‘‘(A) 
STUDENT
LOAN
PAYMENT 
AMOUNT.—Student loan repayments made by 
the Attorney General under this section shall be 
made subject to the availability of appropria-
tions, and subject to such terms, limitations, or 
conditions as may be mutually agreed upon by 
the borrower and the Attorney General in an 
agreement under paragraph (1), except that the 
amount paid by the Attorney General under 
this section shall not exceed—
‘‘(i) $10,000 for any borrower in any 
calendar year; or 
‘‘(ii) an aggregate total of $60,000 in 
the case of any borrower. 
‘‘(B) BEGINNING OF PAYMENTS.—Nothing 
in this section shall authorize the Attorney Gen-
eral to pay any amount to reimburse a borrower 
for any repayments made by such borrower 
prior to the date on which the Attorney General 
entered into an agreement with the borrower 
under this subsection. 
‘‘(e) ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—On completion of the re-
quired period of service under an agreement under 
subsection (d), the borrower and the Attorney Gen-
eral may, subject to paragraph (2), enter into an ad-
ditional agreement in accordance with subsection 
(d). 
‘‘(2) TERM.—An agreement entered into under 
paragraph (1) may require the borrower to remain 
employed as a prosecutor or public defender for less 
than 3 years. 
‘‘(f) AWARD BASIS; PRIORITY.—
‘‘(1) AWARD
BASIS.—The Attorney General 
shall provide repayment benefits under this sec-
tion—
‘‘(A) subject to the availability of appro-
priations; and 
‘‘(B) in accordance with paragraph (2), ex-
cept that the Attorney General shall determine 
a fair allocation of repayment benefits among 
prosecutors and defenders, and among employ-
ing entities nationwide. 
‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—In providing repayment bene-
fits under this section in any fiscal year, the Attor-
ney General shall give priority to borrowers—
‘‘(A) who, when compared to other eligible 
borrowers, have the least ability to repay their 
student loans (considering whether the borrower 
is the beneficiary of any other student loan re-
payment program), as determined by the Attor-
ney General; or 
‘‘(B) who—
‘‘(i) received repayment benefits under 
this section during the preceding fiscal 
year; and 
‘‘(ii) have completed less than 3 years 
of the first required period of service speci-
fied for the borrower in an agreement en-
tered into under subsection (d). 
‘‘(g) REGULATIONS.—The Attorney General is au-
thorized to issue such regulations as may be necessary to 
carry out the provisions of this section. 
‘‘(h) REPORT BY INSPECTOR GENERAL.—Not later 
than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this sec-
tion, the Inspector General of the Department of Justice 
shall submit to Congress a report on—
‘‘(1) the cost of the program authorized under 
this section; and 
‘‘(2) the impact of such program on the hiring 
and retention of prosecutors and public defenders. 
‘‘(i) GAO STUDY.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this section, the Comptroller 
General shall conduct a study of, and report to Congress 
on, the impact that law school accreditation requirements
and other factors have on the costs of law school and stu-
dent access to law school, including the impact of such 
requirements on racial and ethnic minorities. 
‘‘(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$25,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 
2013.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 15, 2007. 
Attest:
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 916
AN ACT 
To provide for loan repayment for prosecutors and 
public defenders.