,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #eefh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ah1 #bjad  
,mr4 ,ca/ro ( ,texas introduc$ ! foll[+ 
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,education & ! ,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
am5d ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife to
 direct ! ,secret>y ( ,education to aw>d
 int]e/-free /ud5t loans to c]ta9       
/ud5ts1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,b-,on-,"t ,/ud5t ,loan ,relief ,act (  
#bjad4  #b4 ,b-,on-,"t ,loans & ,loan   
,=giv5ess ,title ,,iv ( ! ,high]        
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajgj et seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+ new "p3  ,j ,b-,on-,"t ,loans 
#dii;,a4 ,loan requirem5ts  7a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,! ,secret>y %all c>ry out a program   
to--  7#a7 aw>d loans ) an applicable   
rate ( int]e/ ( z]o to eligible /ud5ts =
 /udy at an in/itution ( high]          
education2 &  7#b7 =give ! out/&+       
pr9cipal on su* loans aw>d$ to /ud5ts :o
 meet ! requirem5ts ( subsection 7c74   

7b7 ,/ud5t eligibility = loans ,to be   
eligible to receive a loan "u subsection
 7a77#a71 a /ud5t %all meet any         
requirem5ts t ! ,secret>y may require1  
:i* %all include requirem5ts t ! /ud5t--
  7#a7  7,a7 has graduat$ on or aft] !  
#bjac-bjad s*ool ye> f a second>y s*ool 
9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates or a second>y s*ool   
op]at$ by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1 or its 
equival5t2 or  7,b7 has e>n$ an         
associate's degree f an in/itution (    
high] education on or aft] ,may #a1     
#bjac2  7#b7 has n e>n$ a ba*elor's     
degree2  7#c7 is enroll$ z a full-"t    
/ud5t 9 an und]graduate degree or       
c]tificate program at an in/itution (   
high] education2 &  7#d7 has complet$ a 
,,fafsa & meets ! requirem5ts ( section 
#dhd7;a74  7c7 ,/ud5t eligibility = loan
 =giv5ess ,to be eligible to receive    
loan =giv5ess "u subsection 7a77#b71 a  
/ud5t %all meet any requirem5ts t !     
,secret>y may require1 :i* %all include 
requirem5ts t ! /ud5t--  7#a7 receives a
 ba*elor's degree )9 a set timeframe1 z 

det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y2  7#b7 :ile      
enroll$ at ! program ( /udy at an       
in/itution ( high] education = :i* !    
/ud5t receiv$ a loan "u subsection      
7a77#a7--  7,a7 has ma9ta9$ a c]ta9     
grade po9t av]age2 or  7,b7 has major$ 9
 a sci5ce1 te*nology1 eng9e]+1 or       
ma!matics field2 &  7#c7 meets any o!r  
requirem5ts z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4   
7d7 ,priority ,! ,secret>y %all aw>d    
loans "u subsection 7a77#a7 & grant loan
 =giv5ess "u subsection 7a77#b7 on a    
fir/-come1 fir/-s]v$ basis1 & subject to
 ! availability ( appropriations4  7e7  
,rule ( ,con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is section
 %all be con/ru$ to prohibit a /ud5t f  
apply+ = o!r f9ancial assi/ance "u ?is  
title4  7f7 ,au?orization (             
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section su* 
sums z may be necess>y = fiscal ye>     
#bjae & ea* succe$+ fiscal ye> ?r\gh    
fiscal ye> #bjbd4  4