,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ecgb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #i1        
#bjai,mr4 ,smith of ,washington 7for    
himself and ,ms4 ,schrier7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,education and     
,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to clarify that     
employees of safety net health plans are
 eligible for loan forgiveness under the
 ,public ,service ,loan ,forgiveness    
,program4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,safety ,net ,health
 ,plan ,employee ,student ,loan         
,forgiveness ,fairness ,act4  #b4       
,public ,service ,loan ,forgiveness for 
employees of safety net health plans    
7a7 ,in general ,section #dee7m77#c7 of 
the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife    
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhg;e7m77#c77 is       
amended--  7#a7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by
 inserting at an organization that is a 
safety net health plan 7as such term is 
defined in subparagraph 7,c771 after    
school-based services12 and  7#b7 by    

adding at the end the following new     
subparagraph3  7,c7 ,safety net health  
plan  7i7 ,in general ,the term safety  
net health plan means any entity with   
net premiums written for health         
insurance for ,united ,states health    
risks that is described in clause 7ii7  
or 7iii7 of section #eg4b7;b77#b7 of    
title #bf1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations 7as such section is in     
effect on ,october #a1 #bjai74  7ii7    
,other terms defined ,for the purposes  
of this subparagraph1 the terms net     
premiums written and ,united ,states    
health risks have the meanings given    
such terms in section #eg4b of title    
#bf1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7as 
such section is in effect on ,october   
#a1 #bjai74  4  7b7 ,application of     
amendments ,in carrying out the ,public 
,service ,loan ,forgiveness ,program    
under section #dee7m7 of the ,higher    
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajhg;e7m771 with respect to the        
calculation of the employment period of 

a borrower who is or was employed by a  
safety net health plan 7as defined in   
such section1 as amended by this ,act71 
and the number of qualifying monthly    
payments made by such borrower for the  
purposes of loan forgiveness under such 
section1 the ,secretary of ,education   
shall include any such employment       
performed1 and any such monthly payments
 made1 after the date of enactment of   
the ,higher ,education ,opportunity ,act
 of #bjjh 7,public ,law #ajj-ae74