I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1392 
To establish a National TechCorps program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 7, 2017 
Mr. BERA (for himself, Mr. KILMER, Mr. SOTO, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. 
MCNERNEY, Mrs. MURPHY of Florida, Mr. HIMES, and Ms. SINEMA) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Over-
sight and Government Reform, and Ways and Means, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To establish a National TechCorps program, 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 ‘‘TechCorps Act’’. 
SEC. 2. OPM DATABASE OF TECHCORPS-ELIGIBLE POSI-
TIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office 
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of Personnel Management shall establish and maintain an 
electronic database of job vacancies across the Govern-
ment relating to information technology. The Director 
shall consult with each Federal agency in establishing and 
periodically updating the database. 
(b) PUBLICATION.—The database of vacant positions 
described under subsection (a) shall be published and 
available on the USA Jobs Internet Web site, and each 
position in the database shall be described on such Web 
site as a ‘‘TechCorps-eligible position’’. 
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF TECHCORPS. 
Section 122(a) of the National and Community Serv-
ice Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12572(a)) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) TECHCORPS.—The Corporation shall enter 
into an interagency agreement (other than a grant 
agreement) with another Federal agency under sec-
tion 121(b) to carry out a TechCorps program under 
which— 
‘‘(A) individuals apply to service as a 
TechCorps member— 
‘‘(i) prior to graduating from a pro-
gram of study at institution of education 
leading to degree or certificate relating to 
information technology, but not earlier 
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than the last academic year of such pro-
gram of study; or 
‘‘(ii) after graduating from such a 
program of study; 
‘‘(B) individuals described in subparagraph 
(A)(i) are recruited not earlier than the last 
academic year of their program of study; 
‘‘(C) individuals described in subparagraph 
(A) desiring to serve as TechCorps members 
shall commit to employment with the Federal 
agency in a job relating to information tech-
nology for not less than a 2-year period; and 
‘‘(D) upon receiving and accepting such 
employment, such an individual shall be a 
TechCorps member, which membership may not 
exceed a 4-year period.’’. 
SEC. 4. LOAN DEFERMENT AND LOAN FORGIVENESS. 
(a) LOAN DEFERMENT.—Section 455(f)(2) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e) is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(E) during which the borrower is serving 
as 
a 
TechCorps 
member 
under 
section 
122(a)(6) of the National and Community Serv-
ice Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12572(a)(6)).’’. 
(b) LOAN FORGIVENESS.—Part D of title IV of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 460A. LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR TECHCORPS MEM-
BERS. 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary shall 
carry out a program of canceling the obligation to repay 
a qualified loan amount in accordance with subsection (b) 
for loans made under this part to any borrower who— 
‘‘(1) has served as a TechCorps member under 
section 122(a)(6) of the National and Community 
Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12572(a)(6)) for not 
less than a 2-year period; and 
‘‘(2) is not in default on any loans for which 
the borrower seeks forgiveness. 
‘‘(b) QUALIFIED LOAN AMOUNT.— 
‘‘(1) TWO YEARS OF SERVICE.—The Secretary 
shall cancel an amount equal to 50 percent of the 
loan obligation on any loans made under this part 
to a borrower described in subsection (a) that are 
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outstanding after the borrower’s completion of 2 
years of service as a TechCorps member. 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL YEARS OF SERVICE.—Subject 
to paragraph (3), with respect to a borrower who re-
ceives the loan cancellation under paragraph (1) 
after the completion of the 2 years of service re-
quired under such paragraph, and— 
‘‘(A) who serves for an additional year as 
a TechCorps member upon completion of such 
2 years of service, the Secretary shall cancel an 
amount equal to 50 percent of the loan obliga-
tion on any loans made under this part to the 
borrower that are outstanding after the bor-
rower’s completion of such additional year of 
service; and 
‘‘(B) who serves for a second additional 
year as a TechCorps member upon completion 
of the additional year of service described in 
subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall cancel 
the loan obligation on any loans made under 
this part to the borrower that are outstanding 
after the borrower’s completion of such second 
additional year of service. 
‘‘(3) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The aggregate loan 
obligation of a borrower that may be cancelled under 
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this section may not exceed the amount equal to the 
maximum aggregate amount of Federal Direct Staf-
ford Loans and Federal Direct Unsubsidized Staf-
ford Loans that may be awarded to a dependent stu-
dent under this part. 
‘‘(c) TAX TREATMENT.—The amount of a loan, and 
interest on a loan, which is canceled under this section 
shall not be considered income for purposes of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986. 
‘‘(d) PREVENTION OF DOUBLE BENEFITS.—No bor-
rower may, for the same voluntary service, receive a ben-
efit under both this section and— 
‘‘(1) section 428K; 
‘‘(2) section 455(m); or 
‘‘(3) subtitle D of title I of the National and 
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12601 
et seq.).’’. 
SEC. 5. GAO STUDY ON IT STAFFING NEEDS OF THE FED-
ERAL GOVERNMENT. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall— 
(1) study the projected staffing needs for jobs 
related to information technology in the Federal 
Government during the 10-year period beginning on 
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the date of enactment of this Act, including the 
number of such jobs that will become available or 
will be created during such period; and 
(2) submit to Congress the results of such 
study. 
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