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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6230 
To amend the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program under the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 to require an on-line portal, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 12, 2020 
Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. JOYCE of 
Ohio) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program 
under the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require 
an on-line portal, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘PSLF Administrative 
Improvements Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL PUBLIC SERVICE LOAN FORGIVENESS 
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SEC-
RETARY OF EDUCATION. 
Section 455(m) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1087e(m)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(5) DATABASE OF PUBLIC SERVICE JOBS AND 
ECF.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 18 
months after the date of enactment of the 
PSLF Administrative Improvements Act, the 
Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) establish and maintain a publicly 
accessible database of public service em-
ployers, which shall include information re-
quired for the process for completion of the 
employment certifications forms required 
under this subsection; and 
‘‘(ii) ensure that such employment 
certification forms are available in lan-
guages other than English. 
‘‘(B) EMPLOYER DEFINED.—For purposes 
of this subsection, the term ‘public service em-
ployer’ has the meaning given the term ‘public 
service organization’ in section 685.219(b) of 
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title 34, Code of Federal Regulations (or suc-
cessor regulations). 
‘‘(6) NOTICE OF PSLF REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) EMPLOYERS.—With respect to each 
employer whose contact information is main-
tained in the database described in paragraph 
(5), the Secretary shall, on an annual basis and 
in a manner that is consistent with Federal 
laws on data privacy— 
‘‘(i) provide each such employer with 
standardized information on the program 
under this subsection, including eligibility 
requirements; and 
‘‘(ii) encourage the employer to pro-
vide such information to new employees. 
‘‘(B) INSTITUTIONS
OF
HIGHER
EDU-
CATION.—With respect to each institution of 
higher education participating in any program 
under this title, the Secretary shall, on an an-
nual basis, provide each such institution with 
standardized information on the program under 
this subsection, including eligibility require-
ments. 
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‘‘(C) BORROWERS.—With respect to each 
borrower who was denied loan cancellation 
under this subsection, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) without any further action by the 
borrower and subject to the limitation on 
total loan volume specified under section 
315 of title III of division H of the Con-
solidation Appropriations Act, 2018 (Pub-
lic Law 115–141; 132 Stat. 752 et seq.) 
and the availability of appropriations for 
such section 315, determine whether the 
borrower qualifies for the loan cancellation 
program under such section 315, and if so, 
cancel the borrower’s loans in accordance 
with such program; and 
‘‘(ii) in a case in which a borrower’s 
loans were not cancelled under clause (i), 
notify the borrower of other options (such 
as loan consolidation) to qualify for loan 
cancellation under this subsection, and how 
to successfully pursue such options. 
‘‘(7) DATA MATCHING AGREEMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
enter into data matching agreements with rel-
evant Federal agencies who possess records 
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about the status of borrowers of loans made 
under this part as employees of public service 
employers for the purpose of eliminating, to the 
extent practicable, the need for a borrower or 
an employer to submit a certification of employ-
ment to the Secretary. 
‘‘(B) SPECIFIC FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Not-
withstanding any Federal law, the Secretary of 
Labor, the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 
and the Commissioner of Social Security shall 
disclose any relevant records to the Secretary 
for the purposes of meeting the Secretary’s obli-
gations to reduce barriers to certification of em-
ployment as described in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(C) NOTICE TO BORROWERS.—If the Sec-
retary receives employer or employment infor-
mation regarding a borrower from a Federal 
agency pursuant to this paragraph, the Sec-
retary shall timely notify the borrower that— 
‘‘(i) the Secretary received the infor-
mation; and 
‘‘(ii) the borrower, for the duration of 
the borrower’s employment by the em-
ployer— 
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‘‘(I) is not required to submit a 
certification of employment for the 
employer under paragraph (8); or 
‘‘(II) if the information is not 
complete, only needs to submit a re-
duced set of information to the Sec-
retary for the certification of employ-
ment. 
‘‘(8) ON-LINE PORTAL.— 
‘‘(A) BORROWERS.—Not later than 18 
months after the date of enactment of the 
PSLF Administrative Improvements Act, the 
Secretary shall ensure that borrowers have ac-
cess to an on-line portal that provides each bor-
rower who signs on to such portal with the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) Instructions on how to access the 
database under paragraph (5) so that the 
borrower can determine whether the bor-
rower is employed in a public service job. 
‘‘(ii) An identification of the loans of 
the borrower that are eligible Federal Di-
rect Loans. 
‘‘(iii) With respect to each such eligi-
ble Federal Direct Loan, the number of 
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monthly payments on such loan that qual-
ify as a monthly payment under paragraph 
(1)(A), and the estimated number of 
monthly payments under paragraph (1)(A) 
remaining on such loan before the bor-
rower may be eligible for loan cancellation 
under this subsection. 
‘‘(iv) With respect to each loan of the 
borrower that is not eligible for loan can-
cellation under this subsection, an expla-
nation of why the loan is not so eligible 
and instructions on how what, if anything, 
the borrower may do to make the loan so 
eligible. 
‘‘(v) Instructions for the submission of 
any forms associated with such loan can-
cellation, and an ability for the borrower to 
use the portal to electronically sign and 
submit such forms. 
‘‘(B) EMPLOYERS.—The Secretary shall 
ensure that an employer of a borrower has the 
ability to electronically sign and submit any 
forms associated with loan cancellation under 
this subsection. 
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‘‘(C) INFORMATION.—The Secretary shall 
ensure that any information provided through 
the on-line portal described in this paragraph— 
‘‘(i) is up-to-date information; and 
‘‘(ii) that such information is also pro-
vided in a written-format through email or 
regular mail, if so requested by the bor-
rower or employer. 
‘‘(9) STANDARD PROCEDURES.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of the PSLF 
Administrative Improvements Act, the Secretary 
shall develop and make publicly available the proce-
dures the Secretary (including the contractors and 
servicers involved) uses to determine whether a bor-
rower meets the requirements for loan cancellation 
under this subsection. 
‘‘(10) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary shall 
submit to the authorizing committees, an annual re-
port with respect to the preceding fiscal year, on— 
‘‘(A) the number of borrowers who received 
loan cancellation under this subsection, and the 
number of such borrowers whose application for 
such loan cancellation had been previously re-
jected; 
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‘‘(B) the number of borrowers whose appli-
cation for loan cancellation under this sub-
section was rejected, and a description of why 
each 
such 
application 
was 
so 
rejected, 
disaggregated by category of public service job 
listed in question 13 of the employment certifi-
cation form required under this subsection (as 
in effect on the date of enactment of the PSLF 
Administrative Improvements Act); 
‘‘(C) the number of borrowers whose appli-
cation for loan cancellation under this sub-
section had been rejected and who contacted the 
Secretary to determine how to qualify for such 
loan cancellation or for the loan cancellation 
program under section 315 of title III of divi-
sion H of the Consolidation Appropriations Act, 
2018 (Public Law 115–141; 132 Stat. 752 et 
seq.); and 
‘‘(D) the reasons why a payment made on 
a loan did not qualify as one of the 120 month-
ly payments under paragraph (1)(A).’’. 
SEC. 3. CLARIFICATION OF TEPSLF. 
A borrower may qualify for loan cancellation under 
section 315 of title III of division H of the Consolidation 
Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115–141; 132 Stat. 
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