[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2527 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2527

    To expand the bases on which student loan borrowers may obtain 
               deferments of their repayment obligations.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 23, 2005

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

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                                 A BILL


 
    To expand the bases on which student loan borrowers may obtain 
               deferments of their repayment obligations.

    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 ``Residents and Public Interest 
Attorneys Deferment Act'' .

SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL DEFERMENTS.

    (a) FFEL and Direct Loans.--Section 428(b)(1)(M) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078(b)(1)(M)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (ii); and
            (2) by inserting after clause (iii) the following new 
        clauses:
                            ``(iv) during any period in which the 
                        borrower is serving an internship, or a medical 
                        or dental residency, the successful completion 
                        of which is required in order to receive 
                        professional recognition required to begin 
                        professional practice or service;
                            ``(v) not in excess of 2 years during which 
                        the borrower is serving in a public service 
                        fellowship with any public entity, such as 
                        service under subtitle D of title I of the 
                        National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 
                        U.S.C. 12571 et seq.); or
                            ``(vi) not in excess of 2 years during 
                        which the borrower is employed full-time as a 
                        public defender or prosecutor;''.
    (b) Perkins Loans.--Section 464(c)(2)(A) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 
1087dd(c)(2)(A)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (iii);
            (2) by redesignating clause (iv) as clause (vii); and
            (3) by inserting after clause (iii) the following new 
        clauses:
            ``(iv) during any period in which the borrower is serving 
        an internship, or a medical or dental residency, the successful 
        completion of which is required in order to receive 
        professional recognition required to begin professional 
        practice or service;
            ``(v) not in excess of 2 years during which the borrower is 
        serving in a public service fellowship with any public entity, 
        such as service under subtitle D of title I of the National and 
        Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12571 et seq.);
            ``(vi) not in excess of 2 years during which the borrower 
        is employed full-time as a public defender or prosecutor; or''.
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