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<item congress="113" measure-type="hr" measure-number="3926" measure-id="id113hr3926" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2014-01-21" update-date="2014-03-25">
<title>To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to discharge student loans for borrowers who are determined by the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration to be under a disability without expectation of medical or functional improvement.</title>
<summary summary-id="id113hr3926v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2014-03-25">
<action-date>2014-01-21</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to discharge a student borrower's loan under the Federal Family Education Loan program if the borrower: (1) has been determined by the Commissioner of Social Security to be under a disability without expectation of medical or functional improvement, and (2) provides the Secretary with documentation of that determination.</p> <p>Considers such a borrower to be permanently and totally disabled.</p> <p>Prohibits such a borrower from being required to present additional documentation regarding his or her disability.</p>]]></summary-text>
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