,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #abie  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #bf1    
#bjbc,mr4 ,budd 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,marshall1 and ,mr4 ,braun7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend chapter  
#aca of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1
 to require ,senior ,executive ,service 
and schedule ,c employees to disclose   
,federal student loan debt1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,federal       
,employee ,student ,debt ,transparency  
,act4  #b4 ,disclosure of ,federal      
student loan debt by ,,ses and schedule 
,c employees ,section #acajd of title   
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by
 adding at the end the following3  7j7  
,disclosure of ,federal student loan    
debt by ,,ses and schedule ,c employees 
7#a7 ,definition ,in this subsection1   
the term covered employee means an      

employee of the executive branch who    
occupies-- 7,a7 a ,senior ,executive    
,service position 7as defined in section
 #cacb7;a772 or  7,b7 a position of a   
confidential or policy-determining      
nature under schedule ,c of subpart ,c  
of part #bac of title #e1 ,code of      
,federal ,regulations1 or any successor 
regulation4  7#b7 ,reports by covered   
employees ,not later than #fj days after
 the date of enactment of the ,federal  
,employee ,student ,debt ,transparency  
,act1 and not later than ,february #bh  
of each year thereafter1 each covered   
employee shall file a report containing 
a full and complete statement of the    
outstanding balance of principal and    
interest owed by the covered employee   
on-- 7,a7 each loan made under part ,d  
of title ,,iv of the ,higher ,education 
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhg;a et 
seq472 and  7,b7 any loan made1 insured1
 or guaranteed under part ,b or ,e of   
such title 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajga et seq41
 #ajhg;aa et seq474  7#c7 ,new covered  

employees ,not later than #fj days after
 the date on which an individual assumes
 the position of a covered employee1 the
 individual shall file a report         
containing the information required     
under paragraph 7#b74  7#d7 ,reports to 
,congress ,not later than ,may #a of    
each year1 the ,director of the ,office 
of ,government ,ethics shall transmit to
 ,congress a report containing-- 7,a7   
the total amount owed by all covered    
employees as reported pursuant to       
paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c72 and  7,b7 the 
name of any covered employee who failed 
to file or report any information       
required to be reported pursuant to     
paragraph 7#b7 or 7#c74  4