[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6698 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6698

 To provide for nondiscrimination by eligible lenders in the Robert T. 
                 Stafford Federal Student Loan Program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 31, 2008

  Mr. Baird introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Education and Labor

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for nondiscrimination by eligible lenders in the Robert T. 
                 Stafford Federal Student Loan Program.

    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 ``Preventing Student Loan 
Discrimination Act''.

SEC. 2. NONDISCRIMINATION.

    Section 438(e) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087-
1(e)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``In order'' and inserting the following:
            ``(1) In general.--In order''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Federal family education loan programs.--In order for 
        an eligible lender to receive a special allowance payment under 
        this section on any loan made, insured, or guaranteed under 
        this part, the eligible lender shall not engage in any pattern 
        or practice that results in a denial by such eligible lender of 
        an otherwise eligible borrower's access to a loan under this 
        part because of the borrower's education program length or 
        enrollment at a particular institution of higher education that 
        participates in the Robert T. Stafford Federal Student Loan 
        Program.''.
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