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Teacher Debt Relief Act

H.R. 4647 · 116th Congress · Oct 11, 2019 · Lineage

A BILL

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to change certain eligibility provisions for loan forgiveness for teachers, and for other purposes.

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Teacher Debt Relief Act”.

2. Loan forgiveness for teachers

The Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) is amended—
(1)
in section 428J(g)(2) (20 U.S.C. 1078–10(g)(2))—
(A)
in subparagraph (A), by inserting “or” after the semicolon at the end;
(B)
by striking subparagraph (B); and
(C)
by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B);
(2)
in section 455(m) (20 U.S.C. 1087e(m)), in paragraph (4), by striking “both this subsection and section 428J, 428K, 428L, or 460” and inserting “both this subsection and section 428K or 428L”; and
(3)
in section 460(g)(2) (20 U.S.C. 1087j(g)(2))—
(A)
in subparagraph (A), by inserting “or” after the semicolon at the end;
(B)
by striking subparagraph (B); and
(C)
by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B).