At year's end, Congress passed and the President signed the "Tax Relief, Unemployment Benefits Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010," which extends every priority higher education tax benefit that either already expired or was set to expire at the end of this year. Among these provisions is the American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC). Senator Charles Schumer, who authored and championed the AOTC, is encouraging campuses to remind potentially eligible students about the credit, and the ability to file amended returns for 2009 in the event that they or their parents did not claim the credit when it was first created. Campuses could distribute reminders via e-mail, or via enclosures in tuition statements.