,i  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fddd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #f1        
#bjaf,ms4 ,meng 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     
require the ,secretary of ,education to 
annually adjust ,federal ,perkins loan  
amounts for inflation4  #a4 ,short title
 ,this ,act may be cited as the ,perkins
 ,loan ,program ,inflation ,adjustment  
,act of #bjaf4  #b4 ,federal ,perkins   
loan amounts adjusted for inflation     
,section #dfd7;a77#b7 of the ,higher    
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajhg;dd7a77#b77 is amended by adding   
the following3  7,c7 ,with respect to   
each academic year1 the ,secretary shall
 adjust the amounts described in        
subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7 by the      
percentage equal to the estimated       
percentage change in the ,consumer      
,price ,index 7as determined by the     

,secretary using the definition in      
section #dgh7;f77 for the most recent   
calendar year ending prior to the       
beginning of that academic year4  4