,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bbgj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #a1 #bjag,mr4   
,langevin 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,thompson  
of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,krishnamoorthi1 
and ,mr4 ,roskam7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and the    
,workforce  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend section
 #dcg7;d7 of the ,higher ,education ,act
 of #aife to provide for repayment by   
the ,secretary of loans to parents of   
disabled students4  #a4 ,short title    
,this ,act may be cited as the ,,plus   
,loan ,disability ,forgiveness ,act4    
#b4 ,repayment of parent loans due to   
student disability ,section #dcg7;d7 of 
the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife    
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhg7;d77 is amended--  
7#a7 by striking ,if a student and      
inserting the following3  7#a7 ,death   
,if a student  2 and  7#b7 by adding at 
the end the following3  7#b7 ,disability
  7,a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall
 discharge a parent's liability on a    

loan described in section #dbh;,b by    
repaying the amount owed on the loan if 
the student on whose behalf the parent  
has received the loan--  7i7 becomes    
permanently and totally disabled 7as    
determined in accordance with           
regulations of the ,secretary72 or  7ii7
 is unable to engage in any substantial 
gainful activity by reason of any       
medically determinable physical or      
mental impairment that can be expected  
to result in death1 has lasted for a    
continuous period of not less than #fj  
months1 or can be expected to last for a
 continuous period of not less than #fj 
months4  7,b7 ,disability determinations
 ,subsection 7a77#b7 shall apply to a   
disability determination under this     
paragraph in the same manner as such    
subsection applies to a determination   
under subsection 7a77#a74  7,c7         
,safeguards ,the safeguards to prevent  
fraud and abuse developed under         
subsection 7a77#a7 shall apply under    
this paragraph4  7,d7 ,reinstatement of 

loans ,the ,secretary may promulgate    
regulations to reinstate the obligation 
of1 and resume collection on1 loans     
discharged under this paragraph in cases
 in which the ,secretary determines that
 the reinstatement and resumption is    
necessary and appropriate based upon the
 regulations developed under subsection 
7a77#a74  4