,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ecb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #ad1      
#bjai,mr4 ,cardin 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,cornyn1 and ,mr4 ,jones7 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 that an individual may remain   
eligible to participate in the teacher  
loan forgiveness program under title    
,,iv of such ,act if the individual's   
period of consecutive years of          
employment as a full-time teacher is    
interrupted because the individual is   
the spouse of a member of the ,armed    
,forces who is relocated during the     
school year pursuant to military orders 
for a permanent change of duty station1 
or the individual works in a school of  
the defense dependents' education system
 under the ,defense ,dependents'        
,education ,act of #aigh due to such a  

relocation1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,preserving ,teacher ,loan         
,forgiveness for ,military ,spouses ,act
 of #bjai4  #b4 ,continuing eligibility 
to participate in student loan          
forgiveness or loan cancellation program
 for teachers whose period of           
consecutive employment is interrupted   
because of military orders requiring    
spouse to relocate to new residence1 or 
who work in a school of the defense     
dependents' education system due to such
 a relocation  7a7 ,continuing          
,eligibility  7#a7 ,part ,b ,loans      
,section #dbh;,j7g7 of the ,higher      
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajgh-aj7;g77 is amended by adding at   
the end the following3  7#d7 ,continuing
 eligibility for certain military       
spouses  7,a7 ,in general  7i7 ,complete
 but nonconsecutive years               
,notwithstanding paragraph 7#a7 of      
subsection 7b71 an individual who is    
employed in a full-time teaching        

position that meets the requirements of 
this section for a period that includes 
#e complete but nonconsecutive years may
 be eligible for loan forgiveness       
pursuant to such subsection1 if the     
individual was a qualified military     
spouse1 as defined in subparagraph      
7,b77i71 with respect to any year during
 such period for which the individual   
was not employed as a full-time teacher 
in a school or location meeting the     
requirements of this section4  7ii7     
,employment in defense department       
schools ,notwithstanding paragraph 7#a7 
of subsection 7b71 an individual may be 
eligible for loan forgiveness pursuant  
to such subsection1 if the individual is
 a qualified military spouse1 as defined
 in subparagraph 7,b77ii71 and the      
individual has been employed as a       
full-time teacher for #e complete school
 years in a school described in         
subparagraph 7,a7 of subsection 7b77#a7 
or in a school of the defense           
dependents' education system under the  

,defense ,dependents' ,education ,act of
 #aigh 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #iba et seq47 that
 is located outside of the ,united      
,states1 and met the requirements of    
subparagraph 7,b7 of subsection 7b77#a74
  7,b7 ,qualified military spouse       
defined ,in this paragraph1 the term    
qualified military spouse means-- 7i7   
with respect to a year1 an individual   
who--  7,i7 during the previous year1   
served as a teacher in a school or      
location meeting the requirements of    
subparagraph 7,a7 of subsection 7b77#a7 
and met the requirements of subparagraph
 7,b7 of subsection 7b77#a72  7,,ii7 is 
the spouse of a member of the ,armed    
,forces who is relocated during the year
 pursuant to military orders for a      
permanent change of duty station2       
7,,iii7 did not serve as a teacher in a 
school or location meeting the          
requirements of subparagraph 7,a7 of    
subsection 7b77#a7 during the year or   
any portion of the year because the     
individual accompanied the spouse to a  

new residence as a result of such       
military orders2 and  7,,iv7 during the 
following year1 resumed service as a    
teacher in a school or location meeting 
the requirements of subparagraph 7,a7 of
 subsection 7b77#a7 and met the         
requirements of subparagraph 7,b7 of    
subsection 7b77#a72 or  7ii7 an         
individual who is the spouse of a member
 of the ,armed ,forces who is relocated 
overseas during a year of employment as 
a teacher for which the individual seeks
 loan forgiveness under this section    
pursuant to military orders for a change
 of duty station and the individual     
accompanied the spouse to a new         
residence overseas as a result of such  
military orders4  7,c7 ,reports to      
,congress ,not later than #ij days after
 the end of the second academic year    
during which this paragraph is in       
effect1 and every #b years thereafter1  
the ,secretary shall submit to ,congress
 a report describing the number of      
individuals who1 as a result of this    

