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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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 14, 2015 

Mr. RUIZ (for himself, Mr. CA ́RDENAS, 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 

A BILL 

To provide student loan forgiveness for American Indian 

educators teaching in local educational agencies with a 

high percentage of American Indian students. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘American Indian 

5 Teacher Loan Forgiveness Act of 2015’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR AMERICAN IN2 DIAN EDUCATORS TEACHING IN LOCAL EDU3 CATIONAL AGENCIES WITH A HIGH PERCENT4 AGE OF AMERICAN INDIAN STUDENTS. 

5 (a) PART B LOANS.—Section 428J(c) of the Higher 

6 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078–10(c)) is amend7 ed by adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(4) AMERICAN INDIAN TEACHERS IN LOCAL

9 EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES WITH A HIGH PERCENTAGE

10 OF AMERICAN INDIAN STUDENTS.—Notwithstanding 

11 the amount specified in paragraph (1) and the re12 quirements under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 

13 subsection (b)(1), the aggregate amount that the 

14 Secretary shall repay under this section shall be not 

15 more than $17,500 in the case of a borrower who— 

16 ‘‘(A) has been employed as a full-time 

17 teacher for 5 consecutive complete school years 

18 as a teacher in a local educational agency de19 scribed in section 7112(b) of the Elementary 

20 and Secondary Education Act of 1965 or in a 

21 school overseen by the Bureau of Indian Edu22 cation of the Department; and 

23 ‘‘(B) is a member of an Indian tribe (as 

24 defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Deter25 mination and Education Assistance Act (25 

26 U.S.C. 450b)).’’. 


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1 (b) PART D LOANS.—Section 460(c) of the Higher 

2 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087j(c)) is amended 

3 by adding at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(4) AMERICAN INDIAN TEACHERS IN LOCAL

5 EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES WITH A HIGH PERCENTAGE

6 OF AMERICAN INDIAN STUDENTS.—Notwithstanding 

7 the amount specified in paragraph (1) and the re8 quirements under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 

9 subsection (b)(1), the aggregate amount that the 

10 Secretary shall cancel under this section shall be not 

11 more than $17,500 in the case of a borrower who— 

12 ‘‘(A) has been employed as a full-time 

13 teacher for 5 consecutive complete school years 

14 as a teacher in a local educational agency de15 scribed in section 7112(b) of the Elementary 

16 and Secondary Education Act of 1965 or in a 

17 school overseen by the Bureau of Indian Edu18 cation of the Department; and 

19 ‘‘(B) is a member of an Indian tribe (as 

20 defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Deter21 mination and Education Assistance Act (25 

22 U.S.C. 450b)).’’. 

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