The National Association of Scholars believes that higher education should gather scholars and students to cultivate excellence and pursue the truth, transmit the heritage of Western civilization to a new generation, prepare cultured and virtuous citizens, and train students for vocational success. American colleges and universities should embody academic excellence and foster it in their students. Institutions of higher education should strive to make their classes affordable, so as to make higher education accessible for any qualified student. This policy guide provides a guideline of 40 detailed suggestions for legislative reforms. These initiatives, if enacted by Congress, would encourage reform of America's costly, politicized, and dysfunctional system of higher education. The report is comprised of the following sections: (1) Finances; (2) Rights; (3) America; (4) Equality; (5) Regulatory Reform; and (6) Additional Proposals.