,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fgb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #ag1        
#bjai,mr4 ,loebsack 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,harder of ,california1 and ,mr4 ,gomez7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was referred to the ,committee on       
,education and ,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
require the ,secretary of ,education to 
provide a deferment for certain student 
loans of ,federal employees subject to a
 lapse in discretionary appropriations1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,deferment 
for ,federal employees during government
 shutdowns  7a7 ,shutdown deferment     
7#a7 ,effect on principal and interest  
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 a borrower of a loan made1 insured1
 or guaranteed under part ,b or ,d of   
the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife    
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajga et seq42 #ajhg;a et
 seq47 who meets the requirements       
described in paragraph 7#b7 shall be    
eligible for a deferment1 during which--
  7,a7 periodic installments of         

principal need not be paid2 and  7,b7 in
 the case of a--  7i7 loan made1        
insured1 or guaranteed under part ,b of 
the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife    
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajga et seq471 the      
,secretary shall repay any interest     
owed2 and  7ii7 loan made under part ,d 
of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhg;a et seq471        
interest shall not accrue4  7#b7        
,eligibility ,a borrower of a loan      
described in paragraph 7#a7 shall be    
eligible for a deferment during any     
period of not less than #ae consecutive 
days in which such borrower is an       
employee of a ,federal agency that is   
subject to a lapse in discretionary     
appropriations4  7b7 ,effect of shutdown
 deferment on public service loan       
forgiveness  7#a7 ,in general           
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 for purposes of section #dee7m7 of 
the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife    
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhg;e7m77--  7,a7 the  
,secretary of ,education shall treat an 

unpaid monthly payment on a loan during 
a deferment period described in         
subsection 7a77#b7 as if such monthly   
payment has been made on the loan if1   
during the reimbursement period1 the    
borrower of such loan--  7i7 makes each 
monthly payment due on such loan for    
each month of such reimbursement period2
  7ii7 pays the amount of such unpaid   
monthly payment2 and  7iii7 not later   
than the day on which the first monthly 
payment is due during such reimbursement
 period1 pays any other amounts that    
were due on such loan as of the day     
before the deferment period2 and  7,b7  
with respect to a borrower who does not 
pay the amount of any such unpaid       
monthly payment on a loan during such   
reimbursement period1 beginning with the
 first monthly payment due on such loan 
after the reimbursement period and for  
each succeeding monthly payment until   
the total amount of such unpaid monthly 
payments on such loan are paid1 the     
amount of the monthly payment due on    

such loan shall equal--  7i7 the monthly
 payment due on such loan for such      
month2 and  7ii7 the amount of #a unpaid
 monthly payment on such loan4  7#b7    
,definitions ,for purposes of paragraph 
7#a73 7,a7 ,deferment ,the term         
deferment period1 when used with respect
 to a borrower1 means the period in     
which the borrower is in the deferment  
described in subsection 7a77#b74  7,b7  
,monthly payment ,the term monthly      
payment means a monthly payment under   
section #dee7m77#a77;,a7 of the ,higher 
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajhg;e7m77#a77;,a774  7,c7             
,reimbursement period ,the term         
reimbursement period1 when used with    
respect to a borrower1 means a period   
that is-- 7i7 equal to the number of    
days of the deferment period of the     
borrower2 and  7ii7 begins on the day   
after such deferment period4