,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #daai  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #cj1 #bjai,mr4 
,lawson of ,florida 7for himself1 ,ms4  
,tlaib1 and ,mr4 ,vargas7 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 extend the  
interest-free grace period certain      
loans1 and for other purposes4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,student ,loan ,deferment ,act of   
#bjai4  #b4 ,interest-free grace period 
7a7 ,repayment period  7#a7 ,extension  
of grace period ,section                
#dbh7;b77#g77;,a7 of the ,higher        
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajgh7;b77#g77;,a77 is amended by       
striking #f months and inserting #a     
year4  7#b7 ,perkins ,section           
#dfd7;c77#a77;,a7 of the ,higher        
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajhg;dd7c77#a77;,a77 is amended-- 7,a7 
by striking nine months and inserting #a

 year2 and  7,b7 by striking #i months  
and inserting #a year4  7b7 ,interest   
rates ,section #dee7;b7 of the ,higher  
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajhg;e7b77 is amended by adding at the 
end the following3  7#aa7 ,in school and
 grace period rules ,notwithstanding the
 preceding paragraphs of this           
subsection1 with respect to any ,federal
 ,direct ,stafford ,loan or ,federal    
,direct ,unsubsidized ,stafford ,loan   
made under this part for which the first
 disbursement is made on or after ,july 
#a1 #bjbj1 the applicable rate of       
interest for interest which accrues--   
7,a7 prior to the beginning of the      
repayment period of the loan2 or  7,b7  
during the period in which principal    
need not be paid 7whether or not such   
principal is in fact paid7 by reason of 
a provision described in section        
#dbh7;b77#a77,m7 or #dbg7;a77#b77;,c71  
shall be equal to zero percent4  4