Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Military and Veteran Caregiver Student Loan Relief Act of 2021”.
Military and Veteran Caregiver Student Loan Relief Act of 2021
A BILL
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include service as a veteran family caregiver as a public service job for purposes of the public service loan forgiveness program, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Repayment plan for public service employees
Section 455(m)(3)(B) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e(m)(3)(B)) is amended—
in clause (i), by striking “or” at the end;
in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; or”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(iii) service as a primary family caregiver of veteran in the program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers, as established by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under section 1720G of title 38, United States Code.”