,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #abjc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #aa1    
#bjai,mrs4 ,gillibrand 7for herself1    
,mr4 ,kaine1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4         
,blumenthal1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mr4      
,durbin1 ,ms4 ,harris1 ,mr4 ,van        
,hollen1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1  
,mr4 ,merkley1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,ms4       
,duckworth1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,ms4         
,baldwin1 ,mr4 ,bennet1 ,mr4 ,casey1 and
 ,ms4 ,rosen7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,health1           
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the ,higher ,education
 ,act of #aife in order to improve the  
public service loan forgiveness program1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,what ,you ,can ,do ,for ,your ,country 
,act4  #b4 ,amendments to the public    
service loan forgiveness program  7a7   
,public service loan forgiveness  7#a7  
,in general ,section #dee7m7 of the     

,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajhg;e7m77 is amended to read
 as follows3  7m7 ,loan forgiveness for 
,federal student loan borrowers employed
 in public service  7#a7 ,definitions   
,in this subsection3 7,a7 ,certification
 of employment ,the term certification  
of employment means a certification of  
employment under paragraph 7#d74  7,b7  
,full-time ,the term full-time1 when    
used with respect to employment1 means  
employment-- 7i7 with a qualifying      
employer for not less than #cj hours per
 week2 or  7ii7 with #b or more         
qualifying employers for a total of not 
less than #cj hours per week4  7,c7     
,qualifying employer ,the term          
qualifying employer means-- 7i7 a       
,federal1 ,state1 local1 or ,tribal     
government organization or              
instrumentality1 including any          
organization established in law as a    
body politic2  7ii7 an organization that
 is described in section #eja7;c77#c7 of
 the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf1 

and exempt from taxation under section  
#eja7;a7 of such ,code2 or  7iii7 an    
organization-- 7,i7 not described in    
clause 7ii7 that is a not-for-profit    
organization under other ,federal or    
,state law2  7,,ii7 that is not a labor 
organization or partisan political      
organization2 and  7,,iii7 whose purpose
 is to directly provide any of the      
following services1 as defined in       
regulations promulgated the ,secretary3 
7aa7 ,emergency management and disaster 
response4  7bb7 ,military service4  7cc7
 ,public safety services1 including fire
 prevention and suppression1 rescue     
services1 hazardous materials response1 
ambulance services1 and emergency       
medical services4  7dd7 ,law            
enforcement4  7ee7 ,public health1      
including service through organizations 
that employ nurses1 nurse practitioners1
 nurses in a clinical setting1 or       
professionals engaged in health care    
practitioner occupations and health care
 support occupations1 as such terms are 

defined by the ,bureau of ,labor        
,statistics4  7ff7 ,public education1   
including the provision of educational  
enrichment or support directly to       
students or their families1 employment  
with a ,tribal ,college or ,university  
7as defined in section #caf7;b771 and   
employment as an adjunct faculty member 
or instructor for an educational        
institution4  7gg7 ,public interest law 
services1 including prosecution or      
public defense or legal advocacy on     
behalf of low-income communities at a   
not-for-profit organization4  7hh7      
,early childhood education1 including   
licensed or regulated childcare1 ,head  
,start programs1 and ,state funded      
prekindergarten4  7ii7 ,public service  
for individuals with disabilities4  7jj7
 ,public service for the elderly4  7kk7 
,public and school-based library        
sciences4  7ll7 ,school-based services1 
including the provision of              
noneducational enrichment or support    
directly to students or their families4 

7mm7 ,social work1 including child or   
family services4  7,d7 ,qualifying      
monthly payment obligation ,the term    
qualifying monthly payment obligation   
means a monthly payment obligation due  
on a loan under the repayment plan of   
the borrower-- 7i7 that was satisfied by
 the borrower through a payment made    
after ,october #a1 #bjjg2 and  7ii7     
attributable to a period during which   
the borrower was employed full-time by a
 qualifying employer4  7#b7 ,in general 
,beginning on ,july #a1 #bjai1 the      
,secretary shall forgive the applicable 
percentage described in paragraph 7#c7  
of the balance of principal and interest
 due on a loan made under this part for 
a borrower who has satisfied #fj or #abj
 qualifying monthly payment obligations 
on a loan made under this part and      
submitted any certification of          
employment required under this          
subsection4  7#c7 ,loan forgiveness     
after #fj payment obligations and #abj  
payment obligations ,the applicable     

