[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 386 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 386

   To provide student loan forgiveness for American Indian educators 
   teaching in local educational agencies with a high percentage of 
                       American Indian students.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 14, 2015

 Mr. Ruiz (for himself, Mr. Caardenas, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Mr. Hastings, 
     Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Huffman, and Mr. Grijalva) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                      Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
   To provide student loan forgiveness for American Indian educators 
   teaching in local educational agencies with a high percentage of 
                       American Indian students.

    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 ``American Indian Teacher Loan 
Forgiveness Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR AMERICAN INDIAN EDUCATORS TEACHING 
              IN LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES WITH A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF 
              AMERICAN INDIAN STUDENTS.

    (a) Part B Loans.--Section 428J(c) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078-10(c)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
            ``(4) American indian teachers in local educational 
        agencies with a high percentage of american indian students.--
        Notwithstanding the amount specified in paragraph (1) and the 
        requirements under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection 
        (b)(1), the aggregate amount that the Secretary shall repay 
        under this section shall be not more than $17,500 in the case 
        of a borrower who--
                    ``(A) has been employed as a full-time teacher for 
                5 consecutive complete school years as a teacher in a 
                local educational agency described in section 7112(b) 
                of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
                or in a school overseen by the Bureau of Indian 
                Education of the Department; and
                    ``(B) is a member of an Indian tribe (as defined in 
                section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and 
                Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b)).''.
    (b) Part D Loans.--Section 460(c) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087j(c)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
            ``(4) American indian teachers in local educational 
        agencies with a high percentage of american indian students.--
        Notwithstanding the amount specified in paragraph (1) and the 
        requirements under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection 
        (b)(1), the aggregate amount that the Secretary shall cancel 
        under this section shall be not more than $17,500 in the case 
        of a borrower who--
                    ``(A) has been employed as a full-time teacher for 
                5 consecutive complete school years as a teacher in a 
                local educational agency described in section 7112(b) 
                of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
                or in a school overseen by the Bureau of Indian 
                Education of the Department; and
                    ``(B) is a member of an Indian tribe (as defined in 
                section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and 
                Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b)).''.
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