[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3594 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3594

 To extend temporarily the Federal Perkins Loan program, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 24, 2015

   Mr. Bishop of Michigan (for himself and Mr. Pocan) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
                             the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To extend temporarily the Federal Perkins Loan program, and for other 
                               purposes.

    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 ``Higher Education Extension Act of 
2015''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON INSTITUTIONAL 
              QUALITY AND INTEGRITY.

    Section 114(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1011c(f)) is amended by striking ``2015'' and inserting ``2016''.

SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL PERKINS LOAN PROGRAM.

    (a) Authority To Make Loans.--Section 461 of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087aa) is amended--
            (1) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
    ``(b) Authority To Make Loans.--
            ``(1) In general.--With respect to any student who is not 
        described in paragraph (2), an institution of higher education 
        may make loans under this part to such a student until 
        September 30, 2016, from the student loan fund established 
        under this part by the institution.
            ``(2) Additional loans for certain students.--With respect 
        to any student who has received a loan made under this part for 
        an academic year ending prior to October 1, 2016, an 
        institution of higher education that has most recently made 
        such a loan to the student for an academic program at such 
        institution may continue making loans under this part through 
        March 31, 2018, from the student loan fund established under 
        this part by the institution to enable the student to continue 
        or complete such academic program, but only if the institution 
        has awarded all Federal Direct Stafford Loans for which such 
        student is eligible.
            ``(3) Prohibition on additional appropriations.--No funds 
        are authorized to be appropriated under this Act or any other 
        Act to carry out the functions described in paragraphs (1) and 
        (2) for any fiscal year following fiscal year 2015.''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (c).
    (b) Distribution of Assets From Student Loan Funds.--Section 466 of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087ff) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``After September 30, 2003, and not later than 
                March 31, 2004'' and inserting ``Beginning October 1, 
                2016''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``2003'' and 
                inserting ``2016''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``After October 1, 
        2012'' and inserting ``Beginning October 1, 2016''.
    (c) Additional Extensions Not Permitted.--Section 422 of the 
General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1226a) shall not apply to 
further extend the duration of--
            (1) the authority under paragraph (1) of section 461(b) of 
        the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087aa(b)), as 
        amended by subsection (a)(1) of this section, beyond September 
        30, 2016, on the basis of the extension under such subsection; 
        or
            (2) the authority under paragraph (2) of section 461(b) of 
        the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087aa(b)), as 
        amended by subsection (a)(1) of this section, beyond March 31, 
        2018, on the basis of the extension under such subsection.

SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON STUDENT FINANCIAL 
              ASSISTANCE.

    Section 491(k) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1098(k)) is amended by striking ``2015'' and inserting ``2016''.
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