[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2673 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2673

  To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the eligibility of 
 employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs to participate in the 
                   Education Debt Reduction Program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 4, 2015

 Mr. Moulton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the eligibility of 
 employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs to participate in the 
                   Education Debt Reduction 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 ``Retain Act''.

SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN EDUCATION DEBT 
              REDUCTION PROGRAM.

    Subsection (a) of section 7682 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) Eligibility.--(1) An individual is eligible to participate in 
the Education Debt Reduction Program if the individual--
            ``(A)(i) is an employee in the Veterans Health 
        Administration serving in a position (as determined by the 
        Secretary) providing direct-patient care services or services 
        incident to direct-patient care services for which recruitment 
        or retention of qualified health-care personnel (as so 
        determined) is difficult; or
            ``(ii) is an employee in the Veterans Health Administration 
        not covered by clause (i) serving in a position specified in 
        section 7401 of this title; and
            ``(B) owes any amount of principal or interest under a 
        loan, the proceeds of which were used by or on behalf of that 
        individual to pay costs relating to a course of education or 
        training which led to a degree that qualified the individual 
        for the position referred to in clause (i) or (ii) of 
        subparagraph (A).
    ``(2) In selecting individuals to participate in the Education Debt 
Reduction Program, the Secretary shall give priority to individuals 
described in paragraph (1)(A)(i).''.
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