; Public Law 115–232 ). (3) 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). . (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 sections 117, 117A, 117B, and 117C. (B) An institution that, for 3 consecutive institutional fiscal years, violates any requirement of any of the sections listed in subparagraph (A), 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 each such section for not less than 2 institutional fiscal years after the institutional fiscal year in which such institution became ineligible. . (c) GAO Study and Report (1) Study Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall initiate a study to identify ways to improve intergovernmental agency coordination regarding implementation and enforcement of sections 117, 117A, 117B, and 117C of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1011f ), as amended or added by this Act, including increasing information sharing, increasing compliance rates, and establishing processes for enforcement. (2) Report Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress, and make public, a report containing the results of the study described in paragraph (1) .