,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cjgj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #bi1 #bjbe ,ms4
 ,alsobrooks 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,van       
,holl51 ,ms4 ,w>r51 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,mr4
 ,w>n]1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,wyd51 ,mr4  
,kim1 ,mr4 ,m>key1 ,mr4 ,lujn1 ,mr4     
,m]kley1 ,mr4 ,ka9e1 ,mr4 ,s&]s1 ,mr4   
,book]1 & ,mrs4 ,gillibr&7 introduc$ !  
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1  
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
provide ,f$]al /ud5t loan borr[] relief 
= ,f$]al employees4  #a4  ,%ort title   
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,%utd[n ,/ud5t
 ,loans = ,f$s ,act4  #b4  ,f$]al /ud5t 
loan borr[] relief = ,f$]al employees   
7a7  ,def9itions  ,9 ?is section-- 7#a7 
! t]m ag5cy means ea* au?ority ( !      
executive1 legislative1 or judicial     
bran* ( ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &
  7#b7 ! t]m cov]$ individual-- 7,a7    
means an employee ( an ag5cy1 )\t reg>d 
to :e!r ! employee is1 dur+ a p]iod dur+
 :i* !re is a lapse 9 appropriations )  

respect to ! ag5cy--  7i7 det]m9$ to be 
an except$ employee or an employee p]=m+
 em]g5cy "w1 z ^? t]ms are def9$ by !   
,(fice ( ,p]sonnel ,managem5t2 or  7ii7 
subject to furl\gh2  7,b7 includes a    
contractor :o--  7i7 z "p ( ! ord9>y job
 duties ( ! individual1 provides support
 to any employee describ$ 9 subp>agraph 
7,a72 &  7ii7 dur+ a lapse 9            
appropriations ) respect to ! applicable
 ag5cy1 does n provide ! s]vices        
describ$ 9 clause 7i72 &  7,c7 does n   
include an individual describ$ 9        
subp>agraph 7,a7 or 7,b7 :o1 dur+ a     
p]iod dur+ :i* !re is a lapse 9         
appropriations ) respect to ! applicable
 ag5cy1 is paid ! basic pay ord9>ily    
payable to ! individual4  7b7  ,relief  
,dur+ any p]iod 9 fiscal ye> #bjbf or   
any subsequ5t fiscal ye> dur+ :i* !re is
 a lapse 9 appropriations ( n less ?an  
#ad days ) respect to an ag5cy1 !       
,secret>y ( ,education %all susp5d all  
paym5ts due by cov]$ individuals = loans
 made "u "p ,d ( title ,,iv ( ! ,high]  

,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajhg;a et seq474  7c7  ,no accrual (   
int]e/  ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( !  
,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #ajja et seq471 int]e/ %all n 
accrue on a loan describ$ "u subsection 
7b7 = :i* paym5t 0 susp5d$ = ! p]iod ( !
 susp5sion4  7d7  ,consid]ation (       
paym5ts  ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( ! 
,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #ajja et seq471 ! ,secret>y   
%all deem ea* mon? = :i* a loan paym5t 0
 susp5d$ "u ?is section z if ! borr[] ( 
! loan _h made a paym5t = ! purpose (   
any loan =giv5ess program au?oriz$ "u "p
 ,d ( title ,,iv ( ! ,high] ,education  
,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhg;a et  
seq47 = :i* ! borr[] w\ld h o!rwise     
qualifi$4  7e7  ,report+ to consum]     
report+ ag5cies  ,dur+ ! p]iod 9 :i* !  
,secret>y susp5ds paym5ts on a loan "u  
subsection 7b71 ! ,secret>y %all ensure 
t1 = ! purpose ( report+ in=mation ab\t 
! loan to a consum] report+ ag5cy1 any  
paym5t t has be5 susp5d$ is treat$ z if 

x 7 a regul>ly s*$ul$ paym5t made by a  
cov]$ individual4  7f7  ,retroactive    
effective date  7#a7  ,9 g5]al  ,?is    
,act %all take effect z if enact$ on    
,septemb] #cj1 #bjbe4  7#b7  ,refunds   
,! ,secret>y ( ,education may issue a   
refund = any loan paym5t made by a cov]$
 individual--  7,a7 = a loan made "u "p 
,d ( title ,,iv ( ! ,high] ,education   
,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhg;a et  
seq47 dur+ any p]iod 9 fiscal ye> #bjbf 
or any subsequ5t fiscal ye> dur+ :i* !re
 is a lapse 9 appropriations ( n less   
?an #ad days ) respect to ! ag5cy at :i*
 ! individual is an employee2 &  7,b7 if
 reque/$ by su* cov]$ individual4