REGIONAL MEETINGS AND NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING.

SEC. 494D. REGIONAL MEETINGS AND NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING.(a) Regional Meetings.—Section 492(a) (20 U.S.C. 1098a(a)) is amended—(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting “State student grant agencies,” after “institutions of higher education,”; and(2) in paragraph (2), by striking “, as amended by the Higher Education Amendments of 1998”.(b) Negotiated Rulemaking.—Section 492(b)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1098a(b)(1)) is amended—(1) in the first sentence, by striking “as amended by the Higher Education Amendments of 1998”; and(2) in the third sentence—(A) by striking “To the extent possible, the Secretary” and inserting “The Secretary”; and(B) by inserting “with demonstrated expertise or experience in the relevant subjects under negotiation,” after “select individuals”.