I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2291
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend loan forgiveness 
for certain loans to Head Start teachers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 2, 2003
Ms. DELAURO (for herself, Mr. JEFFERSON, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, 
Mr. SERRANO, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. HINCHEY, Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of 
California, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. ETHERIDGE, 
Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. 
ACEVEDO-VILA´, Mrs. LOWEY, Ms. NORTON, Mrs. DAVIS of California, 
Ms. SOLIS, Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mr. FILNER, Mr. CONYERS, 
Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. OLVER, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. RYAN of 
Ohio, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. RUSH, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. MEEHAN, 
Ms. WATERS, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. FORD, Mr. BERRY, Mr. BRADY of 
Pennsylvania, Ms. LEE, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. NADLER, 
Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. OWENS, and Mr. CLAY) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Work-
force 
A BILL 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend 
loan forgiveness for certain loans to Head Start teachers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR HEAD START TEACH-
ERS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Loan Forgiveness for Head Start Teachers Act of 2003’’. 
(b) HEAD START TEACHERS.—Section 428J of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C 1078–10) is 
amended—
(1) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (1) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1)(A) has been employed—
‘‘(i) as a full-time teacher for 5 consecutive 
complete school years in a school that qualifies 
under section 465(a)(2)(A) for loan cancellation 
for Perkins loan recipients who teach in such a 
school; or 
‘‘(ii) as a Head Start teacher for 5 con-
secutive complete program years under the 
Head Start Act; and 
‘‘(B)(i) if employed as a secondary school teach-
er, is teaching a subject area that is relevant to the 
borrower’s academic major as certified by the chief 
administrative officer of the public or nonprofit pri-
vate secondary school in which the borrower is em-
ployed; 
‘‘(ii) if employed as an elementary school teach-
er, has demonstrated, as certified by the chief ad-
borrower is employed, knowledge and teaching 
skills in reading, writing, mathematics, and 
other areas of the elementary school cur-
riculum; and 
‘‘(III) if employed as a Head Start teach-
er, has demonstrated knowledge and teaching 
skills in reading, writing, early childhood devel-
opment, and other areas of a preschool cur-
riculum, with a focus on cognitive learning; 
and’’; 
(B) in subsection (g), by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(3) HEAD START.—An individual shall be eli-
gible for loan forgiveness under this section for serv-
ice described in subclause (II) of subsection 
(b)(1)(A)(i) only if such individual received a bacca-
laureate or graduate degree on or after the date of 
enactment of the Loan Forgiveness for Head Start 
Teachers Act of 2003.’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated such sums as may be necessary for 
fiscal year 2007 and succeeding fiscal 
years to carry out loan repayment under
this section for service described in sub-
clause (II) of subsection (b)(1)(A)(i).’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 460 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1087j) is amended—
(A) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ‘‘or 
fifth complete program year’’ after ‘‘fifth com-
plete school year of teaching’’; 
(B) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘sub-
section 
(b)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘subsection 
(b)(1)(A)(i)(I)’’; 
(C) in subsection (g)(1)(A), by striking 
‘‘subsection (b)(1)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
section (b)(1)(A)(i)(I)’’; and 
(D) in subsection (h), by inserting ‘‘except 
as part of the term ‘program year’,’’ before 
‘‘where’’. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 428J of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078–10) 
is amended—
(1) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ‘‘or fifth 
complete program year’’ after ‘‘fifth complete school 
year of teaching’’; 
(2) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘subsection 
(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(1)(A)(i)’’;
(3) in subsection (g)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘sub-
section 
(b)(1)(A)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘subsection 
(b)(1)(A)(i)’’; and 
(4) in subsection (h), by inserting ‘‘except as 
part of the term ‘program year’,’’ before ‘‘where’’.
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