I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5370 
To provide student loan forgiveness for American Indian educators teaching 
in local educational agencies with a high percentage of American Indian 
students. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 31, 2014 
Mr. RUIZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To provide student loan forgiveness for American Indian 
educators teaching in local educational agencies with a 
high percentage of American Indian students. 
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 ‘‘American Indian 
Teacher Loan Forgiveness Act of 2014’’. 
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SEC. 2. STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR AMERICAN IN-
DIAN EDUCATORS TEACHING IN LOCAL EDU-
CATIONAL AGENCIES WITH A HIGH PERCENT-
AGE OF AMERICAN INDIAN STUDENTS. 
(a) PART B LOANS.—Section 428J(c) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078–10(c)) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) AMERICAN INDIAN TEACHERS IN LOCAL 
EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES WITH A HIGH PERCENTAGE 
OF AMERICAN INDIAN STUDENTS.—Notwithstanding 
the amount specified in paragraph (1) and the re-
quirements under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 
subsection (b)(1), the aggregate amount that the 
Secretary shall repay under this section shall be not 
more than $17,500 in the case of a borrower who— 
‘‘(A) has been employed as a full-time 
teacher for 5 consecutive complete school years 
as a teacher in a local educational agency de-
scribed in section 7112(b) of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 or in a 
school overseen by the Bureau of Indian Edu-
cation of the Department; and 
‘‘(B) is a member of an Indian tribe (as 
defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Deter-
mination and Education Assistance Act (25 
U.S.C. 450b)).’’. 
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(b) PART D LOANS.—Section 460(c) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087j(c)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) AMERICAN INDIAN TEACHERS IN LOCAL 
EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES WITH A HIGH PERCENTAGE 
OF AMERICAN INDIAN STUDENTS.—Notwithstanding 
the amount specified in paragraph (1) and the re-
quirements under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 
subsection (b)(1), the aggregate amount that the 
Secretary shall cancel under this section shall be not 
more than $17,500 in the case of a borrower who— 
‘‘(A) has been employed as a full-time 
teacher for 5 consecutive complete school years 
as a teacher in a local educational agency de-
scribed in section 7112(b) of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 or in a 
school overseen by the Bureau of Indian Edu-
cation of the Department; and 
‘‘(B) is a member of an Indian tribe (as 
defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Deter-
mination and Education Assistance Act (25 
U.S.C. 450b)).’’. 
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