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Union Calendar No. 90
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 438
[Report No. 108–182] 
To increase the amount of student loans that may be forgiven for teachers 
in mathematics, science, and special education. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 29, 2003
Mr. WILSON of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. COLE, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. 
MCKEON, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. GREENWOOD, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. PLATTS, 
Mr. TIBERI, Mr. BAKER, Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico, and Mr. GRAVES) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Education and the Workforce 
JUNE 26, 2003
Additional sponsors: Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. KELLER, Mr. KOLBE, Mr. SIMMONS, 
Mr. HOBSON, Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida, Mr. EHLERS, Mr. 
PORTER, Mr. THOMAS, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey, Mr. 
NUNES, Mr. JENKINS, Mr. BRADLEY of New Hampshire, and Ms. EDDIE 
BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas 
JUNE 26, 2003 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 29, 2003] 
A BILL 
To increase the amount of student loans that may be for-
given for teachers in mathematics, science, and special 
education.
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 ‘‘Teacher Recruitment 
and Retention Act of 2003’’.
SEC. 2. INCREASED QUALIFIED LOAN AMOUNTS. 
(a) FFEL LOANS.—Section 428J(c) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078–10(c)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) INCREASED
AMOUNTS
FOR
TEACHERS
IN 
MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, OR SPECIAL EDUCATION.—
‘‘(A) SERVICE QUALIFYING FOR INCREASED 
AMOUNTS.—Notwithstanding the amount speci-
fied in paragraph (1), the aggregate amount that 
the Secretary shall repay under this section shall 
not be more than $17,500 in the case of—
‘‘(i) a secondary school teacher—
‘‘(I) who meets the requirements of 
subsection (b), subject to subparagraph 
(D) of this paragraph; and 
‘‘(II) whose qualifying employ-
ment for purposes of such subsection 
has been teaching mathematics or 
science on a full-time basis; and
‘‘(ii) an elementary or secondary school 
teacher—
‘‘(I) who meets the requirements of 
subsection (b), subject to subparagraph 
(D) of this paragraph; 
‘‘(II) whose qualifying employ-
ment for purposes of such subsection 
has been as a special education teacher 
whose primary responsibility is to pro-
vide special education to children with 
disabilities (as those terms are defined 
in section 602 of the Individuals with 
Disabilities Act); and 
‘‘(III) who, as certified by the 
chief administrative officer of the pub-
lic or nonprofit private elementary or 
secondary school in which the borrower 
is employed, is teaching children with 
disabilities that correspond with the 
borrower’s special education training 
and has demonstrated knowledge and 
teaching skills in the content areas of 
the elementary or secondary school cur-
riculum that the borrower is teaching.
‘‘(B) ACCELERATED
PAYMENT.—Notwith-
standing the requirements of subsection (b)(1) 
and paragraph (1) of this subsection that 5 con-
secutive complete years of service have been com-
pleted prior to the receipt of loan forgiveness, in 
the case of service described in subparagraph (A) 
of this paragraph, the Secretary shall repay a 
portion of a borrower’s loan obligation out-
standing at the commencement of the qualifying 
service under this subsection, not to exceed a 
total of $17,500, in the following increments: 
‘‘(i) up to $1,750, or 10 percent of such 
outstanding loan obligation, whichever is 
less, at the completion of the second year of 
such service; 
‘‘(ii) up to $2,625, or 15 percent of 
such outstanding loan obligation, whichever 
is less, at the completion of the third year 
of such service; 
‘‘(iii) up to $4,375, or 25 percent of 
such outstanding loan obligation, whichever 
is less, at the completion of the fourth year 
of such service; and 
‘‘(iv) up to $8,750, or 50 percent of 
such outstanding loan obligation, whichever
is less, at the completion of the fifth year of 
such service. 
‘‘(C) PROMISE TO COMPLETE SERVICE RE-
QUIRED FOR ACCELERATED PAYMENT.—Any bor-
rower who receives accelerated payment under 
this paragraph shall enter into an agreement to 
continue in the qualifying service for not less 
than 5 consecutive complete school years, or, 
upon a failure to complete such 5 years, to repay 
the United States, in accordance with regula-
tions prescribed by the Secretary, the amount of 
the loans repaid by the Secretary under this 
paragraph, together with interest thereon and, to 
the extent required in such regulations, the rea-
sonable costs of collection. Such regulations may 
provide for waiver by the Secretary of such re-
payment obligations upon proof of economic 
hardship as specified in such regulations. 
‘‘(D) HIGHER POVERTY ENROLLMENT RE-
QUIRED.—In order to qualify for an increased 
repayment amount under this paragraph, section 
465(a)(2)(A) shall, for purposes of subsection 
(b)(1)(A) of this section, be applied by sub-
stituting ‘40 percent of the total enrollment’ for 
‘30 percent of the total enrollment’.’’.
(b) DIRECT LOANS.—Section 460(c) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087j(c)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) INCREASED
AMOUNTS
FOR
TEACHERS
IN 
MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, OR SPECIAL EDUCATION.—
‘‘(A) SERVICE QUALIFYING FOR INCREASED 
AMOUNTS.—Notwithstanding the amount speci-
fied in paragraph (1), the aggregate amount that 
the Secretary shall repay under this section shall 
not be more than $17,500 in the case of—
‘‘(i) a secondary school teacher—
‘‘(I) who meets the requirements of 
subsection (b)(1), subject to subpara-
graph (D) of this paragraph; and 
‘‘(II) whose qualifying employ-
ment for purposes of such subsection 
has been teaching mathematics or 
science on a full-time basis; and 
‘‘(ii) an elementray or secondary school 
teacher—
‘‘(I) who meets the requirements of 
subsection (b)(1), subject to subpara-
graph (D) of this paragraph; and 
‘‘(II) whose qualifying employ-
ment for purposes of such subsection