1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act . 2. Consumer protections for students (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Federal financial assistance program The term Federal financial assistance program means a program authorized and funded by the Federal Government under any of the following provisions of law: (A) Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.). (B) Title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3111 et seq.) and title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 ( 29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.). (C) The Adult Education and Family Literacy Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3271 et seq.). (D) Chapter 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, or 35 of title 38, United States Code. (E) Chapter 101, 105, 106A, 1606, 1607, or 1608 of title 10, United States Code. (F) Section 1784a, 2005, or 2007 of title 10, United States Code. (2) Institution of higher education The term institution of higher education — (A) with respect to a program authorized under paragraph (1)(A), has the meaning given the term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1002 ); (B) with respect to— (i) a program authorized under title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 ( 29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.), has the meaning given the term postsecondary educational institution as defined in section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 ( 29 U.S.C. 2801 ), on the day before the date of enactment of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( Public Law 113–128 ); and (ii) a program authorized under title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3111 et seq.), has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3102 ); (C) with respect to a program authorized under paragraph (1)(C), has the meaning given the term postsecondary educational institution as defined in section 203 of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3272 )