; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (C) an assurance that for each credit earned at another institution of higher education that is accepted and rejected by the institution, such credit will be publicly disclosed, and disaggregated by type of institution at which such credit was earned, accrediting agency or association, program, and if applicable, the primary reason for the credit not being accepted; and (D) an assurance of the acceptance of credits earned at another institution for an identical course offered at the institution that has been reviewed by the same accrediting agency or association at both such institutions, and is at the introductory level as determined by the agency or association, or in a case in which the transfer of such credits is initially denied by the institution, an assurance the student will have the opportunity to take an assessment administered by the institution to demonstrate competency in such course for purposes of the transfer of such credits. . (b) Articulation agreements Section 486A(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1093a ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively; and (B) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following: (C) identification of courses at each institution in which an articulation agreement has been developed to enable the transfer of credit for such courses to, at a minimum, all other institutions accredited by the same accrediting agency or association; ; and (2) in paragraph (2), by striking public . (c) Report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education shall submit a report to Congress on a review of transfer of credit policies across institutions of higher education that— (1) determines the extent to which articulation agreements (defined in section 486A of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1093a )) have resulted in reduced costs for students