,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #achg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #i1       
#bjai,mr4 ,braun 7for himself and ,ms4  
,sinema7 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 service   
obligation verification process for     
,,teach ,grant recipients1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,consider ,teachers 
,act4  #b4 ,,teach ,grants ,section     
#dbj,n of the ,higher ,education ,act of
 #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;g-#b7 is    
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection            
7b77#a77;,d71 by inserting1 by not later
 than the ,october #ca following the    
year of such service2  7#b7 in          
subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 by striking ,in   
the event and inserting the following3  
7#a7 ,in general ,in the event  2 and   
7,b7 by adding at the end the following3

  7#b7 ,reconsideration of conversion   
decisions  7,a7 ,request to reconsider  
,in any case where the ,secretary has   
determined that a recipient of a grant  
under this subpart has failed or refused
 to comply with the service obligation  
in the agreement under subsection 7b7   
and has converted the grant into a      
,federal ,direct ,unsubsidized ,stafford
 ,loan under part ,d in accordance with 
paragraph 7#a71 the recipient may       
request that the ,secretary reconsider  
the determination and may submit        
additional information to demonstrate   
satisfaction of the service obligation4 
7,b7 ,reconsideration ,if1 in           
reconsidering a determination under     
subparagraph 7,a71 the ,secretary       
determines that the reason for the      
initial determination was the           
recipient's failure to timely submit an 
annual recertification required under   
subsection 7b77#a77;,d71 and that the   
recipient has1 as of the date of the    
reconsideration1 demonstrated that the  

recipient did meet1 or is meeting the   
service obligation in the agreement     
under subsection 7b71 the ,secretary    
shall-- 7i7 discharge the ,federal      
,direct ,unsubsidized ,stafford ,loan   
under part ,d1 and reinstate the        
recipient's grant under this subpart2   
7ii7 discharge any interest or fees that
 may have accumulated during the period 
that the grant was converted to a       
,federal ,direct ,unsubsidized ,stafford
 ,loan under part ,d2  7iii7 if the     
recipient has other loans under part ,d1
 apply any payments made for the        
,federal ,direct ,unsubsidized ,stafford
 ,loan under part ,d during such period 
to those other loans under part ,d2     
7iv7 if the recipient does not have     
other loans under part ,d1 reimburse the
 recipient for any amounts paid on the  
,federal ,direct ,unsubsidized ,stafford
 ,loan under part ,d during such period2
 and  7v7 use the additional information
 provided under subparagraph 7,a7 to    
determine the progress the recipient has

 made in meeting the service obligation4
  7,c7 ,extension of time to complete   
service obligation ,in the case of a    
recipient whose grant under this subpart
 was reinstated in accordance with      
subparagraph 7,b7 prior to ,december    
#ca1 #bjah1 the ,secretary may extend   
the time remaining for the recipient to 
fulfill the service obligation for a    
period of time equal to the time that   
recipient had remaining to fulfill the  
service obligation at the time that     
grant was originally converted into a   
,federal ,direct ,unsubsidized ,stafford
 ,loan under part ,d of title ,,iv in   
accordance with paragraph 7#a74  7,d7   
,rule of construction ,nothing in this  
paragraph shall be construed to mean    
that the service obligation under this  
subpart is waived4  2 and  7#c7 in      
subsection 7d71 by adding at the end the
 following3  7#c7 ,communication with   
recipients ,the ,secretary shall ensure 
that each servicer for grants under this
 subpart notifies ,,teach grant         

recipients by ,october #e of each year  
regarding how to submit documentation   
regarding the grants under this subpart 
and the ,october #ca deadline           
established under subsection            
7b77#a77;,d74  4