,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dcia  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ah1        
#bjai,mr4 ,panetta 7= himself1 ,ms4     
,fudge1 ,mr4 ,cuell>1 ,mr4 ,cisn]os1    
,mrs4 ,mc,bath1 & ,mr4 ,cox ( ,cali=nia7
 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,education & ,labor  
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,high] ,education 
,act ( #aife to mod]nize & improve !    
public s]vice loan =giv5ess program1 & =
 o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,public ,s]vice    
,loan ,=giv5ess ,mod]nization ,act or ! 
,,pslf ,mod]nization ,act4  #b4         
,repaym5t plan = public s]vice employees
 ,section #dee7m7 ( ! ,high] ,education 
,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhg;e7m77 
is am5d$--  7#a7 by r$esignat+ p>agraph 
7#c7 z p>agraph 7#d72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ 
aft] p>agraph 7#b71 ! foll[+3  7#c7     
,program mod]nization  7,a7 ,database ( 
public s]vice employ]s  7i7 ,e/abli%m5t 
,! ,secret>y1 9 consultation ) !        
,commission] ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue       

,s]vice1 %all e/abli% & regul>ly update 
a compreh5sive database t id5tifies--   
7,i7 ea* qualifi$ public s]vice employ]2
 &  7,,ii7 ea* position (f]$ by su*     
employ] t is a public s]vice job4  7ii7 
,accessibility ,! database e/abli%$ "u  
clause 7i7 %all be made available 9 an  
easily se>*able =mat on a publicly      
accessible website ( ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,education & via a free & secure mobile 
s(tw>e application4  7,b7 ,employ]      
self-c]tification  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,!      
,secret>y %all e/abli% a process ?r\gh  
:i* an employ] may electronically submit
 to ! ,secret>y a c]tification t !      
employ] is a qualifi$ public s]vice     
employ]4  7ii7 ,secret>ial review &     
v]ification ,! ,secret>y %all review ea*
 self-c]tification submitt$ "u clause   
7i7 to v]ify :e!r ! employ] conc]n$ is a
 qualifi$ public s]vice employ]4  7iii7 
,,pslf c]tification seal ,an employ]    
v]ifi$ by ! ,secret>y "u clause 7ii7    
%all receive p]mission to use1 =        
in=mational & m>ket+ purposes1 a graphic

 seal-(-approval develop$ by ! ,secret>y
 to indicate ! employ]'s /atus z a      
qualifi$ public s]vice employ]4  7,c7   
,c]tification ( employm5t  7i7 ,=ms &   
signatures ,! ,secret>y %all ensure t   
any =ms requir$ to c]tify a borr[]'s    
employm5t 9 a public s]vice job are     
available to borr[]s & employ]s--  7,i7 
on a publicly accessible website ( !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,education2  7,,ii7 via a   
free & secure mobile s(tw>e application2
 &  7,,iii7 9 traditional h>d copy =mat4
  7ii7 ,electronic signature &          
submission ,! ,secret>y %all e/abli% a  
process t enables borr[]s & employ]s--  
7,i7 to electronically sign any =ms     
requir$ to c]tify a borr[]'s employm5t 9
 a public s]vice job2 &  7,,ii7 to      
submit su* =ms to ! ,dep>tm5t (         
,education ?r\gh an onl9e portal or via 
a free & secure mobile s(tw>e           
application4  7iii7 ,notice (           
rec]tification ,9 ! case ( a borr[] :o  
has previ\sly submitt$ an annual        
c]tification ( employm5t "u ?is section1

 ! ,secret>y %all provide notice to !   
borr[] ( ! option to rec]tify su*       
employm5t n lat] ?an #fj days be=e !    
expiration ( ! "o ye> p]iod foll[+ !    
date ( ! borr[]'s mo/ rec5tly submitt$  
employm5t c]tification4 ,! ,secret>y    
%all provide su* notice to a borr[] via 
email & regul> mail4  7,d7 ,/atem5t (   
qualify+ paym5ts ,on an annual basis1 ! 
,secret>y %all provide to ea* borr[] (  
an eligible ,f$]al ,direct ,loan :o has 
submitt$ an annual c]tification (       
employm5t "u ?is section ! foll[+       
in=mation3  7i7 ,! numb] ( mon?ly       
paym5ts made by ! borr[] on ea* eligible
 ,f$]al ,direct ,loan ( ! borr[]4  7ii7 
,! numb] ( su* paym5ts t qualify z      
mon?ly paym5ts "u p>agraph 7#a77;,a74   
7iii7 ,! numb] ( mon?ly paym5ts "u      
p>agraph 7#a77;,a7 rema9+ on su* loan   
be=e ! borr[] is eligible = loan        
cancellation "u p>agraph 7#b74  7,e7    
,def9itions ,9 ?is p>agraph3 7i7 ,! t]m 
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ,education
 act+ ?r\gh ! ,*ief ,op]at+ ,(fic] ( !  

,(fice ( ,f$]al ,/ud5t ,aid4  7ii7 ,!   
t]m qualifi$ public s]vice employ] means
 an employ] t (f]s employm5t 9 a        
position t is a public s]vice job4  4   
#c4 ,application process = ,tempor>y    
,exp&$ ,public ,s]vice ,loan ,=giv5ess  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r provision 
( law1 ! ,secret>y ( ,education %all n  
require a borr[] to apply = & be d5i$   
loan cancellation "u section #dee7m7 ( !
 ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj    
,u4,s4,c4 #ajhg;e7m77 z a condition (   
eligibility = loan =giv5ess "u !        
programs specifi$ 9 subsection 7b74  7b7
 ,programs specifi$ ,! programs specifi$
 9 ?is subsection are ! programs ( /ud5t
 loan =giv5ess commonly kn[n z ,tempor>y
 ,exp&$ ,public ,s]vice ,loan ,=giv5ess 
e/abli%$ "u ! foll[+ provisions ( law3  
7#a7 ,section #cac ( ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,def5se & ,labor1 ,heal? & ,human       
,s]vices1 & ,education ,appropriations  
,act1 #bjai & ,cont9u+ ,appropriations  
,act1 #bjai 7,public ,law #aae-bde74    
7#b7 ,section #cae ( ! ,consolidat$     

,appropriations ,act1 #bjah 7,public    
,law #aae-ada74  7c7 ,onl9e help tool ,n
 lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      
,education %all develop1 & make         
available on a publicly accessible      
website1 an onl9e tool design$ to help  
borr[]s--  7#a7 le>n m ab\t ! ,tempor>y 
,exp&$ ,public ,s]vice ,loan ,=giv5ess  
,program2  7#b7 det]m9e _! eligibility =
 =giv5ess "u ! program2 &  7#c7 id5tify 
any requirem5ts = p>ticipation 9 !      
program1 includ+ any application        
requirem5ts4