,i #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #fbcj ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #ab1 #bjbj,mr4 ,brendan ,f4 ,boyle of ,pennsylvania 7for himself and ,mr4 ,joyce of ,ohio7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,education and ,labor ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,public ,service ,loan ,forgiveness ,program under the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife to require an on-line portal1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,,pslf ,administrative ,improvements ,act4 #b4 ,additional public service loan forgiveness program requirements for the ,secretary of ,education ,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 ,database of public service jobs and ,,ecf 7,a7 ,in general ,not later than #ah months after the date of enactment of the ,,pslf ,administrative ,improvements ,act1 the ,secretary shall-- 7i7 establish and maintain a publicly accessible database of public service employers1 which shall include information required for the process for completion of the employment certifications forms required under this subsection2 and 7ii7 ensure that such employment certification forms are available in languages other than ,english4 7,b7 ,employer defined ,for purposes of this subsection1 the term public service employer has the meaning given the term public service organization in section #fhe4bai7;b7 of title #cd1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or successor regulations74 7#f7 ,notice of ,,pslf requirements 7,a7 ,employers ,with respect to each employer whose contact information is maintained in the database described in paragraph 7#e71 the ,secretary shall1 on an annual basis and in a manner that is consistent with ,federal laws on data privacy-- 7i7 provide each such employer with standardized information on the program under this subsection1 including eligibility requirements2 and 7ii7 encourage the employer to provide such information to new employees4 7,b7 ,institutions of higher education ,with respect to each institution of higher education participating in any program under this title1 the ,secretary shall1 on an annual basis1 provide each such institution with standardized information on the program under this subsection1 including eligibility requirements4 7,c7 ,borrowers ,with respect to each borrower who was denied loan cancellation under this subsection1 the ,secretary shall-- 7i7 without any further action by the borrower and subject to the limitation on total loan volume specified under section #cae of title ,,iii of division ,h of the ,consolidation ,appropriations ,act1 #bjah 7,public ,law #aae-ada2 #acb ,stat4 #geb et seq47 and the availability of appropriations for such section #cae1 determine whether the borrower qualifies for the loan cancellation program under such section #cae1 and if so1 cancel the borrower's loans in accordance with such program2 and 7ii7 in a case in which a borrower's loans were not cancelled under clause 7i71 notify the borrower of other options 7such as loan consolidation7 to qualify for loan cancellation under this subsection1 and how to successfully pursue such options4 7#g7 ,data matching agreements 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall enter into data matching agreements with relevant ,federal agencies who possess records about the status of borrowers of loans made under this part as employees of public service employers for the purpose of eliminating1 to the extent practicable1 the need for a borrower or an employer to submit a certification of employment to the ,secretary4 7,b7 ,specific ,federal agencies ,notwithstanding any ,federal law1 the ,secretary of ,labor1 the ,commissioner of ,internal ,revenue1 and the ,commissioner of ,social ,security shall disclose any relevant records to the ,secretary for the purposes of meeting the ,secretary's obligations to reduce barriers to certification of employment as described in subparagraph 7,a74 7,c7 ,notice to borrowers ,if the ,secretary receives employer or employment information regarding a borrower from a ,federal agency pursuant to this paragraph1 the ,secretary shall timely notify the borrower that-- 7i7 the ,secretary received the information2 and 7ii7 the borrower1 for the duration of the borrower's employment by the employer-- 7,i7 is not required to submit a certification of employment for the employer under paragraph 7#h72 or 7,,ii7 if the information is not complete1 only needs to submit a reduced set of information to the ,secretary for the certification of employment4 7#h7 ,on-line portal 7,a7 ,borrowers ,not later than #ah months after the date of enactment of the ,,pslf ,administrative ,improvements ,act1 the ,secretary shall ensure that borrowers have access to an on-line portal that provides each borrower who signs on to such portal with the following3 7i7 ,instructions on how to access the database under paragraph 7#e7 so that the borrower can determine whether the borrower is employed in a public service job4 7ii7 ,an identification of the loans of the borrower that are eligible ,federal ,direct ,loans4 7iii7 ,with respect to each such eligible ,federal ,direct ,loan1 the number of monthly payments on such loan that qualify as a monthly payment under paragraph 7#a77;,a71 and the estimated number of monthly payments under paragraph 7#a77;,a7 remaining on such loan before the borrower may be eligible for loan cancellation under this subsection4 7iv7 ,with respect to each loan of the borrower that is not eligible for loan cancellation under this subsection1 an explanation of why the loan is not so eligible and instructions on how what1 if anything1 the borrower may do to make the loan so eligible4 7v7 ,instructions for the submission of any forms associated with such loan cancellation1 and an ability for the borrower to use the portal to electronically sign and submit such forms4 7,b7 ,employers ,the ,secretary shall ensure that an employer of a borrower has the ability to electronically sign and submit any forms associated with loan cancellation under this subsection4 7,c7 ,information ,the ,secretary shall ensure that any information provided through the on-line portal described in this paragraph-- 7i7 is up-to-date information2 and 7ii7 that such information is also provided in a written-format through email or regular mail1 if so requested by the borrower or employer4 7#i7 ,standard procedures ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of the ,,pslf ,administrative ,improvements ,act1 the ,secretary shall develop and make publicly available the procedures the ,secretary 7including the contractors and servicers involved7 uses to determine whether a borrower meets the requirements for loan cancellation under this subsection4 7#aj7 ,annual report ,the ,secretary shall submit to the authorizing committees1 an annual report with respect to the preceding fiscal year1 on-- 7,a7 the number of borrowers who received loan cancellation under this subsection1 and the number of such borrowers whose application for such loan cancellation had been previously rejected2 7,b7 the number of borrowers whose application for loan cancellation under this subsection was rejected1 and a description of why each such application was so rejected1 disaggregated by category of public service job listed in question #ac of the employment certification form required under this subsection 7as in effect on the date of enactment of the ,,pslf ,administrative ,improvements ,act72 7,c7 the number of borrowers whose application for loan cancellation under this subsection had been rejected and who contacted the ,secretary to determine how to qualify for such loan cancellation or for the loan cancellation program under section #cae of title ,,iii of division ,h of the ,consolidation ,appropriations ,act1 #bjah 7,public ,law #aae-ada2 #acb ,stat4 #geb et seq472 and 7,d7 the reasons why a payment made on a loan did not qualify as one of the #abj monthly payments under paragraph 7#a77;,a74 4 #c4 ,clarification of ,,tepslf ,a borrower may qualify for loan cancellation under section #cae of title ,,iii of division ,h of the ,consolidation ,appropriations ,act1 #bjah 7,public ,law #aae-ada2 #acb ,stat4 #geb et seq471 regardless of whether the borrower has been rejected for loan cancellation under section #dee7m7 of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhg;e7m774