[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 139 (Tuesday, August 21, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S5779]
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  SA 3872. Mr. NELSON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title III of division B, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __.  (a) Section 455(f) of the Higher Education Act of 
     1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e(f)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
     (4) and (5), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(3) Deferment for borrowers receiving cancer treatment.--
       ``(A) Effect on principal and interest.--A borrower of a 
     loan made under this part who meets the requirements of 
     subparagraph (B) shall be eligible for a deferment, during 
     which periodic installments of principal need not be paid, 
     and interest shall not accrue.
       ``(B) Eligibility.--A borrower of a loan made under this 
     part shall be eligible for a deferment during--
       ``(i) any period in which such borrower is receiving 
     treatment for cancer; and
       ``(ii) the 6 months after such period.
       ``(C) Applicability.--This paragraph shall apply with 
     respect to loans--
       ``(i) made on or after the date of the enactment of this 
     paragraph; or
       ``(ii) in repayment on the date of the enactment of this 
     paragraph.''.
       
       (b) Section 427(a)(2)(C) of the Higher Education Act of 
     1965 (20 U.S.C. 1077(a)(2)(C)) is amended--
       (1) in clause (ii), by striking ``; or'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (2) in clause (iii), by inserting ``or'' after the 
     semicolon; and
       (3) by inserting after clause (iii) the following:
       ``(iv) in which the borrower is receiving treatment for 
     cancer and the 6 months after such period;''.
       (c) Section 428(b)(1)(M) of the Higher Education Act of 
     1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078(b)(1)(M)) is amended--
       (1) in clause (iii), by striking ``or (II); or'' and 
     inserting ``or (II);'';
       (2) in clause (iv), by inserting ``or'' after the 
     semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(v) during which the borrower is receiving treatment for 
     cancer and the 6 months after such period;''.
       (d) Section 464(c)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     (20 U.S.C. 1087dd(c)(2)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) in clause (iv), by striking ``; or'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (B) in clause (v), by inserting ``or'' after the semicolon; 
     and
       (C) by inserting after clause (v) the following:
       ``(vi) during which the borrower is receiving treatment for 
     cancer and the 6 months after such period;''.
       (e) Section 428H(e)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     (20 U.S.C. 1078-8(e)(2)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``Interest'' and 
     inserting, ``Except as provided in subparagraph (C), 
     interest''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) Interest shall not accrue on a loan deferred under 
     section 428(b)(1)(M)(v) or 427(a)(2)(C)(iv).''.
       (f) The amendments made by this section shall apply with 
     respect to loans--
       (1) made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act; 
     or
       (2) in repayment on the date of the enactment of this Act.
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