[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5275 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5275

  To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase the amount of 
   loan forgiveness for which teachers in teacher shortage areas are 
                               eligible.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 30, 2014

 Mr. Cohen (for himself, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, and Mr. Ellison) 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 increase the amount of 
   loan forgiveness for which teachers in teacher shortage areas are 
                               eligible.

    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 ``Maximizing Opportunities and 
Retaining Experienced Teachers Act'' or the ``MORE Act''.

SEC. 2. LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR TEACHERS IN TEACHER SHORTAGE AREAS.

    (a) FFEL Loans.--Section 428J of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1078-10) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Additional amounts for teachers in teacher shortage 
        areas.--Notwithstanding the amount specified in paragraph (1), 
        the aggregate amount that the Secretary shall repay under this 
        section shall be not more than $17,500 in the case of an 
        elementary school or secondary school teacher who meets the 
        requirements of subsection (b), except that in lieu of being 
        employed in a school or location described in paragraph (1)(A) 
        of subsection (b), the teacher has been employed in a teacher 
        shortage area (as defined in section 682.210(q)(5) of title 34, 
        Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of 
        enactment of the Maximizing Opportunities and Retaining 
        Experienced Teachers Act)).''; and
            (2) in subsection (g)(1)(A), by inserting ``or subsection 
        (c)(4)'' after ``subsection (b)(1)(A)''.
    (b) Federal Direct Loans.--Section 460 of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087j) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Additional amounts for teachers in teacher shortage 
        areas.--Notwithstanding the amount specified in paragraph (1), 
        the aggregate amount that the Secretary shall repay under this 
        section shall be not more than $17,500 in the case of an 
        elementary school or secondary school teacher who meets the 
        requirements of subsection (b), except that in lieu of being 
        employed in a school or location described in paragraph (1)(A) 
        of subsection (b), the teacher has been employed in a teacher 
        shortage area (as defined in section 682.210(q)(5) of title 34, 
        Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of 
        enactment of the Maximizing Opportunities and Retaining 
        Experienced Teachers Act)).''; and
            (2) in subsection (g)(1)(A), by inserting ``or subsection 
        (c)(4)'' after ``subsection (b)(1)(A)''.
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