; and (ii) meet the applicable policies and procedures of the accrediting agency or association (as such policies and procedures were in effect before March 5, 2020). (B) Accrediting agency or association In a case in which an accrediting agency or association does not have distance education in the scope of its recognition at the time an institution commences the evaluation process described in this paragraph, and such agency expands its scope of accreditation to include distance education, not later than 30 days after such change in scope, such agency shall notify the Secretary, in writing, of the change in scope to include distance education, in accordance with section 496(a)(4)(B)(i)(II) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1099b(a)(4)(B)(i)(II) ). (3) Commencement of approval process with the Secretary Not later than December 31, 2020, each institution described in paragraph (1)(B) shall commence, with the Secretary, the standard approval process for distance education of the Secretary referred to in paragraph (1)(B)(ii)(I). (4) Completion of evaluation and approval process (A) In general Not later than July 1, 2021, an institution of higher education described in paragraph (1)(B) shall demonstrate to the Secretary that— (i) the institution has completed the evaluation process and standard approval process for distance education under paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively, for each of its applicable programs