,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dcdb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #bf1      
#bjbb,mr4 ,whitehouse 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 authorize a new       
student loan forgiveness program4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,affording ,students ,a ,path to    
,forgiveness ,act or the ,,asap         
,forgiveness ,act4  #b4 ,loan           
forgiveness program for employment      
,section #dee of the ,higher ,education 
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhg;e7 is
 amended by adding at the end the       
following3  7r7 ,loan forgiveness for   
employment  7#a7 ,in general ,the       
,secretary shall cancel not more than   
#cj1jjj of interest and principal due1  
in accordance with paragraph 7#b71 on   
any eligible ,federal ,direct ,loan that
 is in repayment status on or after the 

date of enactment of this subsection for
 a borrower who-- 7,a7 has made not less
 than #fj monthly payments on the       
eligible ,federal ,direct ,loan pursuant
 to any repayment plan authorized under 
this ,act2 and  7,b7 has been employed1 
on a full-time or part-time basis1 for  
#aj years after graduating from1 or     
otherwise leaving1 the institution of   
higher education for which the loan was 
made to enable the borrower to enroll4  
7#b7 ,loan cancellation amount ,after   
the conclusion of the employment period 
described in paragraph 7#a71 the        
,secretary shall cancel the obligation  
to repay not more than #cj1jjj of       
principal and interest due as of the    
time of such cancellation1 on the       
eligible ,federal ,direct ,loans made to
 the borrower under this part4  7#c7    
,eligible federal direct loan ,in this  
subsection1 the term eligible ,federal  
,direct ,loan means a ,federal ,direct  
,stafford ,loan1 ,federal ,direct ,,plus
 ,loan1 or ,federal ,direct             

,unsubsidized ,stafford ,loan1 or a     
,federal ,direct ,consolidation ,loan4  
7#d7 ,ineligibility for double benefits 
,no borrower may1 for the same service1 
receive a reduction of loan obligations 
under both this subsection and          
subsection 7m7 or section #dbh;,j1      
#dbh,k1 #dbh,l1 or #dfj4  4