,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #deig  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #g1        
#bjag,mr4 ,mac,arthur 7for himself1 ,ms4
 ,esty of ,connecticut1 ,mr4 ,foster1   
and ,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana7 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     
allow for the deferment of certain      
student loans during a period in which a
 borrower is enrolled in a drug         
treatment program4  #a4 ,short title    
,this ,act may be cited as the ,college 
,loan ,deferment for ,recovery ,act4    
#b4 ,student loan deferment for         
borrowers enrolled in a drug treatment  
program  7a7 ,direct ,loans ,section    
#dee7;f7 of the ,higher ,education ,act 
of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhg;e7f77 is  
amended--  7#a7 by redesignating        
paragraphs 7#c7 and 7#d7 as paragraphs  
7#d7 and 7#e71 respectively2 and  7#b7  
by inserting after paragraph 7#b7 the   

following3  7#c7 ,deferment for         
borrowers enrolled in a drug treatment  
program  7,a7 ,effect on principal and  
interest ,a borrower of a loan made     
under this part who meets the           
requirements of subparagraph 7,b7 shall 
be eligible for a deferment1 during     
which periodic installments of principal
 need not be paid1 and interest shall   
not accrue4  7,b7 ,eligibility ,a       
borrower of a loan made under this part 
shall be eligible for a deferment       
during-- 7i7 any period in which such   
borrower is enrolled in a drug treatment
 program2 and  7ii7 the #cj days after  
such period4  7,c7 ,drug treatment      
program defined ,in this paragraph1 the 
term drug treatment program means a     
program certified or licensed by a      
,state to provide drug treatment in the 
,state4  7,d7 ,applicability ,this      
paragraph shall apply with respect to   
loans-- 7i7 made on or after the date of
 the enactment of this paragraph2 or    
7ii7 in repayment on the date of the    

enactment of this paragraph4  4  7b7    
,terms of ,federally ,insured ,student  
,loans ,section #dbg7;a77#b77;,c7 of the
 ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #ajgg7;a77#b77;,c77 is        
amended--  7#a7 in clause 7ii71 by      
striking 2 or and inserting a semicolon2
  7#b7 in clause 7iii71 by inserting or 
after the semicolon2 and  7#c7 by       
inserting after clause 7iii7 the        
following3  7iv7 in which the borrower  
is enrolled in a drug treatment program 
7as defined in section                  
#dee7;f77#c77;,c771 and the #cj days    
after such period4  4  7c7 ,,ffel       
program ,section #dbh7;b77#a77,m7 of the
 ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #ajgh7;b77#a77,m77 is         
amended-- 7#a7 in clause 7iii71 by      
striking or 7,,ii72 or and inserting or 
7,,ii722  7#b7 in clause 7iv71 by       
inserting or after the semicolon2 and   
7#c7 by adding at the end the following3
  7v7 during which the borrower is      
enrolled in a drug treatment program 7as

 defined in section #dee7;f77#c77;,c771 
and the #cj days after such period2  4  
7d7 ,federal ,perkins loans ,section    
#dfd7;c77#b7 of the ,higher ,education  
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4            
#ajhg;dd7c77#b77 is amended-- 7#a7 in   
subparagraph 7,a7--  7,a7 in clause     
7iv71 by striking 2 or and inserting a  
semicolon2  7,b7 in clause 7v71 by      
inserting or after the semicolon2 and   
7,c7 by inserting after clause 7v7 the  
following3  7vi7 during which the       
borrower is enrolled in a drug treatment
 program 7as defined in section         
#dee7;f77#c77;,c771 and the #cj days    
after such period2  4  7e7 ,interest on 
unsubsubsidized ,stafford ,loans        
,section #dbh;,h7e77#b7 of the ,higher  
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajgh-h7;e77#b77 is amended-- 7#a7 in   
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking ,interest
 and inserting1 ,except as provided in  
subparagraph 7,c71 interest2 and  7#b7  
by adding at the end the following3     
7,c7 ,interest shall not accrue on a    

loan deferred under section             
#dbh7;b77#a77,m77v7 or                  
#dbg7;a77#b77;,c77iv74  4  7f7          
,applicability ,the amendments made by  
this ,act shall apply with respect to   
loans-- 7#a7 made on or after the date  
of the enactment of this ,act2 or  7#b7 
in repayment on the date of the         
enactment of this ,act4