under section 1113(a)(5) of the Elemen-
tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
exceeds 40 percent of the total enrollment 
of that school; or 
‘‘(II) has obtained employment as a 
full-time teacher of mathematics, science, 
or bilingual or special education. 
‘‘(B) EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS.—An 
individual who—
‘‘(i) has received a degree in early 
childhood education; and 
‘‘(ii) has obtained employment in a 
child care facility, such as employment as 
a preschool teacher, in a low-income com-
munity. 
‘‘(C) NURSES.—An individual who has ob-
tained employment—
‘‘(i) in a clinical setting; or 
‘‘(ii) as a member of the nursing fac-
ulty 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)). 
‘‘(D) CHILD WELFARE WORKERS.—An in-
dividual who—
‘‘(i) has completed a degree in social 
work or related field with a focus on serv-
ing children and families (as determined in 
accordance with regulations prescribed by 
the Secretary); and 
‘‘(ii) has obtained employment in pub-
lic or private child welfare services. 
‘‘(E) NUTRITION PROFESSIONALS.—An in-
dividual who—
‘‘(i) is a certified registered dietician 
who has completed a degree in a relevant 
field; and 
‘‘(ii) has obtained employment in a 
local agency of the special supplemental 
nutrition program for women, infants, and 
children under section 17 of the Child Nu-
trition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786). 
‘‘(F) INFANT
AND
TODDLER
SPECIAL-
ISTS.—An individual who—
‘‘(i) has obtained an associate’s or 
bachelor’s degree in a discipline that would 
qualify the individual to work in the pro-
gram under part C of the Individuals with 
Disabilities Education Act in the State in 
which such individual resides; and
‘‘(ii) has obtained employment in an 
occupation that is directly related to such 
degree and that (I) provides services to in-
fants, toddlers, and their families under an 
individualized family service plan under 
section 636 of the Individuals with Disabil-
ities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1436) or 
an individualized education plan under sec-
tion 614(d) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 
1414(d)); or (II) provides training or tech-
nical assistance to providers of such serv-
ices. 
‘‘(G) READING
SPECIALISTS.—An indi-
vidual who is employed as an elementary or sec-
ondary school teacher who primarily teaches 
reading and who—
‘‘(i) has obtained a separate reading 
instruction credential from the State in 
which the teacher is employed; and 
‘‘(ii) who is certified by the chief ad-
ministrative officer of the public or non-
profit private elementary or secondary 
school in which the borrower is employed 
to teach reading—
‘‘(I) as being proficient in teach-
ing the essential components of read-
ing instruction as defined in section 
1208 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965; and 
‘‘(II) as having such credential. 
‘‘(H) ADDITIONAL PUBLIC SERVANTS.—An 
individual who, as determined by the Secretary 
of Education by regulation—
‘‘(i) works in a public service profes-
sion that suffers from a critical lack of 
qualified personnel; 
‘‘(ii) serves a low-income or needy 
community; and 
‘‘(iii) is highly qualified. 
‘‘(c) LOAN REPAYMENT.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall assume 
the obligation to repay—
‘‘(A) after each of the first or second years 
of service by an individual in a qualified public 
service position, 15 percent of the total amount 
of principal and interest of the loans described 
in subsection (b)(1) to such individual that are 
outstanding immediately preceding such first 
year of such service;
‘‘(B) after each of the third or fourth years 
of such service, 20 percent of such total 
amount; and 
‘‘(C) after the fifth year of such service, 30 
percent of such total amount. 
‘‘(2) TOTAL OBLIGATION.—The Secretary shall 
repay for an individual under this section not more 
than $20,000 in the aggregate of the loan obligation 
on loans described in subsection (b)(1). 
‘‘(3) TREATMENT OF CONSOLIDATION LOANS.—
A loan amount for a loan made under section 428C 
or for a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan may be 
a qualified loan amount for the purposes of this sub-
section only to the extent that such loan amount was 
used to repay a loan described in subsection (b)(1) 
for a borrower who meets the requirements of sub-
section (b), as determined in accordance with regula-
tions prescribed by the Secretary. 
‘‘(4) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to authorize the refunding of any 
repayment of a loan made under section 428 or 
428H, a Federal Direct Stafford Loan or Federal 
Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan, a Federal Direct 
Loan, or a Federal Perkins Loan.
‘‘(5) INTEREST.—If a portion of a loan is re-
paid by the Secretary under this section for any 
year, the proportionate amount of interest on such 
loan that accrues for such year shall be repaid by 
the Secretary. 
‘‘(6) INELIGIBILITY
OF
NATIONAL
SERVICE 
AWARD RECIPIENTS.—No student borrower may, for 
the same service, receive a benefit under both this 
section and subtitle D of title I of the National and 
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12601 
et seq.). 
‘‘(7) INELIGIBILITY FOR DOUBLE BENEFITS.—
No borrower may receive a reduction of loan obliga-
tions under both this section and section 428J or 
460. 
‘‘(8) CONTINUED ELIGIBILITY.—
‘‘(A) TEACHERS.—Any teacher who per-
forms service in a school that—
‘‘(i) meets the requirements of sub-
section (b)(2)(A)(ii)(I) in any year during 
such service; and 
‘‘(ii) in a subsequent year fails to 
meet the requirements of such subsection,