,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fegd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #aj1       
#bjbe,mr4 ,kennedy of ,new ,york 7for   
himself1 ,ms4 ,tokuda1 and ,mr4         
,figures7 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 ensure that graduate and      
professional students have the same     
annual and aggregate limits for ,federal
 ,direct ,unsubsidized ,loans4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,loan ,equity for ,advanced         
,professionals ,act4  #b4 ,annual and   
aggregate loan limits for graduate and  
professional students ,section          
#dee7;a77#d7 of the ,higher ,education  
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhg;e7a77
 is amended--  7#a7 by amending         
subparagraph 7,a7 to read as follows3   
7,a7 ,annual limits beginning ,july #a1 
#bjbf ,subject to paragraphs 7#g77;,a7  
and 7#h71 beginning on ,july #a1 #bjbf1 

the maximum annual amount of ,federal   
,direct ,unsubsidized ,stafford loans1  
that a graduate student or professional 
student may borrow in any academic year 
or its equivalent1 shall be #ej1jjj4  2 
and  7#b7 by amending subparagraph 7,b7 
to read as follows3  7,b7 ,aggregate    
limits ,subject to paragraphs 7#f71     
7#g77;,a71 and 7#h71 beginning on ,july 
#a1 #bjbf1 the maximum aggregate amount 
of ,federal ,direct ,unsubsidized       
,stafford loans1 in addition to the     
amount borrowed for undergraduate       
education1 that a graduate student or   
professional student may borrow for any 
program of study described in clause 7i7
 or 7ii7 of subparagraph 7,c7 shall be  
#bjj1jjj4  4