I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5275 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase the amount of 
loan forgiveness for which teachers in teacher shortage areas are eligible. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 30, 2014 
Mr. COHEN (for himself, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, and Mr. ELLISON) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase 
the amount of loan forgiveness for which teachers in 
teacher shortage areas are eligible. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Maximizing Opportuni-
ties and Retaining Experienced Teachers Act’’ or the 
‘‘MORE Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR TEACHERS IN TEACHER 
SHORTAGE AREAS. 
(a) FFEL LOANS.—Section 428J of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078–10) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(4) ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS FOR TEACHERS IN 
TEACHER SHORTAGE AREAS.—Notwithstanding the 
amount specified in paragraph (1), the aggregate 
amount that the Secretary shall repay under this 
section shall be not more than $17,500 in the case 
of an elementary school or secondary school teacher 
who meets the requirements of subsection (b), except 
that in lieu of being employed in a school or location 
described in paragraph (1)(A) of subsection (b), the 
teacher has been employed in a teacher shortage 
area (as defined in section 682.210(q)(5) of title 34, 
Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the 
date of enactment of the Maximizing Opportunities 
and Retaining Experienced Teachers Act)).’’; and 
(2) in subsection (g)(1)(A), by inserting ‘‘or 
subsection (c)(4)’’ after ‘‘subsection (b)(1)(A)’’. 
(b) FEDERAL DIRECT LOANS.—Section 460 of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087j) is 
amended— 
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(1) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(4) ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS FOR TEACHERS IN 
TEACHER SHORTAGE AREAS.—Notwithstanding the 
amount specified in paragraph (1), the aggregate 
amount that the Secretary shall repay under this 
section shall be not more than $17,500 in the case 
of an elementary school or secondary school teacher 
who meets the requirements of subsection (b), except 
that in lieu of being employed in a school or location 
described in paragraph (1)(A) of subsection (b), the 
teacher has been employed in a teacher shortage 
area (as defined in section 682.210(q)(5) of title 34, 
Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the 
date of enactment of the Maximizing Opportunities 
and Retaining Experienced Teachers Act)).’’; and 
(2) in subsection (g)(1)(A), by inserting ‘‘or 
subsection (c)(4)’’ after ‘‘subsection (b)(1)(A)’’. 
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