,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gdcc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #cj1 #bjbj,ms4 
,stefanik 7for herself and ,mr4         
,norcross7 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 student loan  
deferment for dislocated military       
spouses1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,military ,spouse ,student ,loan    
,deferment ,act4  #b4 ,student loan     
deferment for dislocated military       
spouses  7a7 ,in general ,section       
#dee7;f7 of the ,higher ,education ,act 
of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhg;e7f77 is  
amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating         
paragraphs 7#d7 and 7#e7 as paragraphs  
7#e7 and 7#f71 respectively2 and  7#b7  
by inserting after paragraph 7#c7 the   
following3  7#d7 ,deferment for         
dislocated military spouses  7,a7       
,duration and effect on principal and   

interest ,a borrower of a loan made1    
insured1 or guaranteed under this part  
or part ,b who meets the requirements of
 subparagraph 7,b7 shall be eligible for
 a deferment for a period of #ij days1  
during which periodic installments of   
principal need not be paid1 and interest
 shall not accrue4  7,b7 ,eligibility ,a
 borrower of a loan made1 insured1 or   
guaranteed under this part or part ,b   
shall be eligible for a deferment under 
subparagraph 7,a7 if the borrower-- 7i7 
is the spouse of a member of the ,armed 
,forces serving on active duty2 and     
7ii7 has experienced a loss of          
employment as a result of relocation to 
accommodate a permanent change in duty  
station of such member4  7,c7           
,documentation and approval  7i7 ,in    
general ,a borrower may establish       
eligibility for a deferment under       
subparagraph 7,a7 by providing to the   
,secretary-- 7,i7 the documentation     
described in clause 7ii72 or  7,,ii7    
such other documentation as the         

,secretary determines appropriate4  7ii7
 ,documentation ,the documentation      
described in this clause is-- 7,i7      
evidence that the borrower is the spouse
 of a member of the ,armed ,forces      
serving on active duty2  7,,ii7 evidence
 that a military permanent change of    
station order was issued to such member2
 and  7,,iii7 7aa7 evidence that the    
borrower is eligible for unemployment   
benefits due to a loss of employment    
resulting from relocation to accommodate
 such permanent change in duty station2 
or  7bb7 a written certification1 or an 
equivalent as approved by the           
,secretary1 that the borrower is        
registered with a public or private     
employment agency due to a loss of      
employment resulting from relocation to 
accommodate such permanent change in    
duty station4  4  7b7 ,effective date   
,the amendments made by subsection 7a7  
shall take effect #ij days after the    
date of the enactment of this ,act4