,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ibdb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #bh1 #bjbb,mr4
 ,bur*ett introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education & 
,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,high]    
,education ,act ( #aife to e/abli% a pro
 bono s]vice requirem5t = individuals :o
 borr[ ,f$]al /ud5t loans = graduate    
legal education1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,legal ,aid = ,am]icans ,act ( #bjbb4   
#b4 ,pro bono s]vice requirem5t = law   
graduates ,section #dee ( ! ,high]      
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajhg;e7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !    
foll[+3  7r7 ,pro bono s]vice requirem5t
 = law graduates  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,z      
condition ( receiv+ a loan "u ?is "p =  
graduate legal education1 a borr[] %all 
ent] into an agreem5t ) ! ,secret>y     
pursuant to :i* ! borr[] agrees to p]=m 
legal "w1 on a pro bono basis1 = n few] 
?an #ej h\rs p] ye> dur+ ea* ye> ( !    
applicable s]vice p]iod4  7#b7 ,annual  

c]tifications  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,on an     
annual basis dur+ ea* ye> ( ! applicable
 s]vice p]iod1 a borr[] subject to an   
agreem5t "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all submit to
 ! ,secret>y a c]tification indicat+    
:e!r or n ! borr[] has compli$ ) !      
requirem5ts ( ! agreem5t4  7,b7         
,exemption = public s]vice employees ,a 
borr[] :o is employ$ 9 a public s]vice  
job 7z def9$ 9 subsection 7m77 dur+ !   
applicable s]vice p]iod1 z demon/rat$ by
 an annual c]tification ( su* employm5t 
submitt$ to ! ,secret>y by su* borr[]1  
%all be deem$ to be 9 compliance ) ! pro
 bono s]vice requirem5t "u ?is          
subsection & %all n be requir$ to p]=m  
any additional pro bono s]vice pursuant 
to ?is subsection4  7#c7 ,noncompliance 
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( ?is ,act1 a
 borr[] subject to an agreem5t "u       
p>agraph 7#a7 :o does n comply ) ! t]ms 
( ! agreem5t = any ye> ( ! applicable   
s]vice p]iod %all be treat$ z 9 default 
on any loan to :i* su* agreem5t applies 
until ! date on :i* ! borr[] c]tifies t 

! borr[] is 9 compliance ) ! agreem5t4  
7#d7 ,exceptions ,! requirem5t to p]=m  
pro bono legal s]vice pursuant to an    
agreem5t "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all n apply  
dur+ any p]iod 9 :i* ! borr[]-- 7,a7 is 
s]v+ on active duty dur+ a w> or o!r    
milit>y op]ation or national em]g5cy2   
7,b7 is p]=m+ qualify+ ,national ,gu>d  
duty dur+ a w> or o!r milit>y op]ation  
or national em]g5cy2 or  7,c7 is att5d+ 
an in/itution ( high] education on n    
less ?an a half-"t basis4  7#e7         
,applicability ,! requirem5t "u p>agraph
 7#a7 %all apply to loans made "u ?is "p
 = graduate legal education aft] ! date 
( enactm5t ( ! ,legal ,aid = ,am]icans  
,act ( #bjbb4  7#f7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is  
subsection3 7,a7 ,applicable s]vice     
p]iod ,! t]m applicable s]vice p]iod    
means-- 7i7 ) respect to a borr[] :o is 
lic5s$ to practice law 9 a ,/ate be=e   
receiv+ a loan "u ?is "p = graduate     
legal education1 ! fir/ ?ree ye>s foll[+
 ! date on :i* ! borr[] completes !     
program ( /udy = :i* ! loan 0 obta9$2 & 

7ii7 ) respect to a borr[] :o is n      
lic5s$ to practice law 9 a ,/ate be=e   
receiv+ a loan "u ?is "p = graduate     
legal education1 ! fir/ ?ree ye>s foll[+
 ! date on :i* ! borr[] obta9s a lic5se 
to practice law 9 a ,/ate4  7,b7        
,graduate legal education ,! t]m        
graduate legal education means any      
program ( /udy lead+ to a graduate      
degree or graduate c]tificate 9 a legal 
field 7z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y71       
includ+ any program ( /udy lead+ to a   
,juris ,doctor 7,,jd7 degree1 ,ma/] (   
,laws 7,,llm7 degree1 or ,doctor (      
,juridical ,sci5ce 7,,sjd7 degree4  4