,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #gha  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bd1 #bjai,mr4
 ,p]lmutt] 7= himself & ,mr4 ,hurd (    
,texas7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education &  
,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !        
,secret>y ( ,education to provide a     
def]m5t = c]ta9 /ud5t loans ( ,f$]al    
employees subject to a lapse 9          
discretion>y appropriations1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,/ud5t ,loan ,relief = ,f$s
 ,act4  #b4 ,special def]m5t = ,f$]al   
employees dur+ lapse 9 appropriations   
7a7 ,special def]m5t ,"p ,g ( ! ,high]  
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajhh et seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+3  #dic;,e4 ,special def]m5t = 
,f$]al employees dur+ lapse 9           
appropriations  7a7 ,effect on pr9cipal 
& int]e/ ,a borr[] ( a loan made1       
insur$1 or gu>ante$ "u "p ,b or "p ,d1  
:o meets ! requirem5ts describ$ 9       
subsection 7b7 %all be eligible = a     

def]m5t1 dur+ :i*--  7#a7 p]iodic       
in/allm5ts ( pr9cipal ne$ n be paid2 &  
7#b7 9 ! case ( a--  7,a7 loan made1    
insur$1 or gu>ante$ "u "p ,b1 !         
,secret>y %all repay any int]e/ ow$2 &  
7,b7 loan made "u "p ,d1 int]e/ %all n  
accrue4  7b7 ,eligibility ,a borr[] ( a 
loan describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 %all be  
eligible = a def]m5t dur+-- 7#a7 any    
p]iod 9 :i* su* borr[] is an employee-- 
7,a7 ( a ,f$]al ag5cy t is subject to a 
lapse 9 discretion>y appropriations2    
7,b7 ( a private entity t has a contract
 ) a ,f$]al ag5cy subject to a lapse 9  
discretion>y appropriations :o is n paid
 dur+ su* p]iod due to su* lapse 9      
discretion>y appropriations2  7,c7 :o is
 an employee ( a ,/ate or o!r ,f$]al    
grantee-- 7i7 ^: comp5sation is advanc$ 
or reimburs$ 9 :ole or 9 "p by ! ,f$]al 
,gov]nm5t1 &  7ii7 :o is furl\gh$ due to
 a lapse 9 ,f$]al discretion>y          
appropriations2 or  7,d7 :o is furl\gh$ 
due to a lapse 9 ,f$]al discretion>y    
appropriations z an employee ( !        

,di/rict ( ,columbia ,c\rts1 ! ,public  
,def5d] ,s]vice = ! ,di/rict (          
,columbia1 or ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia    
gov]nm5t2 &  7#b7 ! #c mon?s aft] ! date
 on :i* ! lapse 9 discretion>y          
appropriations describ$ 9 subp>agraphs  
7,a7 ?r\gh 7,d7 ( p>agraph 7#a7         
applicable to su* employee has end$4  4 
7b7 ,effect ( %utd[n def]m5t on public  
s]vice loan =giv5ess ,section #dee7m7 ( 
! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajhg;e7m77 is am5d$ by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+3  7#e7 ,treatm5t (    
miss$ mon?ly paym5ts dur+ special       
def]m5t ,= purposes ( calculat+ ! #abj  
mon?ly paym5ts on an eligible ,f$]al    
,direct ,loan "u p>agraph 7#a77;,a71 !  
,secret>y %all treat an unpaid paym5t on
 a loan "u a repaym5t plan describ$ 9   
clauses 7i7 ?r\gh 7iv7 ( p>agraph       
7#a77;,a7 t occurs dur+ a def]m5t "u    
section #dic;,e z if su* mon?ly paym5t 0
 made on ! loan4  4