I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4736 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize student loan 
forgiveness for certain individuals employed in advanced energy professions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 3, 2010 
Mr. WILSON of Ohio introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize 
student loan forgiveness for certain individuals employed 
in advanced energy professions. 
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 ‘‘Energy Education 
Loan Forgiveness Act of 2010’’. 
SEC. 2. ENERGY EDUCATION LOAN FORGIVENESS. 
Part B of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.) is amended by inserting 
after section 428L the following new section: 
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‘‘SEC. 428M. ENERGY EDUCATION LOAN FORGIVENESS. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purposes of this section are— 
‘‘(1) to encourage individuals to enter and con-
tinue in advanced energy professions; and 
‘‘(2) to reward such individuals for their service 
in advanced energy professions by reducing the bur-
den of student loan debt. 
‘‘(b) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 
‘‘(1) LOAN
FORGIVENESS
AUTHORIZED.—The 
Secretary is authorized to forgive, in accordance 
with this section, the student loan obligation of a 
borrower, in the amount specified in subsection (c), 
who— 
‘‘(A) has been employed for at least one 
calendar year after the date of enactment of the 
Energy Education Loan Forgiveness Act of 
2010 as a full-time skilled energy worker 
trained in an industry that focuses on advanced 
energy (as defined in subsection (f)); and 
‘‘(B) is not in default on a loan for which 
the borrower seeks forgiveness. 
‘‘(2) METHOD
OF
LOAN
FORGIVENESS.—To 
provide loan forgiveness under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary is authorized to carry out a program— 
‘‘(A) through the holder of the loan, to as-
sume the obligation to repay a qualified loan 
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amount for a loan made, insured, or guaranteed 
under this part (other than an excepted PLUS 
loan (as such term is defined in section 
493C(a))); and 
‘‘(B) to cancel a qualified loan amount for 
a loan made under part D or part E of this 
title (other than such an excepted PLUS loan). 
‘‘(c) QUALIFIED LOAN AMOUNT.—The Secretary 
shall, from funds appropriated under subsection (h), for-
give the loan obligation of a borrower in accordance with 
this section and in the following increments: 
‘‘(1) After the first calendar year of employ-
ment described in subsection (b)(1), not more than 
$2,000 of the loan obligation of the borrower that is 
outstanding after the completion of such calendar 
year. 
‘‘(2) After the second such year of employment, 
not more than $2,500 of the loan obligation of the 
borrower that is outstanding after the completion of 
such year. 
‘‘(3) After the third such year of employment, 
not more than $3,000 of the loan obligation of the 
borrower that is outstanding after the completion of 
such year. 
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‘‘(4) After the fourth such year of employment, 
not more than $4,500 of the loan obligation of the 
borrower that is outstanding after the completion of 
such year. 
‘‘(5) After the fifth such year of employment, 
not more than $5,000 of the loan obligation of the 
borrower that is outstanding after the completion of 
such year. 
‘‘(d) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall grant loan for-
giveness under this section on a first-come, first-served 
basis, and subject to the availability of appropriations. 
‘‘(e) INELIGIBILITY FOR DOUBLE BENEFITS.—No 
borrower may, for the same service, receive a reduction 
of loan obligations under both this section and section 
428K or 455(m). 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ADVANCED ENERGY.—The term ‘advanced 
energy’ shall have the meaning given such term by 
the Secretary pursuant to subsection (g). 
‘‘(2) INDUSTRY THAT FOCUSES ON ADVANCED 
ENERGY.—The term ‘industry that focuses on ad-
vanced energy’ means an industry the primary pur-
pose of which is to develop, produce, and distribute 
advanced energy (as defined by the Secretary in ac-
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cordance with subsection (g)), and includes the fol-
lowing industries: 
‘‘(A) Alternative energy, including wind 
and solar energy. 
‘‘(B) Nuclear energy. 
‘‘(C) Energy efficient construction, retro-
fitting, and design. 
‘‘(D) Sustainable energy technologies, in-
cluding chemical technology, nanotechnology, 
and electrical technology. 
‘‘(E) Water and energy conservation. 
‘‘(F) Recycling and waste reduction. 
‘‘(G) Advanced agriculture and farming. 
‘‘(H) Carbon sequestration and storage. 
‘‘(I) Natural gas drilling. 
‘‘(J) Clean coal production. 
‘‘(3) SKILLED
ENERGY
WORKED.—The term 
‘skilled energy worker’ shall have the meaning given 
such term by the Secretary pursuant to subsection 
(g). 
‘‘(g) REGULATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized 
to issue such regulations as may be necessary to 
carry out this section. 
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‘‘(2) CONSULTATION WITH SECRETARY OF EN-
ERGY.—The Secretary shall coordinate with the Sec-
retary of Energy to promulgate regulations to de-
fine, for the purpose of awarding loan forgiveness 
under this section, the term ‘advanced energy’, the 
term ‘skilled energy worker’, and each of the cat-
egories of industries that focus on advanced energy 
that are listed under subsection (f)(2). 
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2011 and 
each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.’’. 
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