,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bhbf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #af1
 #bjad ,mr4 ,blumenthal 7for himself and
 ,ms4 ,warren7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,health1           
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the ,higher ,education
 ,act of #aife to provide for a         
percentage of student loan forgiveness  
for public service employment1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4  ,short title      
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,strengthening ,forgiveness for ,public 
,servants ,act4  #b4  ,public service   
loan forgiveness program  ,section      
#dee7m7 of the ,higher ,education ,act  
of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhg;e7m77 is  
amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 in the
 matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by 
inserting 1 except as provided in       
paragraph 7#e71 after on any eligible   
,federal ,direct ,loan not in default2  
and  7#b7 by adding at the end the      

following3  7#e7 ,loan cancellation for 
new loans  7,a7  ,in general  ,beginning
 after the date of enactment of the     
,strengthening ,forgiveness for ,public 
,servants ,act1 after the conclusion of 
each employment period in a public      
service job1 as described in            
subparagraph 7,b71 the ,secretary shall 
cancel the percent specified in such    
subparagraph of the total amount due on 
any eligible ,federal ,direct ,loan made
 after the date of enactment of the     
,strengthening ,forgiveness for ,public 
,servants ,act for a borrower who is    
employed in such public service job and 
submits an employment certification form
 described in subparagraph 7,c74  7,b7  
,percent amount  ,the percent of a loan 
that shall be canceled under            
subparagraph 7,a7 is as follows3  7i7   
,in the case of a borrower who completes
 #b years of employment in a public     
service job1 #ae percent of the total   
amount due on the eligible ,federal     
,direct ,loan on the date the borrower  

commenced employment in such public     
service job4  7ii7 ,in the case of a    
borrower who completes #d years of      
employment in a public service job1 #ae 
percent of the total amount due on the  
eligible ,federal ,direct ,loan on the  
date the borrower commenced employment  
in such public service job4  7iii7 ,in  
the case of a borrower who completes #f 
years of employment in a public service 
job1 #bj percent of the total amount due
 on the eligible ,federal ,direct ,loan 
on the date the borrower commenced      
employment in such public service job4  
7iv7 ,in the case of a borrower who     
completes #h years of employment in a   
public service job1 #bj percent of the  
total amount due on the eligible        
,federal ,direct ,loan on the date the  
borrower commenced employment in such   
public service job4  7v7 ,in the case of
 a borrower who completes #aj years of  
employment in a public service job1 #cj 
percent of the total amount due on the  
eligible ,federal ,direct ,loan on the  

date the borrower commenced employment  
in such public service job4  7,c7       
,employment certification form  7i7 ,in 
general ,in order to receive loan       
cancellation under this paragraph1 a    
borrower shall submit to the ,secretary 
an employment certification form that is
 developed by the ,secretary and        
includes self-certification of          
employment and a separate part for      
employer certification that indicates   
the dates of employment4  7ii7          
,deferment ,if a borrower submits to the
 ,secretary the employment certification
 form described in clause 7i71 during   
the period in which the borrower is     
employed in a public service job for    
which loan cancellation is eligible     
under this paragraph1 the borrower's    
eligible ,federal ,direct ,loan shall be
 placed in deferment4  7,d7 ,interest   
cancelled ,if a portion of a loan is    
canceled under this paragraph for any   
year1 the entire amount of interest on  
such loan that accrues for such year    

shall be canceled4  4