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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Workforce Development Through Post-Graduation Scholarships Act of 2018</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude post-graduation scholarship grants from gross income in the same manner as scholarships are currently excluded. </p> <p>A &quot;post-graduation scholarship grant&quot; is a grant provided by a program that: (1) is established by certain tax-exempt organizations; (2) is designed to encourage individuals to serve in occupations of unmet needs or in areas of unmet needs; and (3) under which, in accordance with the conditions of a grant, the organization repays any portion of an education loan incurred by an individual to pay higher education expenses. </p>]]></text>
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