percentages under this paragraph shall  
be-- 7,a7 in the case of a borrower who 
satisfies #fj qualifying monthly payment
 obligations on a loan made under this  
part that is not in default 7as defined 
in section #dce71 #ej percent of the    
total amount of the balance of principal
 and interest due on such loan as of the
 date of the loan forgiveness2 and  7,b7
 in the case of a borrower who satisfies
 #abj qualifying monthly payment        
obligations on a loan made under this   
part that is not in default1 #ajj       
percent of the balance of principal and 
interest due on such loan as of the date
 of the loan forgiveness4  7#d7         
,certification of employment            
requirements  7,a7 ,in general ,in order
 to receive loan forgiveness under this 
subsection1 a borrower of a loan made   
under this part shall submit to the     
,secretary a certification of           
employment4  7,b7 ,content of           
certification ,the ,secretary shall--   
7i7 develop1 and make easily accessible1

 the certification of employment2 and   
7ii7 ensure that the method of          
certification-- 7,i7 allows for the     
employer to indicate and certify the    
dates of the borrower's employment2 and 
7,,ii7 provides electronic signature    
options for the employer and for the    
borrower4  7,c7 ,borrower access ,the   
,secretary shall ensure that a borrower 
may submit a certification of employment
 to the ,secretary electronically       
through any information system through  
which the ,secretary permits borrowers  
to take self-service actions with       
respect to their loans4  7,d7 ,exception
 for self-certification ,the ,secretary 
shall provide a self-certification      
option for the certification of         
employment for borrowers who have       
extenuating circumstances preventing the
 borrowers from obtaining the qualifying
 employer signature and certification   
required under subparagraph 7,b77ii71 as
 determined by the ,secretary pursuant  
to rulemaking and including situations  

where an employer is no longer in       
existence or refuses to cooperate4  7,e7
 ,periodic review of certification of   
employment ,for each borrower of a loan 
made under this part who has submitted a
 certification of employment1 the       
,secretary shall-- 7i7 by not later than
 #cj days after receipt of the          
certification of employment-- 7,i7      
review the certification of employment  
and determine the number of qualifying  
monthly payment obligations satisfied on
 the loan during the period of          
employment covered by the certification 
of employment2  7,,ii7 inform the       
borrower of the number of qualifying    
monthly payment obligations satisfied2  
and  7,,iii7 inform the borrower of the 
number of remaining qualifying monthly  
payment obligations to be satisfied in  
order for the borrower to receive       
partial loan forgiveness under paragraph
 7#c77;,a71 and such number needed to   
receive full loan forgiveness under     
paragraph 7#c77;,b72 and  7ii7          

periodically1 but not less than twice   
annually1 notify the borrower1 using the
 most recent calculation of qualifying  
monthly payment obligations1 of-- 7,i7  
the number of qualifying monthly payment
 obligations satisfied1 as of the date  
of the notice2  7,,ii7 the number of    
remaining qualifying monthly payment    
obligations to be satisfied in order for
 the borrower to receive partial loan   
forgiveness under paragraph 7#c77;,a71  
and such number needed to receive full  
loan forgiveness under paragraph        
7#c77;,b72  7,,iii7 any steps the       
borrower can take to convert            
non-qualifying monthly payment          
obligations into qualifying monthly     
payment obligations1 including the      
options to provide payments to satisfy  
monthly payment obligations for past    
public service under paragraph          
7#e77;,c72 and  7,,iv7 the dispute      
resolution process for the ,secretary's 
determination of qualifying monthly     
payment obligations1 as described in    

paragraph 7#g74  7#e7 ,qualifying       
monthly payment obligations  7,a7 ,in   
general ,for purposes of this           
subsection1 the number of qualifying    
monthly payment obligations satisfied on
 a loan is the number of monthly        
payments1 during the period of          
employment and based on the repayment   
plan selected by the borrower for such  
period1 that would be satisfied based on
 applying the total amount of payments  
made by the borrower on the loan at any 
time during such period4  7,b7          
,adjustment of payment obligation status
  7i7 ,hold harmless against retroactive
 determinations ,if the ,secretary has  
classified a payment obligation         
satisfied by a borrower of a loan made  
under this part as a qualifying monthly 
payment obligation and later determines 
that the payment obligation does not    
qualify1 the ,secretary shall deem the  
payment obligation to be a qualifying   
monthly payment obligation to be counted
 for purposes of paragraph 7#b74  7ii7  

