,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #biff  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #a1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,richmond 7for himself1 ,ms4       
,fudge1 and ,ms4 ,brown of ,florida7    
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,education and the ,workforce  ,a ,,bill
  ,to amend the ,higher ,education ,act 
of #aife to suspend1 for a certain      
period1 the use of adverse credit       
history in determining eligibility for  
,federal ,direct ,,plus ,loans4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,,plus ,loan ,accessibility ,act 4  
#b4 ,provision of eligibility for       
,federal ,direct ,,plus ,loans ,section 
#dbh;,b7a77#a77;,a7 of the ,higher      
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajgh-b7;a77#a77;,a77 is amended by     
adding before the semicolon the         
following3 1 except that this           
subparagraph shall not be enforced with 
respect to ,federal ,direct ,,plus      
,loans during the period beginning on   

the date of enactment of the ,,plus     
,loan ,accessibility ,act and ending on 
the date on which the ,secretary        
implements the final rules on the       
proposed rules developed by the         
negotiated rulemaking committee         
established pursuant to the announcement
 of intent to establish a negotiated    
rulemaking committee published by the   
,department on ,may #a1 #bjab 7#gg ,fed4
 ,reg4 #befeh et seq474