,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #facd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #i1 #bjbj,mr4 
,schrader 7for himself and ,mr4 ,yoho7  
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 provide for interest-free      
deferment on student loans for borrowers
 serving in a veterinary internship or  
residency program4  #a4 ,short title    
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,veterinary ,education and ,training    
,minimizes ,educational ,debt ,act or   
the ,,vet ,,med ,act4  #b4 ,deferment   
during a veterinary internship or       
residency program ,section #dee7;f7 of  
the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife    
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhg;e7f77 is amended-- 
7#a7 in paragraph 7#a77;,a7-- 7,a7 in   
clause 7i71 by striking 2 or2 and  7,b7 
by adding at the end the following new  
clause3  7iii7 any loan made under this 
part to a borrower who meets the        

requirements described in subparagraph  
7,e7 of paragraph 7#b72 or  2 and  7#b7 
in paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph
 7,c71 in the matter following clause   
7ii71 by striking or after the          
semicolon2  7,b7 in subparagraph 7,d71  
by striking the period and inserting 2  
or2 and  7,c7 by adding at the end the  
following new subparagraph3  7,e7 not in
 excess of #e years1 during which the   
borrower is-- 7i7 enrolled in a         
post-graduate training program for      
veterinarians designed to develop       
advanced levels of veterinary           
competency2 or  7ii7 serving in a       
veterinary internship or residency1 as  
such terms are defined by the ,american 
,veterinary ,medical ,association4  4