,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #abdg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #be1      
#bjag,mr4 ,hatch 7for himself and ,mr4  
,warner7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,health1 ,education1     
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
provide for loan repayment for teachers 
in high-need schools4  #a4 ,short title 
,this ,act may be cited as the ,teacher 
,loan ,repayment ,act of #bjag4  #b4    
,loan repayment for teachers  7a7       
,sunsets ,the ,higher ,education ,act of
 #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja et seq47 is 
amended-- 7#a7 in section #dbj,o--  7,a7
 by striking ,beginning and inserting   
7a7 ,in general4--,beginning2 and  7,b7 
by adding at the end the following3  7b7
 ,sunset ,beginning on the date of      
enactment of the ,teacher ,loan         
,repayment ,act of #bjag1 the ,secretary
 shall not award funds under this       
subpart for new ,,teach ,grants4  2     
7#b7 in section #dbh;,j1 by adding at   

the end the following3  7i7 ,sunset     
,beginning on the date of enactment of  
the ,teacher ,loan ,repayment ,act of   
#bjag1 the ,secretary shall not enter   
into a new agreement to assume the      
obligation to repay a qualified loan    
amount under this section4  2  7#c7 in  
section #dbh,k-- 7,a7 by redesignating  
subsection 7h7 as subsection 7i72 and   
7,b7 by inserting after subsection 7g7  
the following3  7h7 ,sunset ,beginning  
on the date of enactment of the ,teacher
 ,loan ,repayment ,act of #bjag1 the    
,secretary shall not enter into a new   
agreement to forgive a qualified loan   
amount under this section4  2 and  7#d7 
in section #dfj1 by adding at the end   
the following3  7i7 ,sunset ,beginning  
on the date of enactment of the ,teacher
 ,loan ,repayment ,act of #bjag1 the    
,secretary shall not enter into a new   
agreement to cancel the obligation to   
repay a qualified loan amount under this
 section4  4  7b7 ,loan repayment for   
teachers ,title ,,iv of the ,higher     

,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajgj et seq47 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  ,j ,loan        
repayment for teachers  #dii;,a4 ,loan  
repayment for teachers  7a7 ,purpose    
,the purpose of this section is to      
encourage highly qualified individuals  
to enter and continue in the teaching   
profession1 and to ensure qualified     
effective teachers are encouraged to    
work in high-need schools4  7b7         
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,child with a disability ,the term child
 with a disability has the meaning given
 the term in section #fjb of the        
,individuals with ,disabilities         
,education ,act4  7#b7 ,student loan    
,the term student loan means a loan--   
7,a7 made1 insured1 or guaranteed under 
part ,b1 except as provided in          
subparagraph 7,c72  7,b7 made under part
 ,d or ,e1 except as provided in        
subparagraph 7,c72 or  7,c7 made under  
section #dbh;,c or #dee7;g71 to the     
extent that such loan was used to repay 

a ,federal ,direct ,stafford ,loan1 a   
,federal ,direct ,unsubsidized ,stafford
 ,loan1 or a loan made under section    
#dbh or #dbh;,h4  7c7 ,program          
authorized ,the ,secretary shall carry  
out a program under which the           
,department of ,education shall assume  
the obligation to repay a student loan1 
by direct payments on behalf of a       
borrower to the holder of such loan1 in 
accordance with subsection 7e71 for any 
borrower who--  7#a7 is not in default  
on a loan for which the borrower seeks  
forgiveness2 and  7#b7 is employed as a 
full-time teacher for service in an     
academic year 7including such a teacher 
employed by an educational service      
agency7--  7,a7 in a public elementary  
school or secondary school1 which1 for  
the purpose of this paragraph and for   
that year--  7i7 has been determined by 
the ,secretary 7after consultation with 
the ,state educational agency of the    
,state in which the school is located7  
to be a school in which the number of   

children meeting a measure of poverty   
under section #aaac7;a77#e7 of the      
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife1 is not less than #dj     
percent of the total number of children 
enrolled in such school2 and  7ii7 is in
 a school district served by a local    
educational agency that is eligible in  
such year for assistance pursuant to    
part ,a of title ,i of the ,elementary  
and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife2
 or  7,b7 in a public elementary school 
or secondary school or location operated
 by an educational service agency1      
which1 for the purpose of this paragraph
 and for that year1 has been determined 
by the ,secretary 7after consultation   
with the ,state educational agency of   
the ,state in which the educational     
service agency operates7 to be a school 
or location in which the number of      
children taught who meet a measure of   
poverty under section #aaac7;a77#e7 of  
the ,elementary and ,secondary          
,education ,act of #aife1 is not less   

than #dj percent of the total number of 
children taught at such school or       
location4  7d7 ,special rules  7#a7     
,list ,if the list of schools in which a
 teacher may perform service pursuant to
 subsection 7c77#b7 is not available    
before ,may #a of any year1 the         
,secretary may use the list for the year
 preceding the year for which the       
determination is made to make such      
service determination4  7#b7 ,continuing
 eligibility ,any teacher who performs  
service in a school during which time   
their service meets the requirements of 
subsection 7c77#b7 in any year1 and1 in 
a subsequent year1 fails to meet the    
requirements of such subsection1 may    
continue to teach in such school and    
shall be eligible for loan cancellation 
pursuant to this section in subsequent  
years4  7#c7 ,choice of loan repayment  
program ,an individual who1 on the date 
of enactment of the ,teacher ,loan      
,repayment ,act of #bjag1 is            
participating in a loan repayment       

program under section #dbh;,j1 #dbh,k1  
or #dfj1 may choose to continue to      
participate in such program or may enter
 into participation in the program under
 this section if eligible to participate
 in the program under this section4  7e7
 ,terms of loan repayment  7#a7         
,borrower agreement ,the ,secretary and 
an individual who desires to receive    
student loan repayment under this       
section shall enter into an agreement   
that includes a provision that to remain
 eligible to receive student loan       
repayment under this section1 the       
individual shall remain employed in the 
school or location for which the        
individual gained eligibility for       
student loan repayment under this       
section4  7#b7 ,student loan payment    
amount  7,a7 ,in general ,in the        
agreement described in paragraph 7#a71  
the ,secretary shall agree to make a    
student loan payment for such individual
 of #bej a month for the first and      
second year of teaching1 #cjj a month   

for the third year of teaching1 #cej a  
month for the fourth year of teaching1  
and #djj a month for the fifth and sixth
 year of teaching4  7,b7 ,maximum total 
amount ,the maximum total amount of     
student loan payments made by the       
,secretary for an individual under this 
section shall be #bc1djj4  7,c7         
,remaining balance ,an individual shall 
enter repayment on any remaining        
principal and interest due on a student 
loan for which the ,secretary has made  
payments under this section after the   
maximum total amount has been reached   
under subparagraph 7,b74  7#c7          
,beginning of payments ,nothing in this 
section shall authorize the ,secretary  
to pay any amount to reimburse a        
borrower for any student loan payments  
made by such borrower prior to the date 
on which the ,secretary entered into an 
agreement with the borrower under this  
subsection4  4