[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4350 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4350

     To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the 
forgiveness of Perkins loans to members of the armed services on active 
                                 duty.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 2, 2000

  Mr. Frank of Massachusetts introduced the following bill; which was 
        referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the 
forgiveness of Perkins loans to members of the armed services on active 
                                 duty.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CANCELLATION OF STUDENT LOANS FOR MILITARY SERVICE.

    Section 465(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1087ee(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (E) and 
        inserting the following:
            ``(D) as a member of the Armed Forces of the United States 
        on active duty, as defined in section 101(d)(1) of title 10, 
        United States Code;'';
            (2) in paragraph (3)(A)--
                    (A) by inserting ``(D),'' after ``(A), (C),'' in 
                clause (i);
                    (A) by inserting ``or'' after the semicolon at the 
                end of clause (ii);
                    (B) by striking clause (iii); and
                    (C) by redesignating clause (iv) as clause (iii).
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