quirements that are the consequence of the 
failure to complete such service obligation; 
and 
‘‘(ii) an assurance to the Secretary 
that the institution has inquired of and de-
termined the decision of each teacher can-
didate who has received a scholarship to, 
within 2 years of completing the program 
for which a teacher candidate receives a 
scholarship under this section, begin em-
ployment as a teacher, as required by this 
section. 
‘‘(D) FAILURE TO COMPLY.—If an indi-
vidual who receives a scholarship award under 
this section fails to comply with the agreement 
signed pursuant to subparagraph (C), the sum 
of the amounts of any scholarship award re-
ceived by such recipient shall, upon a deter-
mination of such a failure, be treated as a Fed-
eral Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan under 
part D of title IV, and shall be subject to re-
payment, together with interest thereon accru-
ing from the date of the scholarship award, in 
accordance with terms and conditions specified 
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by the Secretary in regulations under this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(E) MODIFIED SERVICE REQUIREMENT.— 
The Secretary may waive or modify the service 
requirement of this paragraph in accordance 
with regulations promulgated by the Secretary 
with respect to the criteria to determine the cir-
cumstances under which compliance with such 
service requirement is inequitable or represents 
a substantial hardship. The Secretary may 
waive the service requirement if compliance by 
the scholarship recipient is determined to be in-
equitable or represent a substantial hardship— 
‘‘(i) because the individual is perma-
nently and totally disabled at the time of 
the waiver request; 
‘‘(ii) because the individual was un-
able to complete the necessary program of 
study due to natural disaster; or 
‘‘(iii) based on documentation pre-
sented to the Secretary of substantial eco-
nomic or personal hardship. 
‘‘(5) QUALIFIED
EDUCATIONAL
EXPENSES.— 
Scholarship funds available to a teacher candidate 
under this section may be used for tuition, fees, 
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books, supplies, and equipment required for the com-
pletion of the undergraduate baccalaureate or grad-
uate course of study being pursued by the teacher 
candidate at the institution of higher education at 
which the teacher candidate is in attendance. 
‘‘(6) RELATION
TO
OTHER
ASSISTANCE.— 
Scholarships provided under this section shall not be 
considered for the purpose of awarding Federal 
grant assistance under title IV, except that in no 
case shall the total amount of student financial as-
sistance awarded to a teacher candidate under this 
section and title IV exceed such candidate’s total 
cost of attendance (as defined in section 472). 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) COMMUNITY COLLEGE.—The term ‘com-
munity college’ has the meaning given the term ‘jun-
ior or community college’ in section 312(f). 
‘‘(2) QUALIFIED CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDU-
CATION COURSES.—The term ‘qualified career and 
technical education courses’ means courses offered 
by a secondary school or an area career and tech-
nical education school (as defined in section 3 of the 
Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education 
Act of 2006) that are offered as part of a career and 
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technical education (as defined in section 3 of such 
Act). 
‘‘(3) QUALIFIED
TEACHER
CANDIDATE.—The 
term ‘qualified teacher candidate’ means an indi-
vidual who— 
‘‘(A) is (or will be) an eligible student for 
purposes of section 484; 
‘‘(B) has a cumulative grade point average 
(or the equivalent as determined under regula-
tions prescribed by the Secretary) of— 
‘‘(i) 3.0, in the case of an individual 
who is or was enrolled in a secondary 
school and has not yet enrolled in an un-
dergraduate program of education; 
‘‘(ii) 2.5, in the case of an individual 
who is or was enrolled in an undergraduate 
program of education and has not yet en-
rolled in a graduate program of education; 
or 
‘‘(iii) 3.0, in the case of an individual 
who is or was enrolled in a graduate pro-
gram of education; and 
‘‘(C) is (or will be) enrolled full-time at an 
eligible institution. 
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‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$10,000,000 for fiscal year 2020 and each of the 4 suc-
ceeding fiscal years.’’. 
SEC. 3. CANCELLATION OF FEDERAL PERKINS LOANS FOR 
CERTAIN PART-TIME PUBLIC SERVICE. 
Section 465(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1087ee(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (L), by striking ‘‘or’’ 
at the end of clause (ii); 
(B) in subparagraph (M), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (M) 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(N) described in subparagraphs (A) 
through (M) that is performed on a part-time 
basis, as determined in accordance with para-
graph (8), provided that the individual per-
forming such service is not engaging in gainful 
employment other than such eligible part-time 
service.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3)(A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause 
(ii); 
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(B) by striking the period at the end of 
clause (iii) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(iv) in the case of service described 
in subparagraph (N) of paragraph (2), at 
the rate of 5 percent for the first or second 
year of such service, 10 percent for the 
third or fourth year of such service, and 15 
percent for the fifth year of such service.’’; 
and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(8) For the purpose of this section, the term 
‘part-time’ means less than full-time service— 
‘‘(A) for at least 20 hours per week for a 
complete year; or 
‘‘(B) for at least 3 full days per week, or 
for partial days equaling at least 3 full days per 
week, for a complete year.’’. 
SEC. 4. CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATOR ENHANCE-
MENT COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM. 
Title VIII of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1161a et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
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