; (B) the Department of Veterans Affairs; (C) the Department of Defense; (D) the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection; (E) the Federal Trade Commission; or (F) any other Federal agency that provides Federal student assistance or that the Secretary determines appropriate. (3) Relevant State entity or agency The term relevant State entity or agency means— (A) an appropriate State licensing or authorizing agency; (B) the attorney general (or the equivalent thereof) of the State; or (C) any other State entity or agency that the Secretary determines appropriate. . 16. Consumer protections for students (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Federal financial assistance program The term Federal financial assistance program means a program that provides Federal education assistance funds, as described in section 103 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1003 ), to any postsecondary educational institution. (2) Postsecondary educational institution The term postsecondary educational institution means an educational institution that awards a degree or certificate and is located in any State and includes— (A) an institution of higher education, as defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1002 ); (B) a postsecondary educational institution, as defined in section 203 of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3272 )