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108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1751

To expand the teacher loan forgiveness programs under the Federal Family 

Education Loan and Federal Direct Loan programs. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 10, 2003

Mr. MOORE (for himself, Mr. FROST, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. 

DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. ENGEL, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, 

Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. SANDLIN, Ms. MCCARTHY of Missouri, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. DOYLE, 

Mr. DAVIS of Florida, Mr. STENHOLM, Ms. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. 

RANGEL, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. 

NADLER, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. ETHERIDGE, and Mr. ALLEN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 

A BILL

To expand the teacher loan forgiveness programs under the 

Federal Family Education Loan and Federal Direct 

Loan programs.

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 ‘‘Teacher Recruitment 

5 and Retention Act of 2003’’. 
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1 SEC. 2. EXPANDED STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS. 

2 (a) FFEL LOANS.—Section 428J(c) of the Higher 

3 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078–10(c)) is amend4 ed by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

5 ‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS FOR EXPANDED

6 PROGRAM.—

7 ‘‘(A) LARGER AMOUNTS FROM APPRO8 PRIATED FUNDS; ELIMINATION OF DELAY.—

9 Notwithstanding the amount specified in para10 graph (1), the aggregate amount that the Sec11 retary may, from funds appropriated under sub12 paragraph (D), repay under this section is a 

13 total amount equal to not more than $17,500 

14 of the aggregate of the loan obligation on a loan 

15 made under section 428 or 428H that is out16 standing after the completion of the first com17 plete school year of service qualifying under this 

18 paragraph. Such amount shall be repaid, not19 withstanding subsection (b)(1), as soon as prac20 ticable after the end of each complete school 

21 year at the rate of 15 percent of such amount 

22 for each of the first and second years of such 

23 service, 20 percent for each of the third or 

24 fourth years of such service, and 30 percent for 

25 the fifth year of such service. 
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1 ‘‘(B) EXPANDED SERVICE ELIGIBILITY; 

2 ELIMINATION OF NEW BORROWER RESTRIC3 TION.—Notwithstanding subsection (b)(1), the 

4 Secretary shall carry out a program, through 

5 the holder of the loan, of assuming the obliga6 tion to repay, using funds appropriated under 

7 subparagraph (D), a qualified loan amount for 

8 a loan made under section 428 or 428H for any 

9 borrower who is not in default on a loan for 

10 which the borrower seeks forgiveness and who 

11 has been employed—

12 ‘‘(i) as a full-time teacher in a school 

13 that qualifies under section 465(a)(2)(A) 

14 for loan cancellation for Perkins loan re15 cipients who teach in such schools; 

16 ‘‘(ii) as a full-time special education 

17 teacher, as described in section 

18 465(a)(2)(C); or 

19 ‘‘(iii) as a full-time teacher of mathe20 matics, science, foreign languages, bilin21 gual education, or any other field of exper22 tise where the State educational agency de23 termines there is a shortage of qualified 

24 teachers. 
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1 ‘‘(C) AWARD BASIS; PRIORITY.—The Sec2 retary shall make payments under this para3 graph to elementary or secondary school teach4 ers who meet the requirements of subparagraph 

5 (B) on a first-come first-served basis, subject to 

6 the availability of appropriations. 

7 ‘‘(D) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA8 TIONS.—There are authorized to be appro9 priated to carry out this paragraph such sums 

10 as may be necessary for fiscal year 2003 and 

11 for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.’’. 

12 (b) DIRECT LOANS.—Section 460(c) of the Higher 

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

14 by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

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