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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3594 

To extend temporarily the Federal Perkins Loan program, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015 

Mr. BISHOP of Michigan (for himself and Mr. POCAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 

Workforce 

A BILL 

To extend temporarily the Federal Perkins Loan program, 

and for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘Higher Education Ex5 tension Act of 2015’’. 

6 SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE 

7 ON INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY AND INTEGRITY. 

8 Section 114(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

9 (20 U.S.C. 1011c(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘2015’’ and 

10 inserting ‘‘2016’’. 


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1 SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL PERKINS LOAN PROGRAM. 

2 (a) AUTHORITY TO MAKE LOANS.—Section 461 of 

3 the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087aa) 

4 is amended— 

5 (1) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol6 lows: 

7 ‘‘(b) AUTHORITY TO MAKE LOANS.— 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to any stu9 dent who is not described in paragraph (2), an insti10 tution of higher education may make loans under 

11 this part to such a student until September 30, 

12 2016, from the student loan fund established under 

13 this part by the institution. 

14 ‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL LOANS FOR CERTAIN STU15 DENTS.—With respect to any student who has re16 ceived a loan made under this part for an academic 

17 year ending prior to October 1, 2016, an institution 

18 of higher education that has most recently made 

19 such a loan to the student for an academic program 

20 at such institution may continue making loans under 

21 this part through March 31, 2018, from the student 

22 loan fund established under this part by the institu23 tion to enable the student to continue or complete 

24 such academic program, but only if the institution 

25 has awarded all Federal Direct Stafford Loans for 

26 which such student is eligible. 


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1 ‘‘(3) PROHIBITION ON ADDITIONAL APPROPRIA2 TIONS.—No funds are authorized to be appropriated 

3 under this Act or any other Act to carry out the 

4 functions described in paragraphs (1) and (2) for 

5 any fiscal year following fiscal year 2015.’’; and 

6 (2) by striking subsection (c). 

7 (b) DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS FROM STUDENT LOAN

8 FUNDS.—Section 466 of the Higher Education Act of 

9 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087ff) is amended— 

10 (1) in subsection (a)— 

11 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

12 by striking ‘‘After September 30, 2003, and not 

13 later than March 31, 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘Be14 ginning October 1, 2016’’; and 

15 (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2003’’ 

16 and inserting ‘‘2016’’; and 

17 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘After Octo18 ber 1, 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘Beginning October 1, 

19 2016’’. 

20 (c) ADDITIONAL EXTENSIONS NOT PERMITTED.— 

21 Section 422 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 

22 U.S.C. 1226a) shall not apply to further extend the dura23 tion of— 

24 (1) the authority under paragraph (1) of sec25 tion 461(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 


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1 (20 U.S.C. 1087aa(b)), as amended by subsection 

2 (a)(1) of this section, beyond September 30, 2016, 

3 on the basis of the extension under such subsection; 

4 or 

5 (2) the authority under paragraph (2) of sec6 tion 461(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

7 (20 U.S.C. 1087aa(b)), as amended by subsection 

8 (a)(1) of this section, beyond March 31, 2018, on 

9 the basis of the extension under such subsection. 

10 SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON STU11 DENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. 

12 Section 491(k) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

13 (20 U.S.C. 1098(k)) is amended by striking ‘‘2015’’ and 

14 inserting ‘‘2016’’. 

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