,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fjhg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #d1 #bjbj,mr4 
,lipinski 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 create a reduction schedule for
 public service loan forgiveness1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,public  
,service ,appreciation ,through ,loan   
,forgiveness ,act4  #b4 ,department     
activities ,not later than #ahj days    
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary of ,education      
shall-- 7#a7 develop informational      
materials with respect to the           
eligibility requirements of the public  
service loan forgiveness program under  
section #dee7m7 of the ,higher          
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajhg;e7m772  7#b7 make such            
informational materials available on the
 website of the ,department of          

,education2  7#c7 conduct outreach to   
not-for-profit institutions and         
government organizations that regularly 
employ individuals eligible for such    
public service loan forgiveness program 
benefits to inform such institutions and
 organization of such informational     
materials2 and  7#d7 establish an online
 portal for borrowers to submit         
employment certification forms to       
certify employment in a public service  
job 7as defined in such section         
#dee7m77#c774  #c4 ,public service loan 
forgiveness reduction schedule ,section 
#dee7m7 of the ,higher ,education ,act  
of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhg;e7m77 is  
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7#e7 ,reduction schedule    
7,a7 #aj percent cancellation ,the      
,secretary shall cancel #aj percent of  
the balance of interest and principal   
due on any eligible ,federal ,direct    
,loan not in default for a borrower     
who-- 7i7 has made #dh monthly payments 
described in paragraph 7#a77;,a72  7ii7 

is employed in a public service job at  
the time of such cancellation2 and      
7iii7 has been employed in a public     
service job during the period in which  
the borrower makes each of the #dh      
payments described in clause 7i74  7,b7 
#bj percent cancellation ,the ,secretary
 shall cancel #bj percent of the balance
 of interest and principal due on any   
eligible ,federal ,direct ,loan not in  
default for a borrower who-- 7i7 has    
made #gb monthly payments described in  
paragraph 7#a77;,a72  7ii7 is employed  
in a public service job at the time of  
such cancellation2 and  7iii7 has been  
employed in a public service job during 
the period in which the borrower makes  
each of the #gb payments described in   
clause 7i74  7,c7 #ej percent           
cancellation ,the ,secretary shall      
cancel #ej percent of the balance of    
interest and principal due on any       
eligible ,federal ,direct ,loan not in  
default for a borrower who-- 7i7 has    
made #if monthly payments described in  

paragraph 7#a77;,a72  7ii7 is employed  
in a public service job at the time of  
such cancellation2 and  7iii7 has been  
employed in a public service job during 
the period in which the borrower makes  
each of the #if payments described in   
clause 7i74  7,d7 ,eligibility for      
further reductions allowed ,a borrower  
may1 for the same service1 receive a    
reduction of loan obligations-- 7i7     
under each of subparagraphs 7,a71 7,b71 
and 7,c7 of this paragraph2 and  7ii7   
under paragraph 7#a74  4