paragraph1 remained eligible for loan   
forgiveness pursuant to subsection 7b7  
during the #b most recent academic      
years4  4  7#b7 ,part ,d ,loans ,section
 #dfj7;g7 of the ,higher ,education ,act
 of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhg;j7g77 is 
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7#d7 ,continuing eligibility
 for certain military spouses  7,a7 ,in 
general  7i7 ,complete but              
nonconsecutive years ,notwithstanding   
paragraph 7#a7 of subsection 7b71 an    
individual who is employed in a         
full-time teaching position that meets  
the requirements of this section for a  
period that includes #e complete but    
nonconsecutive years may be eligible for
 loan cancellation pursuant to such     
subsection1 if the individual was a     
qualified military spouse1 as defined in
 subparagraph 7,b77i71 with respect to  
any year during such period for which   
the individual was not employed as a    
full-time teacher in a school or        
location meeting the requirements of    

this section4  7ii7 ,employment in      
defense department schools              
,notwithstanding paragraph 7#a7 of      
subsection 7b71 an individual may be    
eligible for loan cancellation pursuant 
to such subsection1 if the individual is
 a qualified military spouse1 as defined
 in subparagraph 7,b77ii71 and the      
individual has been employed as a       
full-time teacher for #e complete school
 years in a school described in         
subparagraph 7,a7 of subsection 7b77#a7 
or in a school of the defense           
dependents' education system under the  
,defense ,dependents' ,education ,act of
 #aigh 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #iba et seq47 that
 is located outside of the ,united      
,states1 and met the requirements of    
subparagraph 7,b7 of subsection 7b77#a74
  7,b7 ,qualified military spouse       
defined ,in this paragraph1 the term    
qualified military spouse means-- 7i7   
with respect to a year1 an individual   
who--  7,i7 during the previous year1   
served as a teacher in a school or      

location meeting the requirements of    
subparagraph 7,a7 of subsection 7b77#a7 
and met the requirements of subparagraph
 7,b7 of subsection 7b77#a72  7,,ii7 is 
the spouse of a member of the ,armed    
,forces who is relocated during the year
 pursuant to military orders for a      
permanent change of duty station2       
7,,iii7 did not serve as a teacher in a 
school or location meeting the          
requirements of subparagraph 7,a7 of    
subsection 7b77#a7 during the year or   
any portion of the year because the     
individual accompanied the spouse to a  
new residence as a result of such       
military orders2 and  7,,iv7 during the 
following year1 resumed service as a    
teacher in a school or location meeting 
the requirements of subparagraph 7,a7 of
 subsection 7b77#a7 and met the         
requirements of subparagraph 7,b7 of    
subsection 7b77#a72 or  7ii7 an         
individual who is the spouse of a member
 of the ,armed ,forces who is relocated 
overseas during a year of employment as 

a teacher for which the individual seeks
 loan forgiveness under this section    
pursuant to military orders for a change
 of duty station and the individual     
accompanied the spouse to a new         
residence overseas as a result of such  
military orders4  7,c7 ,reports to      
,congress ,not later than #ij days after
 the end of the second academic year    
during which this paragraph is in       
effect1 and every #b years thereafter1  
the ,secretary shall submit to ,congress
 a report describing the number of      
individuals who1 as a result of this    
paragraph1 remained eligible for loan   
cancellation pursuant to subsection 7b7 
during the #b most recent academic      
years4  4  7b7 ,effective date ,the     
amendments made by subsection 7a7 shall 
apply with respect to individuals who   
first become employed as full-time      
teachers on or after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act4