,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ceef  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #bj1    
#bjbj,mr4 ,romney 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 to provide for deferral  
of loan repayment for graduates during  
the period of the coronavirus4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,,covid-#ai ,graduate ,relief ,act4 
#b4 ,deferral of loan repayment for     
graduates during the period of the      
coronavirus  7a7 ,in general ,part ,g of
 title ,,iv of the ,higher ,education   
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhh et   
seq47 is amended by adding at the end   
the following3  #dic;,e4 ,deferral of   
loan repayment for graduates during the 
period of the coronavirus  7a7 ,deferral
 of loan repayment ,in addition to any  
deferral of repayment of a loan made    
under this title pursuant to this title1

 a borrower of a loan under this title  
who is an eligible individual as        
described in subsection 7b71 shall be   
eligible for a deferment of such loan   
during the period1 not to exceed #c     
years1 following the date of enactment  
of the ,,covid-#ai ,graduate ,relief    
,act4  7b7 ,eligible individual  7#a7   
,in general ,a borrower of a loan under 
this title is an eligible individual if 
the individual graduates from the       
eligible institution for which the      
individual borrowed the loan to enroll  
during the period beginning on ,january 
#a1 #bjbj1 and ending on ,december #ca1 
#bjbj4  7#b7 ,extension ,the ,secretary 
may extend the period described in      
paragraph 7#a7 for additional #a-year   
periods1 but not later than through     
,december #ca1 #bjbb1 if the ,secretary 
determines1 in writing1 in consultation 
with the ,secretary of ,labor1 the      
,secretary of ,treasury1 and the        
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services1 that the anticipated economic

 impact of the coronavirus on graduates 
of eligible institutions over the       
relevant #a-year extension period       
necessitates such extension4  7#c7      
,considerations ,in making a            
determination regarding whether the     
anticipated economic impact of the      
coronavirus on graduates of eligible    
institutions necessitates an extension  
pursuant to paragraph 7#b71 the         
,secretary shall consider-- 7,a7 whether
 a national emergency with respect to   
the coronavirus is in effect2  7,b7     
relevant economic indicators1 including 
recent unemployment statistics from the 
,bureau of ,labor ,statistics2 and  7,c7
 relevant data and projections related  
to the transmission or seasonal         
recurrence of the coronavirus and any   
existing or anticipated measures by     
,federal1 ,state1 or local governments  
to prevent1 prepare for1 and respond to 
the coronavirus4  7c7 ,coronavirus ,the 
term coronavirus means coronavirus as   
defined in section #ejf of the          

,coronavirus ,preparedness and ,response
 ,supplemental ,appropriations ,act1    
#bjbj 7,public ,law #aaf-abc74  4  7b7  
,effective date ,the amendment made by  
subsection 7a7 shall take effect from   
the period beginning on the date of     
enactment of this ,act until the date   
that is #c years after such date of     
enactment4