; (B) a dear colleague letter; or (C) an electronic announcement. (2) Non-binding directives A student loan servicer that is notified of a final contract modification described in paragraph (1) and receives guidance in a form other than a form described in paragraph (1) (including through emails or phone calls) shall not be subject to such contract modification. . 2 Accreditors 311. Accrediting agency recognition (a) Criteria required Section 496(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1099b(a) ) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), in the first sentence, by striking or training and inserting skills development ; (2) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: (1) the accrediting agency or association (other than an accrediting agency or association described in paragraph (2)(D)) shall be a State or national agency or association and shall demonstrate the ability to operate as an institutional or programmatic accrediting agency or association within the State or nationally, as appropriate; ; (3) in paragraph (2)— (A) in subparagraph (A)— (i) in clause (i), by striking principal ; and (ii) in clause (ii), by striking its principal and inserting a ; and (B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting or at the end; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (D) is an entity (such as an industry-specific quality assurance entity) that has been— (i) determined by a State to be a reliable authority as to the quality of education or skills development offered in such State for the purposes of this Act; and (ii) designated (in accordance with subsection (b)(1)) by such State as an accrediting agency or association with respect to such State for such purposes; ; (4) in paragraph (3)— (A) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows: (A) subparagraph (A), (C), or (D) of paragraph (2), then such agency or association is— (i) distinctly incorporated or organized