as part of the application for Federal student financial aid under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965. (D) Required notification periods (i) Notification to Congress The Secretary and the Secretary of Education shall issue joint notifications to the Committees on Finance and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committees on Ways and Means and Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives not less than 120 days prior to the first disclosure of any type of return information under subparagraph (A)(vii) or (B)(xv) with respect to which such a notification has not been previously made. (ii) Public notice and comment There shall be a public notice and comment period beginning not less than 60 days prior to the first disclosure of any type of return information under subparagraph (A)(vii) or (B)(xv) with respect to which such a notification has not been previously made, subsequent to the period allotted for Congressional comment under clause (i). . (2) Confidentiality of return information Section 6103(a)(3) of such Code is amended by inserting , (13)(A), (13)(B) after (12) . (3) Conforming amendments Section 6103(p)(4) of such Code is amended— (A) by inserting (A), (13)(B) after (13) each place it occurs