,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bfgi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #be1 #bjag,mr4   
,co/ello ( ,p5nsylvania 7= himself1 ,mr4
 ,b>letta1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,mr4 ,byrne1 
,mr4 ,c(fman1 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,ms4 ,titus1
 & ,ms4 ,s9ema7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on        
,education & ! ,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
am5d ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife to
 improve s]vice-connect$ disability     
det]m9ations = purposes ( loan dis*>ge4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,mat* ,vet]ans to ,/ud5t ,loan        
,protections ,act4  #b4 ,improv$        
disability det]m9ations  7a7 ,9 g5]al   
,section #dcg7;a7 ( ! ,high] ,education 
,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhg7;a77  
is am5d$--  7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 
by /rik+ ,a borr[] & ins]t+ ! foll[+3   
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,a borr[]  2 &  7,b7 by   
add+ at ! end ! foll[+  7,b7 ,mat*+     
program  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y (    
,education & ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans     
,affairs %all c>ry out a comput] mat*+  

program "u :i* ! ,secret>y ( ,education 
id5tifies1 on at lea/ a qu>t]ly basis1  
borr[]s--  7,i7 :o h be5 assign$ a      
disability rat+ ( #ajj p]c5t 7or a      
comb9ation ( rat+s equal+ #ajj p]c5t or 
m7 by ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs = 
a s]vice-connect$ disability 7z def9$ 9 
section #aja ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code72 or  7,,ii7 :o h be5 det]m9$ by !
 ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to be    
unemployable due to a s]vice-connect$   
condition1 z describ$ 9 subp>agraph     
7,a74  7ii7 ,borr[] notification ,)     
respect to ea* borr[] :o is id5tifi$ by 
! ,secret>y ( ,education "u clause 7i71 
! ,secret>y %all1 z soon z practicable  
aft] su* id5tification--  7,i7 notify ! 
borr[] ( ! borr[]'s eligibility = loan  
dis*>ge "u ?is subsection2 &  7,,ii7    
provide ! borr[] ) simple in/ructions on
 h[ to apply = su* loan dis*>ge1 includ+
 an explanation t ! borr[] %all n be    
requir$ to provide any docum5tation ( ! 
borr[]'s disability rat+ to receive su* 
dis*>ge4  2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end !  

foll[+3  7#c7 ,data collection & report 
to congress ,! ,secret>y %all annually  
collect & submit to ! ,committees on    
,education & ! ,work=ce & ,vet]ans'     
,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & !
 ,committees on ,heal?1 ,education1     
,labor1 & ,p5sions & ,vet]ans' ,affairs 
( ! ,s5ate1 data ab\t borr[]s apply+ = &
 receiv+ loan dis*>ges "u ?is           
subsection1 :i* %all include ! foll[+1  
disaggregat$ by borr[]s apply+ = or     
receiv+ su* dis*>ges "u subp>agraph 7,a7
 or 7,b7 ( p>agraph 7#b73  7,a7 ,! numb]
 ( applications receiv$ "u ?is          
subsection4  7,b7 ,! numb] ( su*        
applications t 7 approv$4  7,c7 ,! numb]
 ( loan dis*>ges t 7 complet$ "u ?is    
subsection4  7#d7 ,notification to      
borr[]s ,! ,secret>y %all notify ea*    
borr[] ^: liability on a loan has be5   
dis*>g$ "u ?is subsection t su* loan has
 be5 dis*>g$4  4  7b7 ,reports  7#a7    
,plan ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date (
 ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (   
,education %all submit to ! appropriate 

committees ( ,congress a report t       
includes a plan to c>ry out ! activities
 describ$ "u section #dcg7;a77#b77;,b7 (
 ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #ajhg7;a77#b771 z add$ by ?is 
section4  7#b7 ,foll[-up ,report ,if !  
,secret>y ( ,education has n c>ri$ out !
 activities describ$ "u section         
#dcg7;a77#b77;,b7 ( ! ,high] ,education 
,act ( #aife1 z add$ by ?is section1 by 
! date t is #a ye> aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      
,education %all submit to ! appropriate 
committees ( ,congress1 by su* date1 a  
report t includes an explanation ( :y ^?
 activities h n be5 implem5t$4