; and (2) aim to increase student success, as determined in accordance with subsection (g). (b) Continuing and discontinuing experiments and experimental sites The Secretary may continue any experiment or the voluntary participation of any experimental site in existence as of the date of enactment of the College Affordability Act , unless the Secretary determines that such experiment or site has not been successful in increasing student success as determined in accordance with subsection (g). Any experiment or experimental site approved by the Secretary prior to the date of enactment of the College Affordability Act that has not been successful in increasing student success shall be discontinued before the first day of the first ward year beginning after such date. (c) Waivers The Secretary is authorized to waive, for any institution participating as an experimental site under subsection (a), any requirements in this title, including requirements related to the award process and disbursement of student financial aid (such as innovative delivery systems for modular or compressed courses, or other innovative systems), verification of student financial aid application data, entrance and exit interviews, or other management procedures or processes as determined in the negotiated rulemaking process under section 492, or regulations prescribed under this title, that will bias the results of the experiment, except that the Secretary shall not waive any provisions with respect to award rules (other than an award rule related to an experiment in modular or compressed schedules), grant and loan maximum award amounts, and need analysis requirements unless the waiver of such provisions is authorized by another provision under this title. (d) Evaluation plan required Before notifying institutions of the intent of the Secretary to carry out an experiment under this section, the Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, shall develop an evaluation plan for the experiment. The