,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cbjg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ab1     
#bjah,mr4 ,nelson introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,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  
receiving treatment for cancer4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,deferment for ,active ,cancer      
,treatment ,act of #bjah4  #b4 ,student 
loan deferment for borrowers receiving  
cancer treatment  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 receiving 

cancer treatment  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 receiving treatment for     
cancer2 and  7ii7 the #f months after   
such period4  7,c7 ,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 receiving treatment for cancer and   
the #f months after such period2  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 a 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 receiving treatment for    
cancer and the #f months 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 receiving treatment for     
cancer and the #f months after such     
period2  4  7e7 ,interest on            
unsubsidized ,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 inserting ,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