,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cadf ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #a1 #bjbe,mr4 ,goldman of ,new ,york 7for himself and ,mr4 ,fields7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,education and ,workforce ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife to include service as a volunteer firefighter or volunteer emergency medical technician as a public service job for purposes of eligibility for the ,public ,service ,loan ,forgiveness ,program1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,helping ,emergency ,responders ,overcome ,student ,debt ,act or the ,,heroes ,act4 #b4 ,loan forgiveness for volunteer first responders ,section #dee7m77#c7 of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhg;e7m77#c77 is amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,b7-- 7,a7 in clause 7i71 by striking or after the semicolon2 7,b7 in clause 7ii71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 or2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following3 7iii7 volunteer work as a qualified volunteer firefighter or qualified volunteer emergency medical technician in accordance with subparagraph 7,c74 2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 7,c7 ,qualified volunteer firefighter2 qualified emergency medical technician 7i7 ,the term qualified volunteer firefighter means an individual who-- 7,i7 provides firefighting services1 fire prevention services1 emergency medical services1 or other related emergency response services on behalf of a legally recognized fire department or public safety organization2 and 7,,ii7 is not otherwise directly employed on a full-time basis by the same fire department or public safety organization for which they provide such services4 7ii7 ,the term qualified volunteer emergency medical technician means an individual who-- 7,i7 is trained and certified1 licensed1 or otherwise authorized under applicable state or local laws to provide emergency medical care1 pre-hospital care1 or ambulance services in response to medical emergencies2 7,,ii7 performs such care or services on behalf of an ambulance service1 fire department1 healthcare facility1 or public safety organization2 and 7,,iii7 is not otherwise directly employed on a full-time basis by the same ambulance service1 fire department1 healthcare facility1 or public safety organization for which they provide such care or services4 7iii7 ,the ,secretary shall-- 7,i7 determine the minimum volunteer time required for a qualified volunteer firefighter or a qualified volunteer emergency medical technician to be treated as an individual employed in a full-time job for purposes of this subsection2 and 7,,ii7 ensure that such minimum volunteer time is not less than the amount of volunteer time that is required for the qualified volunteer firefighter or a qualified volunteer emergency medical technician to be considered an active member of the relevant ambulance service1 fire department1 healthcare facility1 or public safety organization4 7,d7 ,public safety organization ,the term public safety organization means any ,state1 local1 or tribal governmental agency or nonprofit organization that has the principal purpose of protecting the safety of life1 health1 or property4 4 #c4 ,regulations ,the ,secretary of ,education shall promulgate1 after consultation with public safety organizations 7which shall include firefighter and emergency responder organizations71 regulations to carry out the amendments made by section #b1 including regulations relating to-- 7#a7 the minimum volunteer time required for a qualified volunteer firefighter and qualified volunteer emergency medical technician to be treated as an individual employed in a full-time job for purposes of section #dee7m7 of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhg;e7m772 and 7#b7 the process of tracking and verifying that volunteer time4