Diploma Integrity Protection Act of 2007

The Diploma Integrity Protection Act of 2007 (H.R. 773) was designed to combat "diploma mills" by establishing a clear federal standard for identifying legitimate institutions of higher education. The bill would have required the Department of Education to maintain a public list of accredited schools and created a federal task force to develop strategies for preventing the sale and use of fraudulent degrees.

For everyday citizens, this legislation aimed to provide greater consumer protection by making it easier to verify if a college or university is legitimate before enrolling or paying tuition. Additionally, it sought to protect the integrity of the job market by empowering the Federal Trade Commission to penalize entities that issue fake degrees or unauthorized accreditations.