This document contains information from the joint House and Senate conference concerning the provisions of S. 1150, the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, specifically the material is organized in sequential order as the provisions are found in the legislation, using key word identifiers and additional explanatory narrative. An in-depth examination of the Title IV programs of student assistance is included. These cover grants to students, federal family education loans, federal work-study programs, federal direct loan demonstration program, income contingent loan demonstration program, federal Perkins loans, need analysis, general provisions, and program integrity. A review of the graduate programs covered by Title IX covers grants to encourage women and minority participation in graduate education, Patricia Roberts Harris fellowship programs, Jacob K. Javits Fellows program, graduate assistance in areas of national need, faculty development fellowship program, assistance for training in the legal profession, and law school clinical experience programs. In addition, a listing of the major controversial Title IV provisions that were not adopted by conferees is provided. (GLR)