,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #achg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #i1 #bjai,mr4     
,braun 7= himself & ,ms4 ,s9ema7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,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$-- 7#a7 9 subsection
 7b77#a77;,d71 by ins]t+1 by n lat] ?an 
! ,octob] #ca foll[+ ! ye> ( su* s]vice2
  7#b7 9 subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 by /rik+ 
,9 ! ev5t & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,9   
g5]al ,9 ! ev5t  2 &  7,b7 by add+ at ! 
end ! foll[+3  7#b7 ,reconsid]ation (   
conv]sion decisions  7,a7 ,reque/ to    
reconsid] ,9 any case :]e ! ,secret>y   
has det]m9$ 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] ! det]m9ation & may
 submit additional in=mation to         
demon/rate satisfaction ( ! s]vice      
obligation4  7,b7 ,reconsid]ation ,if1 9
 reconsid]+ a det]m9ation "u subp>agraph
 7,a71 ! ,secret>y det]m9es t ! reason =
 ! initial det]m9ation 0 ! recipi5t's   
failure to timely submit an annual      
rec]tification requir$ "u subsection    
7b77#a77;,d71 & 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 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 ^:    
grant "u ?is subp>t 0 re9/at$ 9         
accordance ) subp>agraph 7,b7 prior to  
,decemb] #ca1 #bjah1 ! ,secret>y may    
ext5d ! "t rema9+ = ! recipi5t to       
fulfill ! s]vice obligation = a p]iod ( 
"t equal to ! "t t recipi5t _h rema9+ to
 fulfill ! s]vice obligation at ! "t t  
grant 0 orig9ally conv]t$ into a ,f$]al 
,direct ,unsubsidiz$ ,/af=d ,loan "u "p 
,d ( title ,,iv 9 accordance ) p>agraph 

7#a74  7,d7 ,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 
?is p>agraph %all be con/ru$ to mean t !
 s]vice obligation "u ?is subp>t is     
waiv$4  2 &  7#c7 9 subsection 7d71 by  
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#c7           
,communication ) recipi5ts ,! ,secret>y 
%all ensure t ea* s]vic] = grants "u ?is
 subp>t notifies ,,tea* grant recipi5ts 
by ,octob] #e ( ea* ye> reg>d+ h[ to    
submit docum5tation reg>d+ ! grants "u  
?is subp>t & ! ,octob] #ca deadl9e      
e/abli%$ "u subsection 7b77#a77;,d74  4