search 20 U.S.C. § 1092d : US Code - Section 1092D: Scholarship fraud assessment and awareness activities

(a) Annual report on scholarship fraud
(1) Requirement
The Attorney General and the Secretary of Education, in
conjunction with the Federal Trade Commission, shall jointly
submit to Congress each year a report on fraud in the offering of
financial assistance for purposes of financing an education at an
institution of higher education. Each report shall contain an
assessment of the nature and quantity of incidents of such fraud
during the one-year period ending on the date of such report.
(2) Initial report
The first report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted not
later than 18 months after November 1, 2000.
(b) National awareness activities
The Secretary of Education shall, in conjunction with the Federal
Trade Commission, maintain a scholarship fraud awareness site on
the Internet web site of the Department of Education. The
scholarship fraud awareness site may include the following:
(1) Appropriate materials from the Project Scholarscam
awareness campaign of the Commission, including examples of
common fraudulent schemes.
(2) A list of companies and individuals who have been convicted
of scholarship fraud in Federal or State court.
(3) An Internet-based message board to provide a forum for
public complaints and experiences with scholarship fraud.
(4) An electronic comment form for individuals who have
experienced scholarship fraud or have questions about scholarship
fraud, with appropriate mechanisms for the transfer of comments
received through such forms to the Department and the Commission.
(5) Internet links to other sources of information on
scholarship fraud, including Internet web sites of appropriate
nongovernmental organizations, colleges and universities, and
government agencies.
(6) An Internet link to the Better Business Bureau in order to
assist individuals in assessing the business practices of other
persons and entities.
(7) Information on means of communicating with the Federal
Student Aid Information Center, including telephone and Internet
contact information.