,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #djci  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #aj1    
#bjbf,ms4 ,alsobrooks 7for herself1 ,mr4
 ,van ,hollen1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,ms4        
,duckworth1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,mr4 ,kim1 ,ms4
 ,cantwell1 ,ms4 ,smith1 ,ms4           
,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4      
,markey1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 and ,mr4 ,lujn7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,higher ,education ,act of    
#aife to reverse the reductions in      
,federal loan availability for graduate 
and professional students enacted under 
,public ,law #aai-ba4  #a4 ,short title 
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,professional ,degree ,access           
,restoration ,act4  #b4 ,annual and     
aggregate loan limits for graduate and  
professional students  7a7 ,in ,general 
,section #dee7;a7 of the ,higher        
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 

#ajhg;e7a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in        
paragraph 7#c7-- 7,a7 in the paragraph  
heading1 by striking and federal direct 
plus loans2  7,b7 in subparagraph 7,a7--
 7i7 by striking the heading for        
subparagraph 7,a71 and inserting the    
following3 ,in general2  7ii7 in the    
matter preceding clause 7i71 by         
inserting before the dash at the end the
 following3 1 for any period of         
instruction beginning on or after ,july 
#a1 #bjab2  7iii7 in clause 7i71 by     
striking for any period of instruction  
beginning on or after ,july #a1 #bjab12 
and  7iv7 in clause 7ii71 by striking   
for any period of instruction beginning 
on ,july #a1 #bjab1 and ending on ,june 
#cj1 #bjbf12 and  7,c7 by striking      
subparagraph 7,c72 and  7#b7 by striking
 paragraph 7#d71 and redesignating      
paragraphs 7#e7 through 7#h7 as         
paragraphs 7#d7 through 7#g71           
respectively4  7b7 ,technical and       
conforming amendments ,section #dee7;a7 
of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 

7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhg;e7a771 as amended  
by subsection 7a71 is further amended-- 
7#a7 in paragraph 7#d71 as redesignated 
by subsection 7a77#b71 by striking      
paragraph 7#h7 and inserting paragraph  
7#g7 both places the term appears2  7#b7
 in paragraph 7#e71 as redesignated by  
subsection 7a77#b71 by striking         
paragraph 7#h7 and inserting paragraph  
7#g72 and  7#c7 in paragraph 7#g71 as   
redesignated by subsection 7a77#b71 by  
striking ,paragraphs 7#c77;,c71 7#d71   
7#e71 and 7#f7 shall not apply1 and     
paragraph 7#c77;,a77ii7 shall apply as  
such paragraph was in effect for periods
 of instruction ending before ,june #cj1
 #bjbf1 and inserting 7#d71 and 7#e7 and
 inserting ,paragraphs 7#d7 and 7#e7    
shall not apply4