,explanation of non-qualifying payment  
obligation determinations ,if the       
,secretary determines that payments made
 by a borrower of a loan made under this
 part for a period of full-time         
employment with a qualifying employer   
cannot be applied toward the total      
number of qualifying monthly payment    
obligations for purposes of paragraph   
7#b71 the ,secretary shall provide a    
borrower with an explanation and allow  
the borrower to correct the reason for  
such determination1 to the extent       
possible4 ,such borrower remediation    
shall include1 at a minimum1 providing a
 borrower with the opportunity to       
reimburse the ,secretary for any        
underpayment4  7,c7 ,satisfying         
previously non-qualifying monthly       
payment obligations  7i7 ,in general ,a 
borrower of a loan made under this part 
who has a period during which the       
borrower was employed full-time with a  
qualifying employer but did not satisfy 
one or more qualifying monthly payment  

obligations during such period1 such as 
a borrower who was in deferment or      
forbearance1 may satisfy one or more    
monthly payment obligations of that     
period at a later date by paying the    
additional amount needed to satisfy the 
qualifying monthly payment obligation1  
in accordance with a process established
 by the ,secretary4  7ii7 ,determination
 process ,the amount of past monthly    
payment obligations satisfied by a      
payment under this subparagraph for a   
period of employment shall be determined
 using the amount of the borrower's     
monthly payment1 based on any repayment 
plan1 as selected by the borrower1 that 
could have been selected by the borrower
 during such period4 ,the ,secretary may
 require a borrower wishing to satisfy  
past monthly payment obligations under  
this subparagraph to submit any         
additional information necessary to     
calculate the amount of the past        
payments4  7iii7 ,limit ,a borrower may 
not satisfy more than #cf past monthly  

payment obligations under this          
subparagraph4  7#f7 ,special rules      
relating to ,federal ,direct            
consolidation loans  7,a7 ,review of any
 new consolidation loan application  7i7
 ,public service loan forgiveness option
 on consolidation application ,beginning
 on ,july #a1 #bjai1 the ,secretary     
shall include1 in any application for a 
,federal ,direct ,consolidation ,loan1  
the option for the borrower to indicate 
that the borrower is consolidating for  
the purpose of using the public service 
loan forgiveness program under this     
subsection4  7ii7 ,review ,beginning on 
,july #a1 #bjai1 the ,secretary shall1  
after issuing any ,federal ,direct      
,consolidation ,loan to a borrower who  
indicated an interest in the public     
service loan forgiveness program on the 
loan application-- 7,i7 request that the
 borrower submit a certification of     
employment2 and  7,,ii7 after receiving 
a complete certification of employment1 
review the borrower's past payments on  

all component loans comprising the      
,federal ,direct ,consolidation ,loan   
and inform the borrower-- 7aa7 of the   
number of monthly payment obligations   
satisfied by the borrower before the    
date of consolidation that are          
qualifying monthly payment obligations1 
in accordance with subparagraph 7,b72 or
  7bb7 if no payment obligations are    
satisfied1 that the borrower will not   
receive any credit towards public       
service loan forgiveness under this     
subsection for the ,federal ,direct     
,consolidation ,loan4  7,b7 ,qualifying 
payment obligations on all component    
loans and loan types through            
consolidation ,in the case of a borrower
 of one or more loans eligible for      
consolidation1 including loans made     
under part ,b1 who applies for1 and     
receives1 a ,federal ,direct            
,consolidation ,loan1 the ,secretary    
shall request the borrower submit a     
certification of employment for any     
qualifying employment and1 after        

receiving the certification of          
employment1 shall-- 7i7 review the      
borrower's payment history on each of   
the component loans comprising the      
,federal ,direct ,consolidation ,loan1  
including each loan made under part ,b2 
and  7ii7 for each component loan-- 7,i7
 calculate the weighted factor of the   
component loan1 which shall be the      
factor that represents the ratio between
 the amount of the component loan and   
the amount of the ,federal ,direct      
,consolidation ,loan1 as determined by  
the ,secretary2  7,,ii7 determine the   
number of equivalent monthly payment    
obligations toward the ,federal ,direct 
,consolidation ,loan satisfied on the   
component loan by multiplying the       
weighted factor for the component loan  
by the number of qualifying monthly     
payment obligations that the borrower   
satisfied on the component loan2 and    
7,,iii7 after rounding the number       
determined under subclause 7,,ii7 to the
 nearest whole number1 deem that number 

