,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cgib  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ag1 #bjai,ms4 
,kendra ,s4 ,horn of ,oklahoma          
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 deferment for      
,federal loans prior to the beginning of
 the repayment period4  #a4 ,short title
 ,this ,act may be cited as the         
,guaranteeing ,respite ,after ,college  
,ends ,act or the ,,grace ,act4  #b4    
,deferment for ,federal student loans   
beginning ,july #a1 #bjbj ,section      
#dee7;f7 of the ,higher ,education ,act 
of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhg;e7f77 is  
amended by adding at the end the        
following new paragraph3  7#f7          
,deferment of new loans on or after     
,july #a1 #bjbj  7,a7 ,in general       
,notwithstanding paragraph 7#a77;,b7 or 
any other provision of this title to the
 contrary1 a borrower of a loan under   

this part for which the first           
disbursement is made on or after ,july  
#a1 #bjbj1 shall be eligible for and    
granted a deferment1 during which       
periodic installments of principal need 
not be paid1 and interest shall not     
accrue--  7i7 with respect to any       
,federal ,direct ,stafford ,loan or     
,federal ,direct ,unsubsidized ,stafford
 ,loan1 during the period prior to the  
beginning of the repayment period of the
 loan2 and  7ii7 with respect to any    
,federal ,direct ,,plus ,loan or        
,federal ,direct ,consolidation ,loan1  
during the period prior to the          
commencement of repayment of such loan  
in accordance with section              
#dbh;,b#i7;d77#a7 7as applied to        
,federal ,direct ,,plus ,loans7 or      
section #dbh;,c7c77#d7 7as applied to   
,federal ,direct ,consolidation ,loans74
  7,b7 ,other deferments ,the deferment 
authorized under this paragraph is in   
addition to the deferments authorized   
under the preceding paragraphs of this  

subsection1 and nothing in this         
paragraph shall be interpreted to       
eliminate the availability of any other 
period of authorized deferment or       
forbearance under this title1 except as 
specified in subparagraph 7,a74  4