uals who will serve in the Corps other than pursuant 
to obligated service under the Loan Repayment Pro-
gram. 
(2) In the case of attorneys who have an inter-
est and a commitment to providing legal services for 
the United States before the immigration courts, the 
Attorney General may establish fellowship programs 
to enable such attorneys to gain exposure to and ex-
pertise in the provision of such legal services. To the 
maximum extent practicable, the Attorney General 
shall ensure that any such programs are established 
in conjunction with other legal training programs. 
(c) TRAVEL AND MOVING EXPENSES; PERSONS EN-
TITLED; REIMBURSEMENT; LIMITATION.— 
(1) The Attorney General may reimburse an ap-
plicant for a position in the Corps for the actual and 
reasonable expenses incurred in traveling to and 
from the applicant’s place of residence to an eligible 
site to which the applicant may be assigned. The At-
torney General may establish a maximum total 
amount that may be paid to an individual as reim-
bursement for such expenses. 
(2) The Attorney General may also reimburse 
the applicant for the actual and reasonable expenses 
incurred for the travel of 1 family member to accom-
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pany the applicant to such site. The Attorney Gen-
eral may establish a maximum total amount that 
may be paid to an individual as reimbursement for 
such expenses. 
(3) In the case of an individual who has entered 
into a contract for obligated service under the Schol-
arship Program or under the Loan Repayment Pro-
gram, the Attorney General may reimburse such in-
dividual for all or part of the actual and reasonable 
expenses incurred in transporting the individual, the 
individual’s family, and the family’s possessions to 
the site of the individual’s assignment. The Attorney 
General may establish a maximum total amount that 
may be paid to an individual as reimbursement for 
such expenses. 
(d) MONTHLY PAY ADJUSTMENTS.—The Attorney 
General may, under regulations promulgated by the Attor-
ney General, adjust the monthly pay of each member of 
the Corps. During the 24 months in which such a member 
is so engaged in the delivery of legal services, the monthly 
pay of that member may be increased by an amount which 
when added to the member’s monthly pay and allowances 
will provide a monthly income competitive with the aver-
age monthly income from a practice of an individual who 
is a member of the profession of the Corps member, who 
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has equivalent training, and who has been in practice for 
a period equivalent to the period during which the Corps 
member has been in practice. 
(e) EFFECTIVE ADMINISTRATION
OF PROGRAM.— 
The Attorney General shall ensure that adequate staff is 
provided to the Service with respect to effectively admin-
istering the program for the Corps. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘Department’’ means the Depart-
ment of Justice. 
(2) The term ‘‘Loan Repayment Program’’ 
means the Loan Repayment Program established 
under section 4. 
(3) The term ‘‘State’’ includes, in addition to 
the several States, only the District of Columbia, the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth 
of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, 
Guam, American Samoa, and the Trust Territory of 
the Pacific Islands. 
(4) The term ‘‘Corps’’ means the Entry Adju-
dication through General Legal Expertise Corps. 
(5) The term ‘‘Corps member’’ means each of 
the officers, employees, and individuals of which the 
Corps consists pursuant to paragraph (1). 
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(6) The term ‘‘legal services’’ means legal rep-
resentation in any proceeding before an immigration 
court. 
SEC. 3. LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM. 
The Secretary of Education shall, subject to such 
terms and conditions as the Secretary, in consultation 
with the Attorney General, may by rule establish, repay 
or cancel the outstanding balance of principal and interest 
due on the Federal loans and private education loans of 
a borrower. The term ‘‘Federal loan’’ means a loan made, 
insured, or guaranteed under title IV of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.). The term 
‘‘private education loan’’ has the meaning given the term 
in section 140 of the Truth in Lending Act. 
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