,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #caej  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #e1 #bjai,mr4  
,watkins 7for himself and ,mrs4 ,lee of 
,nevada7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,education and ,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,higher ,education ,act of    
#aife to provide for interest-free      
deferment on student loans for borrowers
 serving in certain medical or dental   
internships or residency programs4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,rural and ,underserved ,residencies
 to ,attract ,long-term ,physicians ,act
 or the ,,rural ,physicians ,act4  #b4  
,deferment during a medical or dental   
internship or residency program ,section
 #dee7;f7 of the ,higher ,education ,act
 of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhg;e7f77 is 
amended--  7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 in   
the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 
by striking ,a borrower and inserting   
,except as provided in paragraph 7#f71 a
 borrower2  7#b7 in paragraph           

7#b77;,a7--  7,a7 by striking or at the 
end of clause 7i72  7,b7 by striking the
 matter following clause 7ii72  7,c7 in 
clause 7ii71 by striking the comma at   
the end and inserting 2 or2 and  7,d7 by
 adding at the end the following3  7iii7
 is serving in a medical or dental      
internship or residency program that--  
7,i7 at the beginning of such service is
 in--  7aa7 a health professional       
shortage area designated under section  
#ccb of the ,public ,health ,service    
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bed;e72 or  7bb7 a 
medical facility located in a census    
tract with a ,rural ,urban ,commuting   
,area code #d1 #e1 #f1 #g1 #h1 #i1 or   
#aj2 or  7,,ii7 is in a medical facility
 of the ,department of ,veterans        
,affairs2  2 and  7#c7 by adding at the 
end the following3  7#f7 ,special rule  
for certain in school deferment         
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
this ,act1 a borrower described in      
paragraph 7#b77;,a77iii7 shall be       
eligible for a deferment1 during which  

periodic installments of principal need 
not be paid and interest shall not      
accrue on any loan made to the borrower 
under this part4  4