,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aiha  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ag1 #bjba,mr4
 ,murphy of ,north ,carolina introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,education and     
,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the      
,comptroller ,general to submit a report
 on the transfer of student debt        
functions from the ,department of       
,education to the ,department of the    
,treasury1 including costs of such a    
transfer and the mitigation of the      
duplication of duties by ,federal       
agencies1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,report by ,,gao on transfer of         
functions of the ,office of ,federal    
,student ,aid to the ,department of     
,treasury  7a7 ,study ,the ,comptroller 
,general of the ,united ,states shall   
conduct a study on the impact of        
transferring the functions1 in whole or 
in part1 of the ,office of ,federal     
,student ,aid from the ,department of   
,education to the ,department of the    

,treasury1 which shall include-- 7#a7   
the potential impact of such transfer on
 the ,federal ,government1 including--  
7,a7 any change in cost of administering
 the program2 and  7,b7 the duplication 
of duties by ,federal agencies2  7#b7 an
 analysis of how the responsibilities   
and operations of the ,office of        
,federal ,student ,aid of the           
,department of ,education overlaps with 
relevant responsibilities and operations
 at the ,department of ,treasury2  7#c7 
an analysis of whether the employees of 
the ,department of ,treasury possess the
 necessary expertise and experience to  
manage and oversee the functions of the 
,office of ,federal ,student ,aid of the
 ,department of ,education2 and  7#d7   
the potential impact of such transfer on
 administrative costs and staff         
necessary for carrying out such         
functions4  7b7 ,consultation ,in       
conducting the study under subsection   
7a71 the ,comptroller ,general of the   
,united ,states shall consult with      

stakeholders1 including institutions of 
higher education1 financial aid         
administrators1 and existing entities   
that contract with the ,office of       
,federal ,student ,aid of the           
,department of ,education1 that may be  
impacted by the transfer studied under  
such subsection4  7c7 ,report ,not later
 than #b years after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller
 ,general of the ,united ,states shall  
complete the study under subsection 7a7 
and submit a report to the ,house       
,committee on ,education and the        
,workforce and the ,senate ,committee on
 ,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and       
,pensions that includes the results of  
such study4