[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4342 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4342

    To direct the Secretary of Education to conduct a study on the 
 feasibility of a single certification for certain programs under the 
                     Higher Education Act of 1965.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 17, 2019

 Ms. Finkenauer (for herself, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Fitzpatrick, 
and Mr. McKinley) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                  the Committee on Education and Labor

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                                 A BILL


 
    To direct the Secretary of Education to conduct a study on the 
 feasibility of a single certification for certain programs under the 
                     Higher Education Act of 1965.

    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 Teachers Act'' or the 
``Reducing Extra Teaching Authentication Impacting New Teachers Act''.

SEC. 2. STUDY AND REPORT ON SINGLE CERTIFICATION FORM.

    (a) Study.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Education shall conduct a study on the 
feasibility of developing a single certification form that borrowers 
may use to electronically submit information with respect to--
            (1) TEACH Grants under subpart 9 of part A of title IV of 
        the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070g et seq.);
            (2) loan forgiveness under section 428J of the Higher 
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078-10);
            (3) loan cancellation under section 460 of the Higher 
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087j); and
            (4) public service loan forgiveness under section 455(m) of 
        the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e(m)).
    (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Education shall submit a report to 
Congress that includes--
            (1) the results of the study required under subsection (a); 
        and
            (2) recommendations with respect to using a single 
        certification form that borrowers may use to electronically 
        submit information with respect to the programs specified in 
        paragraphs (1) through (4) of such subsection.
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