,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bjdi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bh 7legislative 
day1 ,june #bg71 #bjai,mr4 ,re$ 7=      
himself & ,mr4 ,isakson7 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 to     
automatically dis*>ge ! loans ( c]ta9   
vet]an borr[]s1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,automatic loan dis*>ge = c]ta9 vet]an  
borr[]s  ,section #dcg7;a7 ( ! ,high]   
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajhg7;a77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+     
p>agraph 7#b7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#b7  
,disability det]m9ations ,) respect to a
 borr[] :o has be5 id5tifi$ "u clause   
7i7 or 7ii7 ( p>agraph 7#c77;,a71 !     
,secret>y %all--  7,a7 consid] su*      
borr[] p]man5tly & totally disabl$ = !  
purpose ( dis*>g+ ! loans ( su* borr[]  
"u ?is subsection2  7,b7 dis*>ge ! loans
 ( su* borr[] "u ?is subsection1 )\t any
 fur!r action by ! borr[] 7except t ?is 

subp>agraph %all n apply to a borr[] :o 
opts out ( su* dis*>ge "u subp>agraph   
7,c772  7,c7 9 a case ( a borr[] :o     
lives 9 a ,/ate t may impose a tax      
liability 7z describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#d77 =
 su* a loan dis*>ge--  7i7 notify !     
borr[] ( ! possible tax liability2 &    
7ii7 provide an opportunity to opt-out (
 su* loan dis*>ge2 &  7,d7 notify su*   
borr[] ( pot5tial ,f$]al tax            
implications ( su* loan dis*>ge "u ?is  
subsection4  2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+3  7#c7 ,mat*+ program  7,a7 ,9 
g5]al ,n less ?an twice p] ye>1 !       
,secret>y ( ,education & ! ,secret>y (  
,vet]ans ,affairs %all c>ry out a       
comput] mat*+ program "u :i* ! ,secret>y
 ( ,education id5tifies a borr[]--  7i7 
:o has be5 assign$ a rat+ ( total       
disability by ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans    
,affairs = a s]vice-connect$ disability 
7z def9$ 9 section #aja ( title #ch1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code72 or  7ii7 :o has   
be5 det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans   
,affairs to be unemployable due to a    

s]vice-connect$ condition4  7,b7 ,m9or  
discrepancies ,) respect to ea* borr[]  
:o w\ld h be5 id5tifi$ "u clause 7i7 or 
7ii7 ( subp>agraph 7,a7 b = a m9or      
discrepancy betwe5 ! in=mation ( !      
borr[] ma9ta9$ by ! ,secret>y (         
,education & ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans     
,affairs 7su* z a "n discrepancy po/    
m>riage1 a miss+ hyph51 a transpos$     
numb] or lett]1 or o!r typo71 !         
,secret>y ( ,education & ! ,secret>y (  
,vet]ans ,affairs %all "w toge!r to     
correct su* m9or discrepancy ( su*      
borr[]4  7#d7 ,/ate tax liability ,!    
,secret>y %all det]m9e :e!r a ,/ate may 
impose a tax liability = ! dis*>ge ( a  
loan "u ?is subsection1 & 9 mak+ t      
det]m9ation1 ! ,secret>y %all--  7,a7 9 
! case ( a ,/ate :i* does n h an income 
tax1 or :i* excludes dis*>ge ( /ud5t    
loans f its def9ition ( income = tax    
purposes1 det]m9e t ! ,/ate w n impose  
tax liability2  7,b7 9 ! case ( a ,/ate 
:i* con=ms ! relevant provisions ( its  
tax law to section #ajh ( ! ,int]nal    

,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf1 det]m9e t ! ,/ate
 w n impose tax liability2 &  7,c7 9 !  
case ( a ,/ate :i* does n con=m !       
relevant provisions ( its tax law to    
section #ajh ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code 
( #aihf1 consult ) ! tax au?ority ( t   
,/ate to det]m9e if ! ,/ate w\ld seek to
 impose tax liability &1 if n1 det]m9e t
 a ,/ate w n impose tax liability4  4