,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aage  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #aa1    
#bjai ,mr4 ,whitehouse 7for himself and 
,mr4 ,kaine7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,health1           
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to improve the public service  
loan forgiveness program4  #a4 ,short   
title  ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,,pslf ,technical ,corrections ,act of  
#bjai4  #b4 ,amendment to the ,higher   
,education ,act of #aife ,section       
#dee7m7 of the ,higher ,education ,act  
of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhg;e7m77 is  
amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating         
paragraphs 7#b7 through 7#d7 as         
paragraphs 7#c7 through 7#e71           
respectively2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 
7,a7 in the matter preceding            
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking paragraph
 7#b7 and inserting paragraph 7#c72 and 
7,b7 in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7i7 in      
clause 7ii71 by inserting or after the  

semicolon2  7ii7 by striking clause     
7iii72 and  7iii7 by redesignating      
clause 7iv7 as clause 7iii72  7#c7 by   
inserting after paragraph 7#a7 the      
following3  7#b7 ,payments in graduated 
or extended plans  7,a7 ,in general ,in 
addition to canceling the balance of    
interest and principal due for a        
borrower described in paragraph 7#a71   
the ,secretary shall also cancel the    
balance of interest and principal due1  
in accordance with paragraph 7#c71 on   
any eligible ,federal ,direct ,loan not 
in default for a borrower who--  7i7 has
 made #abj qualifying monthly payments1 
as defined in subparagraph 7,b71 on the 
eligible ,federal ,direct ,loan after   
,october #a1 #bjjg2  7ii7 is employed in
 a public service job at the time of    
such forgiveness2 and  7iii7 has been   
employed in a public service job during 
the period in which the borrower makes  
each of the #abj payments described in  
clause 7i74  7,b7 ,qualifying monthly   
payment ,in this paragraph1 the term    

qualifying monthly payment means any    
payment made under any repayment plan   
that is not described in clause 7i71    
7ii71 or 7iii7 of paragraph 7#a77;,a7   
that satisfied the monthly amount the   
borrower was required to pay at the time
 the monthly amount due was billed to   
the borrower4  2  7#d7 in paragraph     
7#c71 as redesignated by paragraph 7#a71
 by inserting or paragraph 7#b71 as the 
case may be after paragraph 7#a72 and   
7#e7 by adding at the end the following3
  7#f7 ,dispute resolution process ,not 
later than ,july #a1 #bjai1 the         
,secretary shall establish a process for
 borrowers to dispute the calculation of
 the number of monthly payments under   
paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 that count toward
 loan forgiveness under this subsection 
following the borrower's submission of a
 certification of employment or         
application for forgiveness 7or any     
successor certification or application7 
under this subsection4  7#g7            
,recalculating the number of qualifying 

payment obligations for current public  
service loan forgiveness program        
participants ,not later than ,july #a1  
#bjai1 the ,secretary shall1 for each   
borrower that has submitted a           
certification of employment under this  
subsection before ,july #a1 #bjai--     
7,a7 calculate the number of monthly    
payments under paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b7   
that count toward loan forgiveness under
 this subsection1 using the criteria    
under this subsection as in effect on   
,july #a1 #bjai2 and  7,b7 inform the   
borrower of the changes to the public   
service loan forgiveness program under  
this subsection that take effect on or  
before ,july #a1 #bjai1 and the number  
of monthly payments calculated for the  
borrower in accordance with subparagraph
 7,a74  4