of equivalent monthly payment           
obligations to be qualifying monthly    
payment obligations on the ,federal     
,direct ,consolidation ,loan4  7,c7     
,applicability of borrower protections  
and rights ,a borrower of one or more   
loans eligible for consolidation1       
including loans made under part ,b1 who 
applies for and receives a ,federal     
,direct ,consolidation ,loan shall      
receive all the protections and rights  
provided under subparagraphs 7,b7 and   
7,c7 of paragraph 7#e7 for the loan1 and
 for any component loan1 in the same    
manner as provided to any other borrower
 of a loan made under this part4  7#g7  
,notice of qualifying payment           
obligations  7,a7 ,initial notice ,upon 
receiving any verbal or written contact 
by a borrower on or after ,july #a1     
#bjai1 expressing interest in the public
 service loan forgiveness program under 
this subsection1 the ,secretary1 or an  
eligible lender or guaranty agency under
 part ,b1 shall provide the borrower1 by

 not later than #cj days after the      
contract1 with a notice that-- 7i7      
explains the requirements of the        
program1 including whether the borrower 
needs to consolidate some or all of the 
borrower's loans to receive forgiveness 
under this subsection2  7ii7 includes a 
copy of1 or a link to1 information about
 the certification of employment process
 described in paragraph 7#d72  7iii7    
includes an estimate of the qualifying  
monthly payment obligations that would  
be satisfied by the borrower based on   
the borrower's payment history1 as of   
the date of notice1 if the borrower was 
a full-time employee of a qualifying    
employer and met the requirements of    
paragraph 7#b72 and  7iv7 includes an   
estimate of the number of remaining     
qualifying monthly payment obligations  
to be satisfied in order for the        
borrower to receive partial loan        
forgiveness under paragraph 7#c77;,a71  
and such number needed to receive full  
loan forgiveness under paragraph        

7#c77;,b74  7,b7 ,subsequent notices    
,after providing an initial notice under
 subparagraph 7,a71 the ,secretary1 or  
an eligible lender or guaranty agency   
under part ,b1 shall annually provide   
the borrower with a notice containing   
the information described in such       
subparagraph for each subsequent year   
that the borrower has an outstanding    
loan1 unless the borrower receives      
notices under paragraph 7#d77;,e77ii7 or
 requests that the notices be           
discontinued4  7#h7 ,dispute resolution 
process ,by not later than ,july #a1    
#bjai1 the ,secretary shall establish a 
process for borrowers to dispute the    
calculation of qualifying monthly       
payment obligations1 or the             
determination of full or partial loan   
forgiveness under paragraph 7#b71       
following the submission of a           
certification of employment or          
application for forgiveness or any      
successor certification or application4 
7#i7 ,database of qualifying employers  

7,a7 ,in general ,not later than ,july  
#a1 #bjai1 the ,secretary shall-- 7i7   
establish a database that will include  
all employers from which the ,secretary 
has received a certification of         
employment2 and  7ii7 use such database 
to aid the ,secretary in processing a   
certification of employment and in      
providing the notices required under    
subsection 7r77#c74  7,b7 ,data matching
 agreements  7i7 ,in general ,the       
,secretary shall enter into data        
matching agreements with relevant       
,federal agencies who possess records   
about the status of employers or the    
status of borrowers as employees of     
qualifying employers for the purpose of 
eliminating1 to the extent practicable1 
the need for a borrower or employer to  
submit a certification of employment to 
the ,secretary4  7ii7 ,specific ,federal
 agencies ,notwithstanding any ,federal 
law1 the ,secretary of ,labor1 the      
,commissioner of ,internal ,revenue1 and
 the ,commissioner of ,social ,security 

