#aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4    
#achg  ,,an ,,act  ,to am5d ! ,high]    
,education ,act ( #aife 9 ord] to       
improve ! s]vice obligation v]ification 
process = ,,tea* ,grant recipi5ts1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,consid] ,tea*]s ,act4 
#b4 ,,tea* ,grants ,section #dbj,n ( !  
,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;g-#b7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 
subsection 7b77#a7-- 7,a7 9 subp>agraph 
7,a71 by ins]t+ 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section
 z ! s]vice obligation w9d[7 aft] "u ?is
 subp>t2  7,b7 9 subp>agraph 7,c77vii71 
by ins]t+ or geographic area aft] field2
 &  7,c7 by /rik+ subp>agraphs 7,d7 &   
7,e7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7,d7 submit a  
c]tification ( employm5t by ! *ief      
adm9i/rative (fic] ( ! s*ool 9          
accordance ) subsection 7d77#e72 &  7,e7
 meet all ,/ate c]tification requirem5ts
 = tea*+ 7:i* may include meet+ su*     
requirem5ts ?r\gh a c]tification obta9$ 
?r\gh alt]native r\tes to tea*+72  2    
7#b7 9 subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 by /rik+ ,9

 ! ev5t & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,9     
g5]al ,9 ! ev5t  2 &  7,b7 by add+ at ! 
end ! foll[+3  7#b7 ,reconsid]ation (   
conv]sion decisions  7,a7 ,reque/ to    
reconsid] ,9 any case :]e ! ,secret>y   
has det]m9$ t a recipi5t ( a grant "u   
?is subp>t has fail$ or refus$ to comply
 ) ! s]vice obligation 9 ! agreem5t "u  
subsection 7b7 & has conv]t$ ! grant    
into a ,f$]al ,direct ,unsubsidiz$      
,/af=d ,loan "u "p ,d 9 accordance )    
p>agraph 7#a71 ! recipi5t may reque/ t !
 ,secret>y reconsid] su* initial        
det]m9ation & may submit additional     
in=mation to demon/rate satisfaction ( !
 s]vice obligation4 ,^u receipt ( su* a 
reque/1 ! ,secret>y %all reconsid] !    
det]m9ation 9 accordance ) ?is p>agraph 
n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date t su*   
reque/ 0 receiv$4  7,b7 ,reconsid]ation 
,if1 9 reconsid]+ an initial det]m9ation
 "u subp>agraph 7,a71 ! ,secret>y       
det]m9es t ! reason = su* det]m9ation 0 
! recipi5t's failure to timely submit a 
c]tification requir$ "u subsection      

7b77#a77;,d7 7z 9 effect on ! day be=e !
 date ( enactm5t ( ! ,consid] ,tea*]s   
,act71 an error or process+ delay by !  
,secret>y1 a *ange to ! fields consid]$ 
eligible = fulfillm5t ( ! s]vice        
obligation 7z describ$ 9 subsection     
7b77#a77;,c771 a recipi5t hav+ previ\sly
 reque/$ to h ! ,,tea* ,grant conv]t$ to
 a loan1 or ano!r valid reason det]m9$  
by ! ,secret>y1 & t ! recipi5t has1 z ( 
! date ( ! reconsid]ation1 demon/rat$ t 
! recipi5t did meet1 or is meet+ !      
s]vice obligation 9 ! agreem5t "u       
subsection 7b71 ! ,secret>y %all-- 7i7  
dis*>ge ! ,f$]al ,direct ,unsubsidiz$   
,/af=d ,loan "u "p ,d1 & re9/ate !      
recipi5t's grant "u ?is subp>t2  7ii7   
dis*>ge any int]e/ or fees t may h      
accumulat$ dur+ ! p]iod t ! grant 0     
conv]t$ to a ,f$]al ,direct ,unsubsidiz$
 ,/af=d ,loan "u "p ,d2  7iii7 if !     
recipi5t has o!r loans "u "p ,d1 apply  
any paym5ts made = ! ,f$]al ,direct     
,unsubsidiz$ ,/af=d ,loan "u "p ,d dur+ 
su* p]iod to ^? o!r loans "u "p ,d2     

