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‘‘(C) a nonprofit or community based orga-
nization; or 
‘‘(D) a child care program, including a 
home. 
‘‘(5) LOW-INCOME COMMUNITY.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘low-income community’ means a 
community in which 70 percent of households earn 
less than 85 percent of the State median household 
income. 
‘‘(6) NURSE.—The term ‘nurse’ means a nurse 
who meets all of the following: 
‘‘(A) The nurse graduated from an accred-
ited school of nursing (as those terms are de-
fined in section 801 of the Public Health Serv-
ice Act (42 U.S.C. 296)).’’. 
‘‘(B) The nurse holds a valid and unre-
stricted license to practice nursing in the State 
in which the nurse practices in a clinical setting 
or from an accredited school of nursing (as 
those terms are defined in section 801 of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 296)). 
‘‘(C) The nurse holds one or more of the 
following: 
‘‘(i) A graduate degree in nursing, or 
an equivalent degree.
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‘‘(ii) A nursing degree from a colle-
giate school of nursing (as defined in sec-
tion 801 of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 296)). 
‘‘(iii) A nursing degree from an asso-
ciate degree school of nursing (as defined 
in section 801 of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 296)). 
‘‘(iv) A nursing degree from a diploma 
school of nursing (as defined in section 
801 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 296)). 
‘‘(7) PUBLIC
SERVICE
EMPLOYMENT.—The 
term ‘qualified public service employer’ means any 
State, local government, Federal agency, or other or-
ganization (as such terms are defined by section 
3371 of title 5, United States Code), any other of-
fice or entity of the legislative branch, and any em-
ployer that is exempt from taxation under section 
501(c)(3) or section 501(c)(4) of title 26, United 
States Code. 
‘‘(8) SPEECH-LANGUAGE
PATHOLOGIST.—The 
term ‘speech-language pathologist’ means a speech-
language pathologist who meets all of the following:
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‘‘(A) the speech-language pathologist has 
received, at a minimum, a graduate degree in 
speech-language pathology or communication 
sciences and disorders from an institution of 
higher education; and 
‘‘(B) 
the 
speech-language 
pathologist 
meets or exceeds the qualifications as defined in 
section 1861(ll) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395x). 
‘‘(8) CHILD OR ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH 
PROFESSIONAL.—The term ‘child or adolescent men-
tal health professional’ means an individual who is 
employed as a psychiatrist, psychologist, school psy-
chologist, psychiatric nurse, social worker, school so-
cial worker, marriage and family therapist, school 
counselor, or professional counselor and holds an ad-
vanced degree in one of the above areas with special-
ized training in child or adolescent mental health. 
‘‘(9) SPECIALIZED TRAINING IN CHILD OR ADO-
LESCENT MENTAL HEALTH.—The term ‘specialized 
training in child or adolescent mental health’ means 
training that— 
‘‘(A) is part of or occurs after completion 
of an accredited graduate program in the
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United States for training mental health service 
professionals; 
‘‘(B) consists of at least 500 hours of 
training or clinical experience in treating chil-
dren or adolescents; and 
‘‘(C) is comprehensive, coordinated, devel-
opmentally appropriate, and of high quality to 
address the unique ethnic and cultural diversity 
of the United States population. 
‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2007 and 
such sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 suc-
ceeding fiscal years.’’. 
SEC. 422. ADDITIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 
(a) REPAYMENT PLANS.—Section 428(b)(9)(A) (20 
U.S.C. 1078(b)(9)(A)) is amended by inserting before the 
semicolon at the end of clause (ii) the following: ‘‘, and 
the Secretary may not restrict the proportions or ratios 
by which such payments may be graduated with the in-
formed agreement of the borrower’’. 
(b) COUNTING OF CONSOLIDATION LOANS AGAINST 
LIMITS.—