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          <text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Ensuring Military Access to Higher Education Benefits Act of 2023&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This bill requires the Department of Defense to complete a data matching agreement with the Department of Education to ensure that current or former active-duty military service members or civilian employees who are eligible for the public service loan forgiveness program have their periods of employment (beginning on October 1, 2007) automatically certified and counted towards the program.&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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