7iv7 if ! recipi5t does n h o!r loans "u
 "p ,d1 reimburse ! recipi5t = any      
am\nts paid on ! ,f$]al ,direct         
,unsubsidiz$ ,/af=d ,loan "u "p ,d dur+ 
su* p]iod2  7v7 reque/ t consum] report+
 ag5cies remove any negative cr$it      
report+ due to ! conv]sion ( ! ,,tea*   
,grant to a loan2 &  7vi7 use !         
additional in=mation provid$ "u         
subp>agraph 7,a7 to det]m9e ! progress !
 recipi5t has made 9 meet+ ! s]vice     
obligation4  7,c7 ,ext5sion ( "t to     
complete s]vice obligation ,9 ! case ( a
 recipi5t ^: ,,tea* ,grant 0 re9/at$ 9  
accordance ) subp>agraph 7,b71 !        
,secret>y %all1 ^u su* re9/atem5t-- 7i7 
ext5d ! "t rema9+ = ! recipi5t to       
fulfill ! s]vice obligation describ$ 9  
subsection 7b77#a7 to a p]iod ( "t equal
 to-- 7,i7 #h ye>s2 m9us  7,,ii7 ! numb]
 ( full academic ye>s ( tea*+ t !       
recipi5t complet$ prior to ! reconv]sion
 ( ! loan to a ,,tea* ,grant "u         
subp>agraph 7,b71 includ+ any ye>s (    
qualify+ tea*+ complet$ dur+ ! p]iod :5 

! ,,tea* ,grant 0 9 loan /atus2 &  7ii7 
treat any full academic ye>s ( tea*+    
describ$ 9 clause 7i77,,ii7 z ye>s t    
c\nt t[>d ! individual's s]vice         
obligation 7reg>dless ( :e!r ! ,,tea*   
,grant funds 7 9 grant or loan /atus7 if
 t "t o!rwise meets ! requirem5ts ( ?is 
section4  2 &  7#c7 9 subsection 7d71 by
 add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#c7          
,communication ) recipi5ts ,! ,secret>y 
%all notify ,,tea* grant recipi5ts n    
less ?an once p] cal5d> ye> reg>d+ h[ to
 submit ! employm5t c]tification "u     
subsection 7b77#a77;,d7 & !             
recomm5dations & requirem5ts = submitt+ 
t c]tification "u subsection 7d77#e74   
7#d7 ,qualify+ s*ools & high-ne$ fields 
,! ,secret>y %all ma9ta9 & annually     
update a li/ ( qualify+ s*ools z        
describ$ 9 subsection 7b77#a77;,b71 & a 
li/ ( high-ne$ fields z describ$ 9      
subsection 7b77#a77;,c7 & %all make su* 
li/s publicly available on ! ,dep>tm5t's
 website 9 a sortable & se>*able =mat4  
4  #c4 ,submission ( employm5t          

c]tification ,section #dbj,n7d7 ( !     
,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;g-#b7;d771 z am5d$ by   
section #b1 is fur!r am5d$ by add+ at ! 
end ! foll[+3  7#e7 ,submission (       
employm5t c]tification  7,a7 ,recomm5d$ 
submissions ,! ,secret>y %all notify    
,,tea* ,grant recipi5ts t ! ,dep>tm5t   
recomm5ds t ,,tea* ,grant recipi5ts     
submit ! employm5t c]tification describ$
 9 subsection 7b77#a77;,d7 z soon z     
practicable aft] ! completion ( ea* ye> 
( s]vice4  7,b7 ,requir$ submission ,a  
,,tea* ,grant recipi5t %all be requir$  
to submit to ! ,dep>tm5t employm5t      
c]tification )9 ! timeframe t w\ld all[ 
t individual to complete _! s]vice      
obligation be=e ! end ( ! s]vice        
obligation w9d[4  7,c7 ,notification ,! 
,secret>y %all notify ,,tea* ,grant     
recipi5ts ( ! requir$ submission        
deadl9es describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph4  7,d7 
,adju/m5t ( deadl9e ,! ,secret>y %all   
adju/ ! submission deadl9e describ$ 9   
subp>agraph 7,b7 to acc\nt = a s]vice   

