[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 71 (Thursday, April 27, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1421-S1422]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Wyden, Mr. 
        Whitehouse, and Mr. Booker):
  S. 1353. A bill to amend section 455(m) of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 in order to allow adjunct faculty members to qualify for public 
service loan forgiveness; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
and Pensions.
  Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of 
the bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
printed in the Record, as follows:

                                S. 1353

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

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     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Adjunct Faculty Loan 
     Fairness Act of 2023''.

     SEC. 2. LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR ADJUNCT FACULTY.

       Section 455(m)(3)(B)(ii) of the Higher Education Act of 
     1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e(m)(3)(B)(ii)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``teaching as'' and inserting the 
     following: ``teaching--

       ``(I) as'';

       (2) by striking ``, foreign language faculty, and part-time 
     faculty at community colleges), as determined by the 
     Secretary.'' and inserting ``and foreign language faculty), 
     as determined by the Secretary; or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:

       ``(II) at an institution of higher education (as defined in 
     section 101(a)), a postsecondary vocational institution (as 
     defined in section 102(c)), or a Tribal College or University 
     (as defined in section 316(b)), in non-tenured track 
     employment as an adjunct or contingent faculty, teacher, or 
     lecturer who--

       ``(aa) teaches--
       ``(AA) not less than 9 credit hours per semester, 6 credit 
     hours per trimester, or 18 credit hours per calendar year; or
       ``(BB) not less than a total of 30 hours per week, as 
     determined by multiplying each credit or contact hour taught 
     per week by 3.35 (or a larger number, if determined 
     appropriate by the Secretary); and
       ``(bb) is not employed on a full-time basis by any other 
     employer.''.

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