,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bhgb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bj1
 #bjbc,mr4 ,fetterman 7for himself1 ,mr4
 ,booker1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,ms4 ,hirono1   
and ,mrs4 ,shaheen7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to defer student loan payments 
for survivors of sex-based harassment4  
#a4 ,deferment for victims of sex-based 
harassment ,section #dee7;f7 of the     
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajhg;e7f77 is amended-- 7#a7 
in paragraph 7#b7-- 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 #a or more periods of not    
less than #c months and not more than   
#ab months71 beginning on the date on   
which the borrower-- 7i7 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 attending2 and  7ii7       
submits documentation to the ,secretary 
showing that the borrower reported to a 
covered individual that the borrower was
 a victim of sex-based harassment       
7regardless of whether institutional    
findings were made regarding that       
harassment74  2 and  7#b7 by adding at  
the end the following3  7#f7            
,definitions regarding sex-based        
harassment ,for purposes of paragraph   
7#b77;,e7-- 7,a7 the term covered       
individual means-- 7i7 the title ,,ix   
coordinator at the institution 7within  
the meaning of section #ajf4h of title  
#cd1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 or 
successor regulations72  7ii7 another   
title ,,ix official or administrator at 
the institution2 or  7iii7 a health care
 provider2 and  7,b7 the term sex-based 

harassment means-- 7i7 sexual           
harassment1 as defined in paragraph 7#a7
 or 7#b7 of section #ajf4cj7;a7 of title
 #cd1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7as
 in effect on ,september #cj1 #bjbc72   
7ii7 dating violence1 domestic violence1
 or stalking1 as those terms are defined
 in section #dhe7;f77#f77;,a77i72 or    
7iii7 sexual assault1 as that term is   
defined in section #dhe7;f77#f77;,a77v74
  4  #b4 ,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 sex-based   
harassment ,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 sex-based harassment 7as    
such term is defined in section         
#dee7;f77#f772 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  #c4 ,report to ,congress ,not later
 than #e years after the date of        
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,education shall prepare and submit  
to ,congress a report that includes an  
evaluation of the effectiveness of the  
activities established under this ,act1 
and the amendments made by this ,act1   
including opportunities for increased   
program integrity4