obligation w9d[ ext5sion4  7,e7         
,alt]native to c]tification ,! ,secret>y
 %all provide an alt]native to !        
c]tification ( employm5t describ$ 9     
subsection 7b77#a77;,d7 = recipi5ts :o  
_c obta9 su* requir$ c]tification (     
employm5t f ! *ief adm9i/rative (fic] ( 
! s*ool because ! recipi5t c demon/rate 
! s*ool is no long] 9 exi/5ce or ! s*ool
 refuses to coop]ate4  4  #d4 ,ext5sion 
( "t to fulfill s]vice obligation due to
 ,,covid-#ai  7a7 ,section #ceai7;a7 ( !
 ,,c>es ,act 7,public ,law #aaf-acf2 #bj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja note7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9
 ! matt] prec$+ p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ 
,= ! purpose ( section #dbj,n ( ! ,high]
 ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajgj;g-#b71 dur+ a qualify+ em]g5cy1 & 
ins]t+ ,not)/&+ any provision ( subp>t  
#i ( "p ,a ( title ,,iv ( ! ,high]      
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajgj;g et seq4712  7#b7 9 p>agraph     
7#a71 by /rik+ & aft] ! semicolon2  7#c7
 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by /rik+ su* section  
#dbj,n4 & ins]t+ section #dbj,n ( su*   

,act2 &2 &  7#d7 by add+ at ! end !     
foll[+3  7#c7 %all ext5d ! s]vice       
obligation w9d[ 7z describ$ 9 section   
#dbj,n7b77#a77;,a7 ( su* ,act7 = a p]iod
 ( n m ?an #c ye>s1 9 addition to any   
ext5sions provid$ 9 accordance ) subp>t 
#i ( "p ,a ( title ,,iv ( ! ,high]      
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajgj;g et seq471 9 ! case ( a grant    
recipi5t ^: s]vice obligation w9d[ beg9s
 dur+1 or includes-- 7,a7 ! qualify+    
em]g5cy p]iod2 or  7,b7 a p]iod (       
recession or economic d[nturn relat$ to 
! qualify+ em]g5cy p]iod1 z det]m9$ by !
 ,secret>y 9 consultation ) ! ,secret>y 
( ,labor4  4  7b7 ,section #ceai ( !    
,,c>es ,act 7,public ,law #aaf-acf2 #bj 
,u4,s4,c4 #ajja note7 is am5d$ by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+3  7c7 ,f$]al p]k9s    
loans ,not)/&+ section #dfe ( ! ,high]  
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajhg;ee71 ! ,secret>y %all waive !     
requirem5ts ( su* section 9 reg>d to    
full-"t s]vice & %all consid] an        
incomplete ye> ( s]vice ( a borr[] z    

fulfill+ ! requirem5t = a complete ye> (
 s]vice "u su* section1 if ! s]vice 0   
int]rupt$ due to a qualify+ em]g5cy4  4 
7c7 ,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by 
?is section %all take effect z if       
includ$ 9 ! enactm5t ( ! ,,c>es ,act    
7,public ,law #aaf-acf74  #e4           
,implem5tation ,9 c>ry+ out ?is ,act &  
any am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act1 or any   
regulations promulgat$ "u ?is ,act or "u
 su* am5dm5ts1 ! ,secret>y ( ,education 
may waive ! application (-- 7#a7        
sub*apt] ,i ( *apt] #ce ( title #dd1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7commonly kn[n z !  
,pap]work ,r$uction ,act72  7#b7 ! ma/] 
cal5d> requirem5ts "u section #dhb ( !  
,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #ajhi72  7#c7 negotiat$       
rulemak+ "u section #dib ( ! ,high]     
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajih;a72 &  7#d7 ! requirem5t to publi%
 ! notices relat$ to ! sy/em ( records (
 ! ag5cy be=e implem5tation requir$ "u  
p>agraphs 7#d7 & 7#aa7 ( section        
#eeb;a7e7 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates     

,code 7commonly kn[n z ! ,privacy ,act (
 #aigd71 except t ! notices %all be     
publi%$ n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date
 ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  ,pass$ ! ,s5ate
 ,decemb] #af1 #bjbj4,secret>y