; and (iv) upon a student’s demonstration or mastery of a set of competencies identified and required by the institution, leads to or results in the awarding of a credential. . 4. Reporting on competency-based education programs Section 131 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1015 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (i) Reporting on competency-based education programs (1) Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of the Empowering Learners through Competency-Based Education Act , the Secretary shall, for each institution that has more than 200 students enrolled in competency-based education programs in an academic year (as defined in section 481(a)), collect, verify, and make publicly available on the same data that is in College Scorecard, or any similar successor website. (2) Information on competency-based education programs conducted under this section as described at paragraph (3) of this subsection shall be collected by the Secretary for the purpose of evaluating best practices respecting the administration of such programs, including effects on student outcomes, time to credential, total price, and job placement, and shall annually report to the Congress respecting such findings. (3) For the purposes described in subsections (1) and (2) of this section, the Secretary shall collect the following information for each eligible institution offering competency-based education: (A) The tuition and fees of the program and any other components of student’s cost of attendance (as defined in section 472) that are required for enrollment. (B) The median earnings of students who complete and do not complete the program. (C) The median time to credential. (D) The number and percentage of students who complete a credential within 100 percent, 150 percent, and 200 percent of the published length of the program. (E) The number and percentage of students completing the program who are employed not later than 180 days and 1 year, respectively, after completing the eligible program, if