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early childhood education program in a low-income 
community, and who is involved directly in the care, 
development, and education of infants, toddlers, or 
young children age 5 and under. 
‘‘(2) NURSES.—An individual who is em-
ployed— 
‘‘(A) as a nurse in a clinical setting; or 
‘‘(B) as a member of the nursing faculty at 
an accredited school of nursing (as those terms 
are defined in section 801 of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 296)). 
‘‘(3) FOREIGN
LANGUAGE
SPECIALISTS.—An 
individual who has obtained a baccalaureate degree 
in a critical foreign language and is employed— 
‘‘(A) in an elementary or secondary school 
as a teacher of a critical foreign language; or 
‘‘(B) in an agency of the United States 
Government in a position that regularly re-
quires the use of such critical foreign language. 
‘‘(4) LIBRARIANS.—An individual who is em-
ployed as a librarian in— 
‘‘(A) a public library that serves a geo-
graphic area within which the public schools 
have a combined average of 30 percent or more 
of their total student enrollments composed of 
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children counted under section 1113(a)(5) of 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965; or 
‘‘(B) an elementary or secondary school 
which is in the school district of a local edu-
cational agency which is eligible in such year 
for assistance pursuant to title I of the Elemen-
tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, and 
which for the purpose of this paragraph and for 
that year has been determined by the Secretary 
(pursuant to regulations and after consultation 
with the State educational agency of the State 
in which the school is located) to be a school in 
which the enrollment of children counted under 
section 1113(a)(5) of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 exceeds 30 per-
cent of the total enrollment of that school. 
‘‘(5) HIGHLY
QUALIFIED
TEACHERS: BILIN-
GUAL
EDUCATION
AND
LOW-INCOME
COMMU-
NITIES.—An individual who— 
‘‘(A) is highly qualified as such term is de-
fined in section 9101 of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965; and 
‘‘(B)(i) is employed as a full-time teacher 
of bilingual education; or 
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‘‘(ii) is employed as a teacher in a public 
or nonprofit private elementary or secondary 
school which is in the school district of a local 
educational agency which is eligible in such year 
for assistance pursuant to title I of the Elemen-
tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, and 
which for the purpose of this paragraph and for 
that year has been determined by the Secretary 
(pursuant to regulations and after consultation 
with the State educational agency of the State 
in which the school is located) to be a school in 
which the enrollment of children counted under 
section 1113(a)(5) of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 exceeds 40 per-
cent of the total enrollment of that school. 
‘‘(6) CHILD
WELFARE
WORKERS.—An indi-
vidual who— 
‘‘(A) has obtained a degree in social work 
or a related field with a focus on serving chil-
dren and families; and 
‘‘(B) is employed in public or private child 
welfare services. 
‘‘(7) SPEECH-LANGUAGE
PATHOLOGISTS.—An 
individual who is a speech-language pathologist, who 
is employed in an eligible preschool program or an 
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elementary or secondary school, and who has, at a 
minimum, a graduate degree in speech-language pa-
thology, or communication sciences and disorders. 
‘‘(8) NATIONAL SERVICE.—An individual who is 
engaged as a participant in a project under the Na-
tional and Community Service Act of 1990 (as such 
terms are defined in section 101 of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 12511)). 
‘‘(9) SCHOOL COUNSELORS.—An individual who 
is employed as a school counselor (as such term is 
defined in section 5421(e)(3) of Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7245(e)(3)) in an elementary or secondary school 
which is in the school district of a local educational 
agency which is eligible in such year for assistance 
pursuant to title I of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965, and which for the purpose 
of this paragraph and for that year has been deter-
mined by the Secretary (pursuant to regulations and 
after consultation with the State educational agency 
of the State in which the school is located) to be a 
school in which the enrollment of children counted 
under section 1113(a)(5) of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 exceeds 30 per-
cent of the total enrollment of that school. 
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‘‘(10) PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEES.—An indi-
vidual who is employed in public safety (including as 
a first responder, firefighter, police officer, or other 
law enforcement or public safety officer), emergency 
management (including as an emergency medical 
technician), public health, or public interest legal 
services (including prosecution or public defense or 
legal advocacy in low-income communities at a non-
profit organization). 
‘‘(c) QUALIFIED LOAN AMOUNT.—At the end of each 
school, academic, or calendar year of full-time employment 
in an area of national need described in subsection (b), 
not to exceed 5 years, the Secretary shall forgive not more 
than $1,000 of the student loan obligation of a borrower 
that is outstanding after the completion of each such 
school, academic, or calendar year of employment, as ap-
propriate, not to exceed $5,000 in the aggregate for any 
borrower. 
‘‘(d) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall 
be construed to authorize the refunding of any repayment 
of a loan. 
‘‘(e) SEGAL AMERICORPS EDUCATION AWARD AND 
NATIONAL SERVICE AWARD RECIPIENTS.—A student bor-
rower who qualifies for the maximum education award 
under subtitle D of title I of the National and Community 
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