,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ggfa  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bc1 #bjbj,mr4 
,swalwell of ,california 7for himself1  
,mr4 ,joyce of ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,cisneros1   
,mr4 ,cooper1 ,ms4 ,dean1 ,mr4          
,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,hastings1 ,mrs4     
,hayes1 ,mr4 ,larson of ,connecticut1   
,ms4 ,lee of ,california1 ,ms4 ,meng1   
,mr4 ,moulton1 ,mr4 ,rouda1 ,mr4        
,ruppersberger1 ,ms4 ,scanlon1 ,mr4     
,thompson of ,mississippi1 ,mrs4        
,trahan1 and ,mr4 ,vargas7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,education and     
,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide for      
student loan forgiveness for public     
service workers whose employment may    
have been affected by the coronavirus   
disease #bjai 7,,covid-#ai7 pandemic4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,protecting ,access to ,loan    
,forgiveness for ,public ,servants      
,during the ,,covid-#ai ,pandemic ,act4 
#b4 ,public ,service ,loan ,forgiveness 

,program  7a7 ,definitions ,in this     
section3 7#a7 ,employment disruption    
,the term employment disruption means a 
lapse in an individual's employment that
 is related to the novel coronavirus    
disease of #bjai 7,,covid-#ai71 such as 
a furlough or reduction in force by the 
employer or the individual's resignation
 due to illness or family caregiving    
responsibilities4  7#b7 ,public service 
job ,the term public service job has the
 meaning given the term in section      
#dee7m77#c7 of the ,higher ,education   
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4            
#ajhg;e7m77#c774  7#c7 ,qualifying      
emergency ,the term qualifying emergency
 has the meaning given the term in      
section #cejb of division ,a of the     
,coronavirus ,aid1 ,relief1 and         
,economic ,security ,act 7,public ,law  
#aaf-acf74  7#d7 ,qualifying individual 
,the term qualifying individual means an
 individual who-- 7,a7 has a loan that  
qualifies for public service loan       
forgiveness under section #dee7m7 of the

 ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #ajhg;e7m772 and  7,b7 during 
the qualifying emergency period-- 7i7   
was employed in a public service job2   
and  7ii7 experiences an employment     
disruption with respect to the public   
service job and no longer is employed in
 a public service job4  7b7 ,in general 
,subject to subsection 7c71 during the  
qualifying emergency1 a monthly payment 
made by a qualifying individual pursuant
 to a repayment plan listed in section  
#dee7m77#a77;,a7 of the ,higher         
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajhg;e7m77#a77;,a77 7including a       
payment deemed under section #ceac7;c7  
of the ,coronavirus ,aid1 ,relief1 and  
,economic ,security ,act 7,public ,law  
#aaf-acf7 to have been made pursuant to 
such a repayment plan7 shall be deemed  
to be a monthly payment made by an      
individual employed in a public service 
job for purposes of the public service  
loan forgiveness program under section  
#dee7m7 of the ,higher ,education ,act  

of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhg;e7m774    
7c7 ,special rule ,subsection 7b7 shall 
only apply to a qualifying individual   
who resumes employment in any public    
service job by the date that is #f      
months after the last day of the        
qualifying emergency1 except that any   
qualifying individual who1 as a result  
of the application of subsection 7b71   
would have completed the requirements   
for loan cancellation under section     
#dee7m77#b7 of the ,higher ,education   
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4            
#ajhg;e7m77#b77 during the qualifying   
emergency1 shall receive such loan      
cancellation without any required       
resumption of public service job        
employment4  7d7 ,guidance ,not later   
than #fj days after the date of         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,education shall develop and make    
available guidance for qualifying       
individuals regarding the assistance    
available under this section1 including 
a description of any documentation such 

an individual shall provide to the      
,secretary to confirm whether the       
individual's lapse in employment meets  
the definition of employment disruption4