[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4046 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4046

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Department of 
Education to accept certifications of permanent and total disability by 
  the Department of Veterans Affairs for the purpose of student loan 
                               discharge.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 1, 2007

  Mr. Altmire (for himself and Mrs. McMorris Rodgers) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
                                 Labor

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Department of 
Education to accept certifications of permanent and total disability by 
  the Department of Veterans Affairs for the purpose of student loan 
                               discharge.

    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 ``Student Disability Fairness Act''.

SEC. 2. DISABILITY DETERMINATIONS.

    Section 437(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1087(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
``In making such determination of permanent and total disability, the 
Secretary shall provide that a borrower who has been certified as 
permanently and totally disabled by the Department of Veterans Affairs 
shall not be required to present further documentation for purposes of 
this title.''.
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