,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dcdb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #ag1      
#bjai,ms4 ,finkenauer 7for herself1 ,ms4
 ,wilson of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1
 and ,mr4 ,mc,kinley7 introduced the    
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and ,labor 
,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of 
,education to conduct a study on the    
feasibility of a single certification   
for certain programs under the ,higher  
,education ,act of #aife4  #a4 ,short   
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,,retain ,teachers ,act or the ,reducing
 ,extra ,teaching ,authentication       
,impacting ,new ,teachers ,act4  #b4    
,study and report on single             
certification form  7a7 ,study ,not     
later than #a year after the date of the
 enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary 
of ,education shall conduct a study on  
the feasibility of developing a single  
certification form that borrowers may   
use to electronically submit information

 with respect to--  7#a7 ,,teach ,grants
 under subpart #i of part ,a of title   
,,iv of the ,higher ,education ,act of  
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;g et seq472  
7#b7 loan forgiveness under section     
#dbh;,j of the ,higher ,education ,act  
of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgh-aj72  7#c7
 loan cancellation under section #dfj of
 the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife   
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhg;j72 and  7#d7      
public service loan forgiveness under   
section #dee7m7 of the ,higher          
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajhg;e7m774  7b7 ,report ,not later    
than #a year after the date of the      
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,education shall submit a report to  
,congress that includes--  7#a7 the     
results of the study required under     
subsection 7a72 and  7#b7               
recommendations with respect to using a 
single certification form that borrowers
 may use to electronically submit       
information with respect to the programs
 specified in paragraphs 7#a7 through   

7#d7 of such subsection4