,i  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dhde  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #bc1 #bjaf    
,mr4 ,sean ,patrick ,maloney of ,new    
,york 7for himself and ,mr4 ,barletta7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,education and the ,workforce  ,a ,,bill
  ,to amend the student loan forgiveness
 program in the ,higher ,education ,act 
of #aife to include a greater number of 
disabled veterans and to facilitate the 
automatic transfer to the ,secretary of 
,education of information regarding     
veterans eligible for student loan      
forgiveness1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,disabled ,veterans ,student    
,loan ,protection ,act of #bjaf4  #b4   
,service-connected disability           
determinations  7a7 ,in general ,section
 #dcg7;a7 of the ,higher ,education ,act
 of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhg7;a77 is  
amended by striking paragraph 7#b7 and  
inserting the following3  7#b7          

,service-connected disability           
determinations  7,a7 ,in general ,a     
borrower who has been determined to be  
unemployable by the ,secretary of       
,veterans ,affairs or has been assigned 
a disability rating of #ajj percent 7or 
a combination of ratings equaling #ajj  
percent7 by the ,secretary of ,veterans 
,affairs or the ,secretary of ,defense  
for a service-connected disability 7as  
defined in section #aja of title #ch1   
,united ,states ,code71 regardless of   
whether such borrower provides          
documentation of such rating to the     
,secretary of ,education1 shall be      
considered permanently and totally      
disabled for the purpose of discharging 
such borrower's loans under this        
subsection1 and such borrower shall not 
be required to present any additional   
documentation for purposes of this      
subsection4  7,b7 ,rating of disability 
,a determination of unemployability or  
disability rating of #ajj percent       
described in subparagraph 7,a7 and      

transmitted in accordance with          
subparagraph 7,c7 shall be considered   
sufficient documentation for purposes of
 this subsection4  7,c7 ,transfer of    
information ,not later than #ahj days   
after the date of enactment of this     
paragraph1 the ,secretary of ,education1
 in coordination with the ,secretary of 
,defense and the ,secretary of ,veteran 
,affairs1 shall create a system through 
which the applicable disability ratings1
 or alternative means of transmitting a 
determination of unemployability1 made  
before1 on1 or after the date of        
enactment of this paragraph1 shall be   
automatically transmitted from the      
,department of ,defense or the          
,department of ,veterans ,affairs1 as   
the case may be1 to the ,department of  
,education and shall satisfy the        
documentation requirement described in  
this subparagraph4 ,the ,secretaries    
shall have the authority to enter into  
any agreements necessary to implement   
the requirements of this subparagraph4  

7,d7 ,notification to borrowers ,the    
,secretary of ,education shall notify   
each borrower whose liability on a loan 
has been discharged under this          
subsection that such loan has been      
discharged4  4  7b7 ,effective date ,the
 amendment made by this section shall   
take effect on the date that is #fj days
 after the date of enactment of this    
,act4