; or (iii) decorations (as such term is defined in section 7342(a) of title 5, United States Code). (6) Institution The term institution means an institution of higher education (as such term is defined in section 102, other than an institution described in subsection (a)(1)(c) of such section). (7) Professional staff the term professional staff means professional employees, as defined in section 3 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 203 ). . (b) Program participation agreement Section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1094 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (30) (A) An institution will comply with the requirements of section 117A. (B) An institution that, for 3 consecutive institutional fiscal years, violates any requirement of section 117A shall— (i) be ineligible to participate in the programs authorized by this title for a period of not less than 2 institutional fiscal years; and (ii) in order to regain eligibility to participate in such programs, demonstrate compliance with all requirements of such section for not less than 2 institutional fiscal years after the institutional fiscal year in which such institution became ineligible. .