,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ahfc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #bb1      
#bjbe,mr4 ,blumenthal introduced the    
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend section #dee7m7 of the
 ,higher ,education ,act of #aife to    
modify the eligibility requirements of  
the public service loan forgiveness     
program for certain members of the      
,armed ,forces1 the ,national ,guard1   
and the commissioned corps of the       
,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric     
,administration1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,veteran and ,active ,loan 
,obligation ,relief ,act of #bjbe or the
 ,,valor ,act of #bjbe4  #b4            
,modification of public service loan    
forgiveness eligibility for borrowers in
 covered active duty service ,section   
#dee7m7 of the ,higher ,education ,act  
of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhg;e7m77 is  

amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating         
paragraphs 7#c7 and 7#d7 as paragraphs  
7#d7 and 7#e71 respectively2 and  7#b7  
by inserting after paragraph 7#b7 the   
following3  7#c7 ,special rules with    
respect to borrowers in covered active  
duty service  7,a7 ,in general ,in      
carrying out this subsection with       
respect to a borrower whose public      
service includes or consists of covered 
active duty service1 including ,national
 ,guard service1 the ,secretary shall-- 
7i7 deem each monthly payment that was  
deferred under subsection 7f77#b77;,c7  
or section #dbh7;b77#a77,m77iii7        
7relating to certain ,national ,guard   
duty or active duty deferment7 or       
section #dic;,d1 or that would have been
 due while the loan was in forbearance  
under subsection 7l77#b7 or section     
#dbh7;c77#c77;,a77i77iv71 to be a       
qualifying monthly payment made by the  
borrower for purposes of subparagraphs  
7,a7 and 7,b77ii7 of paragraph 7#a72    
7ii7 waive the requirement of paragraph 

7#a77;,b77i7 if the borrower completed  
#aj years of full-time employment in    
covered active duty service during the  
period of the loan2 and  7iii7 ensure   
that a borrower whose public service job
 included covered active duty service   
and who meets the requirements of this  
subsection is able to receive public    
service loan forgiveness in accordance  
with the terms of this subsection1      
without regard as to when the borrower  
enrolled in the public service loan     
forgiveness program4  7,b7 ,covered     
active duty service defined ,in this    
paragraph1 the term covered active duty 
service means-- 7i7 active service 7as  
that term is defined in section #aja7;d7
 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code72  
and  7ii7 full-time duty in the active  
service of the commissioned corps of the
 ,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric    
,administration4  4