,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gihj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #h1 #bjbb,ms4  
,dean introduced the following bill2    
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,education and ,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,higher ,education ,act of    
#aife to provide for deferment on the   
repayment of loans for borrowers who are
 victims of sexual violence1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,student ,loan 
,deferment for ,sexual ,violence        
,survivors ,act4  #b4 ,deferment for    
victims of sexual violence ,section     
#dee7;f77#b7 of the ,higher ,education  
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhg;e7f77
 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking or at the
 end of subparagraph 7,c72  7#b7 by     
striking the period at the end of       
subparagraph 7,d7 and inserting 2 or2   
and  7#c7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7,e7 not in excess of #c    
years 7for one or more periods of not   
less than #f months and not more than   

#ab months7 during which the borrower   
ceases to carry at least one-half the   
normal full-time work load for the      
course of study that the borrower is    
pursuing1 as determined by the eligible 
institution 7as such term is defined in 
section #dce7;a77 the borrower is       
attending1 beginning on the date on     
which the borrower reports to the title 
,,ix coordinator 7within the meaning of 
section #ajf4h of title #cd1 ,code of   
,federal ,regulations1 or successor     
regulations7 of such institution that   
the borrower is a victim of sexual      
violence 7which includes sexual assault1
 dating violence1 domestic violence1 and
 stalking1 as such terms are defined in 
section #dhe7;f77#f77;,a774  4  #c4     
,return of funds waiver ,section        
#dhd;,b7b77#b7 of the ,higher ,education
 ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4           
#ajia;b7b77#b77 is amended by adding at 
the end the following3  7,f7 ,waivers of
 grant assistance and loan repayment by 
students who are victims of sexual      

violence ,in addition to the waivers    
authorized by subparagraphs 7,d7 and    
7,e71 the ,secretary may waive the      
amounts that students are required to   
return under this section with respect  
to any grant assistance 7including      
,federal ,pell ,grants7 or loans made   
under this title if the withdrawals on  
which the returns are based are         
withdrawals by students-- 7i7 whose     
attendance was interrupted due to being 
a victim of sexual violence 7within the 
meaning of section #dee7;f77#b77;,e772  
and  7ii7 in the case of students who1  
in the absence of this subparagraph1    
would have been required to return loans
 made under this title1 who are         
receiving a deferment under section     
#dee7;f77#b77;,e7 on such loans4  4