shall disclose any relevant records to  
the ,secretary for the purposes of      
meeting the ,secretary's obligations to 
reduce barriers to certification of     
employment as described in clause 7i74  
7iii7 ,notice to borrowers ,if the      
,secretary receives employer or         
employment information regarding a      
borrower from a ,federal agency pursuant
 to this subparagraph1 the ,secretary   
shall timely notify the borrower that-- 
7,i7 the ,secretary received the        
information2 and  7,,ii7 the borrower1  
for the duration of the borrower's      
employment by the employer-- 7aa7 is not
 required to submit a certification of  
employment for the employer under       
paragraph 7#d72 or  7bb7 if the         
information is not complete1 only needs 
to submit a reduced set of information  
to the ,secretary for the certification 
of employment4  7#aj7 ,ineligibility    
7,a7 ,no double benefits ,no borrower   
may1 for the same service1 receive a    
reduction of loan obligations under both

 this subsection and section #dbh;,j1   
#dbh,k1 #dbh,l1 or #dfj4  7,b7 ,federal 
elected service excluded ,no borrower   
may receive loan forgiveness under this 
subsection for service as a ,member of  
,congress or ,president or ,vice        
,president of the ,united ,states4  4   
7#b7 ,,ffel program amendments ,part ,b 
of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajga et seq47 is        
amended-- 7,a7 in section #dbh 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #ajgh71 by adding at the end  
the following3  7p7 ,repayment history  
information and public service loan     
forgiveness information ,a guaranty     
agency shall-- 7#a7 provide1 in a timely
 manner1 any necessary borrower         
repayment history information that the  
,secretary requests in order to         
determine the borrower's eligibility for
 the public service loan forgiveness    
program under section #dee7m71 or the   
number of qualifying monthly payment    
obligations satisfied for purposes of   
the program1 including such information 

from all servicers involved in servicing
 the borrower's loan2 and  7#b7 carry   
out the requirements of section         
#dee7m77#g7 upon receiving any verbal or
 written contact by a borrower on or    
after ,july #a1 #bjai1 expressing       
interest in the public service loan     
forgiveness program under section       
#dee7m74  2 and  7,b7 in section #dcc   
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhc7-- 7i7 by          
redesignating subsection 7f7 as         
subsection 7g72 and  7ii7 by inserting  
after subsection 7e7 the following3  7f7
 ,repayment history information ,an     
eligible lender shall-- 7#a7 provide1 in
 a timely manner1 any necessary borrower
 repayment history information that the 
,secretary requests in order to         
determine the borrower's eligibility for
 the public service loan forgiveness    
program under section #dee7m71 or the   
number of qualifying monthly payment    
obligations satisfied for purposes of   
the public service loan forgiveness     
program under section #dee7m71 including

 such information from all servicers    
involved in servicing the borrower's    
loan2 and  7#b7 carry out the           
requirements of section #dee7m77#g7 upon
 receiving any verbal or written contact
 by a borrower on or after ,july #a1    
#bjai1 expressing interest in the public
 service loan forgiveness program under 
section #dee7m74  4  7b7 ,notification  
,to ,direct ,loan borrowers regarding   
all options for loan forgiveness        
,section #dee of the ,higher ,education 
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhg;e7 is
 amended by adding at the end the       
following3  7r7 ,annual notice regarding
 loan forgiveness options  7#a7 ,in     
general ,the ,secretary shall annually  
provide a written or electronic         
disclosure to each borrower of a loan   
under this part-- 7,a7 notifying the    
borrower-- 7i7 of any loan forgiveness  
option available under this title that  
might apply to a loan under this part   
held by the borrower1 including the     
public service loan forgiveness program 

under subsection 7m72 and  7ii7 in the  
case of a borrower who is a full-time   
employee of a ,federal agency and has   
not expressed interest in or submitted a
 certification of employment for the    
public service loan forgiveness         
program-- 7,i7 that the borrower is     
employed by a qualifying employer2      
7,,ii7 the number of payment obligations
 satisfied by the borrower that the     
,secretary has determined could be      
qualifying monthly payment obligations  
on eligible ,federal ,direct ,loan for  
purposes of the public service loan     
forgiveness program2 and  7,,iii7 the   
steps necessary for the borrower to     
submit a certification of employment and
 to obtain forgiveness under subsection 
7m77#b72  7,b7 informing the borrower   
that the loan forgiveness options       
described in subparagraph 7,a7 are      
provided free of charge2 and  7,c7      
including1 for each loan forgiveness    
option1 information regarding how the   
borrower should proceed1 including      

