,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dcad  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #bf1 #bjad    
,mr4 ,ribble 7for himself and ,mr4      
,kind7 introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to establish a student loan repayment   
program for totally disabled veterans4  
#a4 ,establishment of veteran student   
loan repayment program  7a7             
,establishment ,chapter #cf of title    
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by adding at the end the following3     
#cfii4 ,student loan repayment program  
for totally disabled veterans  7a7 ,in  
general ,the ,secretary shall establish 
a student loan repayment program in     
which the ,secretary repays the         
undergraduate student loans of covered  
veterans4  7b7 ,monthly payment ,in     
carrying out subsection 7a71 the        
,secretary1 on a monthly basis1 shall   
pay directly to the holder of an        

undergraduate student loan of a covered 
veteran an amount that is equal to the  
monthly amount computed under subsection
 7c77#a74  7c7 ,amounts  7#a7 ,the      
monthly amount paid by the ,secretary   
under subsection 7b7 for a covered      
veteran enrolled in the program         
established under subsection 7a7 is the 
amount that equals the monthly amount   
that the covered veteran owes the holder
 of the loan4  7#b7 ,except as provided 
by paragraph 7#c71 the total amount that
 the ,secretary may pay for a covered   
veteran enrolled in the program         
established under subsection 7a7 is the 
amount that the veteran owes to the     
holder of any undergraduate student loan
 of the veteran as of the date on which 
the veteran became totally              
service-connected disabled4  7#c7 ,in   
addition to the total amount paid       
pursuant to paragraph 7#b71 with respect
 to a covered veteran enrolled in the   
program established under subsection 7a7
 who1 as of the date on which the       

veteran applies for such enrollment1    
owes to the holder of an undergraduate  
student loan of the veteran an amount   
that is less than the total amount that 
the veteran owed as of the date on which
 the veteran became totally             
service-connected disabled1 the         
,secretary shall pay to the covered     
veteran an amount equal to--  7,a7 the  
difference of--  7i7 the amount the     
veteran owed to such holder as of the   
date of such disability2 and  7ii7 the  
amount the veteran owes to such holder  
as of the date of such application2 plus
  7,b7 any interest to the amount       
calculated under subparagraph 7,a71 as  
determined by the ,secretary based on   
the percentage by which there was a     
social security increase 7as defined in 
section #aajd7;b7 of this title7 during 
each year occurring during the period   
beginning on the date of such disability
 and ending on the date of such         
application4  7d7 ,effect on other      
programs ,enrollment in the program     

established under subsection 7a7 shall  
not affect any other educational        
assistance that a veteran may be        
entitled to by reason of the service of 
the veteran in the ,armed ,forces4  7e7 
,definitions ,in this section3  7#a7    
,the term covered veteran means a       
veteran who--  7,a7 served in the ,armed
 ,forces on or after ,september #aa1    
#bjja2 and  7,b7 has a service-connected
 disability rated as total4  7#b7 ,the  
term undergraduate student loan means a 
loan1 whether ,federal1 ,state1 or      
private--  7,a7 to assist an individual 
to attend an institution of higher      
learning 7as such term is defined in    
section #cdeb7;f7 of this title71       
including a loan made1 insured1 or      
guaranteed under part ,b1 ,d1 or ,e of  
title ,,iv of the ,higher ,education    
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgg et   
seq41 #ajhg;a et seq41 #ajhg;aa et seq47
 or a private education loan 7as defined
 in section #adj of the ,truth in       
,lending ,act72  7,b7 that was made to a

 covered veteran before the date on     
which the veteran entered into the      
,armed ,forces2 and  7,c7 for which the 
veteran used to pursue an undergraduate 
degree at such an institution4  4  7b7  
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections at the beginning of such       
chapter is amended by adding at the end 
the following new item3  #cfii4 ,student
 loan repayment program for totally     
disabled veterans4  4