[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4538 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4538

 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve the teacher loan 
              forgiveness program, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 24, 2000

  Mr. Moore 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 improve the teacher loan 
              forgiveness program, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Teacher Recruitment and Retention 
Act of 2000''.

SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF TEACHER LOAN FORGIVENESS ELIGIBILITY.

    (a) FFEL Loan Program.--Section 428J of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078-10) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(1)--
                    (A) by striking ``5 consecutive complete school 
                years'' and inserting ``3 consecutive complete school 
                years''; and
                    (B) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
                following:
                    ``(A) in a public elementary or secondary school as 
                a teacher of mathematics, science, or foreign languages 
                or as a special education teacher;''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``fifth complete 
        school year'' and inserting ``third complete school year''.
    (b) Direct Loan Program.--Section 460 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1087j) 
is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(1)(A)--
                    (A) by striking ``5 consecutive complete school 
                years'' and inserting ``3 consecutive complete school 
                years''; and
                    (B) by striking clause (i) and inserting the 
                following:
                            ``(i) in a public elementary or secondary 
                        school as a teacher of mathematics, science, or 
                        foreign languages or as a special education 
                        teacher;''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``fifth complete 
        school year'' and inserting ``third complete school year''.

SEC. 3. INCREASE IN ELIGIBLE LOAN AMOUNTS FORGIVEN.

    (a) FFEL Loan Program.--Section 428J(c)(1) of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078-10) is amended by striking ``$5,000'' and 
inserting ``$10,000''.
    (b) Direct Loan Program.--Section 460 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1087j) 
is amended by striking ``$5,000'' and inserting ``$10,000''.
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