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B-333310 Jun 04, 2021 1 (2021-06-04)

handle is hein.gao/gaolvv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: `1O o U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE A Century of Non-Partisan Fact-Based Work 441 G St. N.W. Washington, DC 20548 B-333310 June 4, 2021 The Honorable Patty Murray Chair The Honorable Richard Burr Ranking Member Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions United States Senate The Honorable Robert C. Bobby Scott Chairman The Honorable Virginia Foxx Ranking Member Committee on Education and Labor House of Representatives Subject: Department of Education: Eligibility To Receive Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students Under the Higher Education Emergency Relief Programs Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Department of Education (Education) entitled Eligibility To Receive Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students Under the Higher Education Emergency Relief Programs (RIN: 1840-AD62). We received the rule on May 24, 2021. It was published in the Federal Register as final regulations on May 14, 2021. 86 Fed. Reg. 26608. The effective date is May 14, 2021. According to Education, the final rule amends prior Education regulations so that an institution of higher education (IHE) may appropriately determine which individuals currently or previously enrolled at an institution are eligible to receive emergency financial aid grants to students under the Higher Education Emergency Relief (HEERF) programs, as originally enacted under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, Pub. L. No. 116-136, 134 Stat. 281 (March 27, 2020). Education states that the final rule defines student, as used in the HEERF programs, as any individual who is or was enrolled at an eligible institution on or after March 13, 2020, the date of declaration of the national emergency concerning the novel coronavirus disease. The Congressional Review Act (CRA) requires a 60-day delay in the effective date of a major rule from the date of publication in the Federal Register or receipt of the rule by Congress, whichever is later. 5 U.S.C. § 801(a)(3)(A). The 60-day delay in effective date can be waived, however, if the agency finds for good cause that delay is impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest, and the agency incorporates a statement of the findings and its reasons in the rule issued. 5 U.S.C. §§ 553(b)(3)(B), 808(2). Education states that in light of the current economic challenges facing many students as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, the 60-day delay would be contrary to the public interest. Education indicates that the final rule will enable institutions to distribute emergency funds to all eligible students in an expedient manner,

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