contact information1 if the borrower    
wishes to pursue such loan forgiveness  
option4  7#b7 ,exclusions               
,notwithstanding paragraph 7#a71 the    
,secretary shall not provide a          
notification under this subsection to a 
borrower of a loan under this part if-- 
7,a7 the borrower is also receiving a   
notification under subsection 7m77#g72  
or  7,b7 the borrower has requested that
 the ,secretary no longer provide the   
notifications under this subsection4  4 
7c7 ,effective date ,the amendments made
 by this section shall take effect on   
,july #a1 #bjai4  #c4 ,transition to    
improved public service loan forgiveness
 program  7a7 ,review of borrowers      
currently participating in public       
service loan forgiveness  7#a7          
,calculating the number of qualifying   
payment obligations for current public  
service loan forgiveness program        
participants ,by not later than ,july   
#a1 #bjai1 the ,secretary shall1 for    
each borrower that has submitted a      

certification of employment under the   
public service loan forgiveness program 
under section #dee7m7 of the ,higher    
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajhg;e7 before ,july #a1 #bjai-- 7,a7  
calculate the number of qualifying      
payment obligations under such section  
satisfied by the borrower1 using the    
criteria of such section as in effect on
 ,july #a1 #bjai2 and  7,b7 inform the  
borrower of the changes in the public   
service loan forgiveness program and the
 number of qualifying payment           
obligations that the borrower will have 
satisfied for purposes of the program1  
beginning on ,july #a1 #bjai4  7#b7     
,retroactive partial loan forgiveness   
,by not later than ,july #a1 #bjai1 the 
,secretary shall take such steps as are 
necessary to provide partial loan       
forgiveness under section               
#dee7m77#c77;,a77i7 of the ,higher      
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajhg;e7m77#c77;,a77i771 as in effect on
 such date1 to borrowers with           

outstanding balance of principal and    
interest on a loan made under this part 
who met the criteria for partial loan   
forgiveness under such section1 as in   
effect on ,july #a1 #bjai1 before such  
date but on or after ,october #a1 #bjjg4
  7#c7 ,applicability of other          
provisions ,in carrying out paragraphs  
7#a7 and 7#b71 and in any other case    
where the ,secretary is applying the    
loan forgiveness provisions of section  
#dee7m7 of the ,higher ,education ,act  
of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhg;e7m771 as 
in effect on ,july #a1 #bjai1 to a      
borrower for whom one or more payment   
obligations were satisfied before ,july 
#a1 #bjai1 the ,secretary shall         
determine the number of payment         
obligations satisfied by applying all of
 the provisions of such section as in   
effect on ,july #a1 #bjai1 including the
 calculation of payment obligations     
under section #dee7m77#e7 of such ,act  
and the inclusion of payment obligations
 satisfied through the component loans  

of a ,federal ,direct ,consolidation    
,loan under section #dee7m77#f71 without
 regard as to the date on which the     
payment obligation was satisfied4  7b7  
,special ,,pslf program funds  7#a7     
,definition of ,special ,,pslf program  
funds ,in this section1 the term special
 ,,pslf program funds means the amounts 
appropriated for public service loan    
forgiveness under section #cae of       
division ,h of the ,consolidated        
,appropriations ,act1 #bjah 7,public    
,law #aae-ada2 ,march #bc1 #bjah7 or    
under section #cac of division ,b of the
 ,department of ,defense and ,labor1    
,health and ,human ,services1 and       
,education ,appropriations ,act1 #bjai  
and ,continuing ,appropriations ,act1   
#bjai 7,public ,law #aae-bde2 ,september
 #bh1 #bjah74  7#b7 ,rescission ,upon   
the effective date described in section 
#b7;c71 all special ,,pslf program funds
 that remain unexpended on such date    
shall be rescinded4  7#c7 ,transition   
,the ,secretary of ,education shall     

establish a process through which the   
,secretary shall-- 7,a7 review the      
applications of borrowers who applied   
for the loan forgiveness program carried
 out with special ,,pslf program funds  
but had not received loan forgiveness   
through such program before ,july #a1   
#bjai2 and  7,b7 assist such borrowers  
in pursuing loan forgiveness under      
section #dee7m7 of the ,higher          
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajhg;e7m771 as in effect on ,july #a1  
#bjai4