,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ebge  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #cj1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,cohen 7for himself1 ,mrs4             
,kirkpatrick1 and ,mr4 ,ellison7        
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 increase the amount of loan 
forgiveness for which teachers in       
teacher shortage areas are eligible4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,maximizing ,opportunities and  
,retaining ,experienced ,teachers ,act  
or the ,,more ,act 4  #b4 ,loan         
forgiveness for teachers in teacher     
shortage areas  7a7 ,,ffel ,loans       
,section #dbh;,j of the ,higher         
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajgh-aj7 is amended--  7#a7 in         
subsection 7c71 by adding at the end the
 following3  7#d7 ,additional amounts   
for teachers in teacher shortage areas  
,notwithstanding the amount specified in

 paragraph 7#a71 the aggregate amount   
that the ,secretary shall repay under   
this section shall be not more than     
#ag1ejj in the case of an elementary    
school or secondary school teacher who  
meets the requirements of subsection    
7b71 except that in lieu of being       
employed in a school or location        
described in paragraph 7#a77;,a7 of     
subsection 7b71 the teacher has been    
employed in a teacher shortage area 7as 
defined in section #fhb4baj7q77#e7 of   
title #cd1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations 7as in effect on the date  
of enactment of the ,maximizing         
,opportunities and ,retaining           
,experienced ,teachers ,act774  2 and   
7#b7 in subsection 7g77#a77;,a71 by     
inserting or subsection 7c77#d7 after   
subsection 7b77#a77;,a74  7b7 ,federal  
,direct ,loans ,section #dfj of the     
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajhg;j7 is amended--  7#a7 in
 subsection 7c71 by adding at the end   
the following3  7#d7 ,additional amounts

 for teachers in teacher shortage areas 
,notwithstanding the amount specified in
 paragraph 7#a71 the aggregate amount   
that the ,secretary shall repay under   
this section shall be not more than     
#ag1ejj in the case of an elementary    
school or secondary school teacher who  
meets the requirements of subsection    
7b71 except that in lieu of being       
employed in a school or location        
described in paragraph 7#a77;,a7 of     
subsection 7b71 the teacher has been    
employed in a teacher shortage area 7as 
defined in section #fhb4baj7q77#e7 of   
title #cd1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations 7as in effect on the date  
of enactment of the ,maximizing         
,opportunities and ,retaining           
,experienced ,teachers ,act774  2 and   
7#b7 in subsection 7g77#a77;,a71 by     
inserting or subsection 7c77#d7 after   
subsection 7b77#a77;,a74