effect, and every 2 years thereafter, the Sec-
retary shall submit to Congress a report de-
scribing the number of individuals who, as a re-
sult of this paragraph, remained eligible for 
loan forgiveness pursuant to subsection (b) dur-
ing the 2 most recent academic years.’’. 
(2) PART
D
LOANS.—Section 460(g) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087j(g)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) CONTINUING
ELIGIBILITY
FOR
CERTAIN 
MILITARY SPOUSES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(i) COMPLETE
BUT
NONCONSECU-
TIVE YEARS.—Notwithstanding paragraph 
(1) of subsection (b), an individual who is 
employed in a full-time teaching position 
that meets the requirements of this section 
for a period that includes 5 complete but 
nonconsecutive years may be eligible for 
loan cancellation pursuant to such sub-
section, if the individual was a qualified 
military spouse, as defined in subpara-
graph (B)(i), with respect to any year dur-
ing such period for which the individual 
was not employed as a full-time teacher in 
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a school or location meeting the require-
ments of this section. 
‘‘(ii) EMPLOYMENT IN DEFENSE DE-
PARTMENT
SCHOOLS.—Notwithstanding 
paragraph (1) of subsection (b), an indi-
vidual may be eligible for loan cancellation 
pursuant to such subsection, if the indi-
vidual is a qualified military spouse, as de-
fined in subparagraph (B)(ii), and the in-
dividual has been employed as a full-time 
teacher for 5 complete school years in a 
school described in subparagraph (A) of 
subsection (b)(1) or in a school of the de-
fense dependents’ education system under 
the Defense Dependents’ Education Act of 
1978 (20 U.S.C. 921 et seq.) that is lo-
cated outside of the United States, and 
met the requirements of subparagraph (B) 
of subsection (b)(1). 
‘‘(B) QUALIFIED
MILITARY
SPOUSE
DE-
FINED.—In this paragraph, the term ‘qualified 
military spouse’ means— 
‘‘(i) with respect to a year, an indi-
vidual who— 
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‘‘(I) during the previous year, 
served as a teacher in a school or lo-
cation meeting the requirements of 
subparagraph (A) of subsection (b)(1) 
and met the requirements of subpara-
graph (B) of subsection (b)(1); 
‘‘(II) is the spouse of a member 
of the Armed Forces who is relocated 
during the year pursuant to military 
orders for a permanent change of 
duty station; 
‘‘(III) did not serve as a teacher 
in a school or location meeting the re-
quirements of subparagraph (A) of 
subsection (b)(1) during the year or 
any portion of the year because the 
individual accompanied the spouse to 
a new residence as a result of such 
military orders; and 
‘‘(IV) during the following year, 
resumed service as a teacher in a 
school or location meeting the require-
ments of subparagraph (A) of sub-
section (b)(1) and met the require-
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ments of subparagraph (B) of sub-
section (b)(1); or 
‘‘(ii) an individual who is the spouse 
of a member of the Armed Forces who is 
relocated overseas during a year of employ-
ment as a teacher for which the individual 
seeks loan forgiveness under this section 
pursuant to military orders for a change of 
duty station and the individual accom-
panied the spouse to a new residence over-
seas as a result of such military orders. 
‘‘(C) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later 
than 90 days after the end of the second aca-
demic year during which this paragraph is in 
effect, and every 2 years thereafter, the Sec-
retary shall submit to Congress a report de-
scribing the number of individuals who, as a re-
sult of this paragraph, remained eligible for 
loan cancellation pursuant to subsection (b) 
during the 2 most recent academic years.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to individuals who 
first become employed as full-time teachers on or after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
Æ 
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