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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4314 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a student loan repayment 

program for totally disabled veterans. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 26, 2014 

Mr. RIBBLE (for himself and Mr. KIND) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a student 

loan repayment program for totally disabled veterans. 

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

3 SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF VETERAN STUDENT LOAN 

4 REPAYMENT PROGRAM. 

5 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Chapter 36 of title 38, 

6 United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 

7 following: 


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1 ‘‘§ 3699. Student loan repayment program for totally 

2 disabled veterans 

3 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a 

4 student loan repayment program in which the Secretary 

5 repays the undergraduate student loans of covered vet6 erans. 

7 ‘‘(b) MONTHLY PAYMENT.—In carrying out sub8 section (a), the Secretary, on a monthly basis, shall pay 

9 directly to the holder of an undergraduate student loan 

10 of a covered veteran an amount that is equal to the month11 ly amount computed under subsection (c)(1). 

12 ‘‘(c) AMOUNTS.—(1) The monthly amount paid by 

13 the Secretary under subsection (b) for a covered veteran 

14 enrolled in the program established under subsection (a) 

15 is the amount that equals the monthly amount that the 

16 covered veteran owes the holder of the loan. 

17 ‘‘(2) Except as provided by paragraph (3), the total 

18 amount that the Secretary may pay for a covered veteran 

19 enrolled in the program established under subsection (a) 

20 is the amount that the veteran owes to the holder of any 

21 undergraduate student loan of the veteran as of the date 

22 on which the veteran became totally service-connected dis23 abled. 

24 ‘‘(3) In addition to the total amount paid pursuant 

25 to paragraph (2), with respect to a covered veteran en26 rolled in the program established under subsection (a) 


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1 who, as of the date on which the veteran applies for such 

2 enrollment, owes to the holder of an undergraduate stu3 dent loan of the veteran an amount that is less than the 

4 total amount that the veteran owed as of the date on 

5 which the veteran became totally service-connected dis6 abled, the Secretary shall pay to the covered veteran an 

7 amount equal to— 

8 ‘‘(A) the difference of— 

9 ‘‘(i) the amount the veteran owed to such 

10 holder as of the date of such disability; and 

11 ‘‘(ii) the amount the veteran owes to such 

12 holder as of the date of such application; plus 

13 ‘‘(B) any interest to the amount calculated 

14 under subparagraph (A), as determined by the Sec15 retary based on the percentage by which there was 

16 a social security increase (as defined in section 

17 1104(b) of this title) during each year occurring 

18 during the period beginning on the date of such dis19 ability and ending on the date of such application. 

20 ‘‘(d) EFFECT ON OTHER PROGRAMS.—Enrollment in 

21 the program established under subsection (a) shall not af22 fect any other educational assistance that a veteran may 

23 be entitled to by reason of the service of the veteran in 

24 the Armed Forces. 

25 ‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 


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1 ‘‘(1) The term ‘covered veteran’ means a vet2 eran who— 

3 ‘‘(A) served in the Armed Forces on or 

4 after September 11, 2001; and 

5 ‘‘(B) has a service-connected disability 

6 rated as total. 

7 ‘‘(2) The term ‘undergraduate student loan’ 

8 means a loan, whether Federal, State, or private— 

9 ‘‘(A) to assist an individual to attend an 

10 institution of higher learning (as such term is 

11 defined in section 3452(f) of this title), includ12 ing a loan made, insured, or guaranteed under 

13 part B, D, or E of title IV of the Higher Edu14 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1077 et seq., 

15 1087a et seq., 1087aa et seq.) or a private edu16 cation loan (as defined in section 140 of the 

17 Truth in Lending Act); 

18 ‘‘(B) that was made to a covered veteran 

19 before the date on which the veteran entered 

20 into the Armed Forces; and 

21 ‘‘(C) for which the veteran used to pursue 

22 an undergraduate degree at such an institu23 tion.’’. 


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1 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

2 at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding 

3 at the end the following new item: 

‘‘3699. Student loan repayment program for totally disabled veterans.’’. 

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