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Burgess Owens: “The bill requires the Department of Education to use…”

Featuring: Burgess Owens, Republican | U.S. House Utah, District 4

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'Fraud In Our Financial Aid System Is So Pernicious': Owens Backs Anti-Student Aid Fraud Bill

Published | Video Starts at 01:20

The no Aid for Go Student act takes a straightforward approach, identifies suspicious student aid applications and ensure these applications are for who they say they are before dollars go out the door. The bill requires the Department of Education to use identity fraud detection systems to screen and access FAFSA applications for fraud risk. Just as importantly, the bill requires schools to verify students identity for applications flagged by the Department of Education for identity fraud risk before dispersing federal aid. (01:20–01:29)

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Asserts that the bill mandates the use of fraud detection systems for FAFSA applications.

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