; and (B) by paragraph (1)(C) amended regulations that were in effect on October 31, 2016, the provisions of the regulations that were in effect on October 31, 2016, and were so amended are restored and revived as if the regulations repealed by paragraph (1)(C) had not taken effect. (b) Certain regulations and other actions prohibited (1) Gainful employment The Secretary of Education shall not, on or after the date of enactment of this Act, promulgate or enforce any regulation or rule with respect to the definition or application of the term gainful employment for any purpose under the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.). (2) Credit hour The Secretary of Education shall not, on or after the date of enactment of this Act, promulgate or enforce any regulation or rule with respect to the definition of the term credit hour for any purpose under the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.). (3) Postsecondary institution ratings system The Secretary of Education shall not carry out, develop, refine, promulgate, publish, implement, administer, or enforce a postsecondary institution ratings system or any other performance system to rate institutions of higher education (as defined in section 101 or 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 ; 1002)). B Additional General Provisions 111. Free speech protections Section 112 ( 20 U.S.C. 1011a ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: (2) It is the sense of Congress that— (A) free speech zones and restrictive speech codes are inherently at odds with the freedom of speech guaranteed by the First Amendment of the Constitution; and (B) no public institution directly or indirectly receiving financial assistance under this Act should restrict the speech of such institution’s students through such zones or codes. ; (2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively