,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cibf ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #bc1 #bjai,mr4 ,visclosky introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,education and ,labor ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife in order to improve the service obligation verification process for ,,teach ,grant recipients1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,consider ,teachers ,act4 #b4 ,,teach ,grant 7a7 ,agreements ,to serve ,section #dbj,n7b7 of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;g-#b7;b7 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a77;,d71 by striking upon completion and inserting by not later than ,october #ca after completion2 and 7#b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking failed or refused to carry out such service obligation and inserting not completed the applicant's service obligation within the #h-year period described in paragraph 7#a77;,a7 or the applicant withdraws from such service obligation4 7b7 ,repayment for failure ,to complete service ,section #dbj,n7c7 of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;g-#b7;c7 is amended to read as follows3 7c7 ,repayment for failure ,to complete service 7#a7 ,in general ,in the event that the ,secretary determines that any recipient of a grant under this subpart has not completed the recipient's service obligation under subsection 7b7 or has withdrawn from such service obligation1 the sum of the amounts of any ,,teach ,grants received by such recipient shall1 upon such a determination1 be treated as a ,federal ,direct ,unsubsidized ,stafford ,loan under part ,d1 and shall be subject to repayment1 together with interest thereon accruing from the date of the grant award1 in accordance with terms and conditions specified by the ,secretary in regulations under this subpart4 7#b7 ,reconsideration of loan treatment 7,a7 ,in general ,in the event that the ,secretary has made a determination under paragraph 7#a7 with respect to a recipient of a grant under this subpart that results in such grant being treated as a ,federal ,direct ,unsubsidized ,stafford ,loan under part ,d-- 7i7 upon request of such recipient1 the ,secretary shall reconsider the determination2 and 7ii7 such recipient may submit to the ,secretary additional information to demonstrate that-- 7,i7 the recipient has completed the service obligation within the #h-year period described in subsection 7b77#a77;,a72 or 7,,ii7 the #h-year period for completion of such service obligation has not yet expired4 7,b7 ,approval of reconsideration ,if1 in reconsidering a determination under subparagraph 7,a71 the ,secretary determines that the recipient has1 as of the date of the reconsideration1 demonstrated that the recipient has completed the service obligation within the #h-year period described in subsection 7b77#a77;,a71 or that the #h-year period for completion of such service obligation has not yet expired1 the ,secretary shall-- 7i7 cancel the amount of principal1 interest accrued1 or any fees that are outstanding on the ,federal ,direct ,unsubsidized ,stafford ,loan made to the recipient under this subpart1 reinstate the recipient's grant under this subpart1 and extend the #h-year service period described in subsection 7b77#a77;,a7 by an amount equal to the period during which such grant was treated as such loan2 7ii7 if the recipient has an outstanding obligation on another loan made under part ,d1 apply any payments made on such ,federal ,direct ,unsubsidized ,stafford ,loan toward such other loan1 and in a case in which the recipient has an outstanding obligation on multiple loans made under part ,d1 enable the borrower to determine how such payments shall be applied toward such loans2 7iii7 if the recipient does not have an outstanding obligation on any other loan made under part ,d1 reimburse the recipient for any amounts paid on such ,federal ,direct ,unsubsidized ,stafford ,loan2 and 7iv7 count any period of service of the recipient that meets the requirements of subsection 7b77#a7 and that was completed while the grant was being treated as such ,federal ,direct ,unsubsidized ,stafford ,loan1 toward the recipient's service obligation under subsection 7b77#a74 7,c7 ,rule of ,construction ,nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to mean that the service obligation under this subpart is waived4 4 7c7 ,communication with recipients ,section #dbj,n7d7 of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;g-#b7;d7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7#c7 ,communication with recipients ,not later than ,october #e of each year1 the ,secretary shall notify each recipient of a grant under this subpart of the following3 7,a7 ,the terms and conditions the recipient must continue to meet to satisfy their service obligation in the agreement under subsection 7b74 7,b7 ,the requirement and means for the recipient to provide evidence of qualified employment to the ,secretary described under subsection 7b77#a77;,d74 7,c7 ,the amount of service the ,secretary has counted towards the recipients' service obligation in the agreement under subsection 7b74 7,d7 ,the period remaining for the recipient to complete the recipient's service obligation in the agreement under subsection 7b74 7,e7 ,the conditions under which the ,secretary will treat a ,,teach ,grant as a loan under subsection 7c77#a74 7,f7 ,the amount of interest that may accrue and that the recipient will be required to pay if such grant is treated as a loan under subsection 7c77#a74 7,g7 ,the process under which the recipient may contact the ,secretary to request a reconsideration under subsection 7c77#b74 7,h7 ,the process under which a recipient may request to have a portion of the recipient's service obligation excused pursuant to subsection 7d77#b74 7,i7 ,the process under which a recipient may request to withdraw from the recipient's service obligation under subsection 7b74 4