I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9097 
To expand and improve the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 
Mr. CLYBURN (for himself and Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Edu-
cation and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on 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 concerned 
A BILL 
To expand and improve the Public Service Loan Forgiveness 
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 ‘‘Public Service Reward 
Act’’. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
02:59 Oct 19, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H9097.IH
H9097
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
SEC. 2. PUBLIC SERVICE LOAN FORGIVENESS EXPANSION 
AND IMPROVEMENTS. 
Section 455(m) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1087e(m)) is amended— 
(1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(1) FORGIVENESS FOR PUBLIC SERVICE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
forgive the appropriate amount of the balance 
due (as determined in accordance with para-
graph (2)) on any eligible Federal loan not in 
default for a borrower who, after October 1, 
2007— 
‘‘(i) has been employed full-time in a 
public service job for 12 months; and 
‘‘(ii) for each of the 12 months of em-
ployment described in clause (i), has made 
a monthly payment on the eligible Federal 
loan. 
‘‘(B) METHOD OF LOAN FORGIVENESS.— 
To provide loan forgiveness under this para-
graph, the Secretary is authorized to carry out 
a program— 
‘‘(i) through the holder of the loan, to 
assume the obligation to repay a qualified 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
02:59 Oct 19, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H9097.IH
H9097
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
loan amount for a loan made, insured, or 
guaranteed under part B of this title; 
‘‘(ii) to cancel a qualified loan amount 
for a loan made under this part; and 
‘‘(iii) to cancel a qualified loan 
amount for a loan made under part E, and 
to make payments to institutions of higher 
education for an amount equal to the ag-
gregate of the amounts of loans from its 
student loan fund which are canceled pur-
suant to this subsection, in accordance 
with the requirements of section 465(b). 
‘‘(C) SPECIAL RULES.— 
‘‘(i) FORGIVENESS OF PARENT PLUS 
LOANS.—A borrower of a loan under sec-
tion 428B, or a Federal Direct PLUS 
loan, made on behalf of a dependent stu-
dent may receive loan forgiveness under 
this subsection for such loan made on be-
half on a dependent student if the bor-
rower meets the requirements under this 
subsection. 
‘‘(ii) NO DISRUPTION FOR CONSOLI-
DATION.—With respect to a borrower who 
is employed full-time in a public service 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
02:59 Oct 19, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00003
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H9097.IH
H9097
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
rower may be reimbursed for any payment 
made after the date on which the borrower 
has been approved for forgiveness under 
this subsection and before the date on 
which the Secretary carries out such for-
giveness. 
‘‘(E) LOAN
FORGIVENESS
NOT
TAXABLE 
INCOME.—The amount of a loan, including in-
terest on a loan, forgiven under this subsection 
shall not be considered income for purposes of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
‘‘(F) STANDARD PROCEDURES.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
the Public Service Reward Act, the Secretary 
shall develop and make publicly available the 
procedures the Secretary (including the contrac-
tors and servicers involved) will use to— 
‘‘(i) determine whether a borrower 
meets the requirements for loan forgive-
ness under this subsection; 
‘‘(ii) determine the amount of forgive-
ness for which a borrower is eligible under 
paragraph (2); and 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
02:59 Oct 19, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00005
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H9097.IH
H9097
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
‘‘(iii) inform any borrower who applies 
for and is denied loan forgiveness under 
this subsection of— 
‘‘(I) the reason the borrower’s 
application was denied; and 
‘‘(II) the procedures necessary 
for the borrower to appeal the denial; 
and 
‘‘(iv) accept and evaluate an appeal 
from a borrower who is denied loan for-
giveness under this subsection.’’; 
(2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(2) LOAN FORGIVENESS AMOUNTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—After completion by a 
borrower of 12 months of employment and 
qualifying payments described in paragraph 
(1)(A), the Secretary shall forgive an appro-
priate amount of the balance due on the eligible 
Federal loans made to the borrower, as deter-
mined in accordance with subparagraphs (B) 
and (C), except that in no case shall the total 
amount forgiven by the Secretary under this 
paragraph exceed the outstanding balance of 
principal and interest due on the eligible Fed-
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
02:59 Oct 19, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00006
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H9097.IH
H9097
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
eral loans of the borrower on the date the bor-
rower is approved for such forgiveness. 
‘‘(B) FORGIVENESS
AMOUNTS.—The ap-
propriate amount of forgiveness provided by the 
Secretary to a borrower for completing 12 
months of employment and qualifying payments 
described in paragraph (1)(A) shall be— 
‘‘(i) for each of the first, second, 
third, fourth, and fifth times the borrower 
completes 12 months of such employment 
and qualifying payments, an amount equal 
to the total amount of interest that ac-
crued on each of the eligible Federal loans 
of the borrower during each of such 12 
months; 
‘‘(ii) for each of the sixth, seventh, 
eighth, and ninth times the borrower com-
pletes 12 months of such employment and 
qualifying payments, an amount equal to 
the sum of— 
‘‘(I) the total amount of interest 
that accrued on each of the eligible 
Federal loans of the borrower during 
each of such 12 months; and 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
02:59 Oct 19, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00007
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H9097.IH
H9097
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
‘‘(II) 5 percent of the total 
amount outstanding (including prin-
cipal and interest) on each of the eli-
gible Federal loans of the borrower on 
the date each such loan first entered 
repayment; and 
‘‘(iii) for the tenth time the borrower 
completes 12 months of such employment 
and qualifying payments, 100 percent of 
the outstanding balance of principal and 
interest due on each of the eligible Federal 
loans of the borrower on the date the bor-
rower is approved for such forgiveness. 
‘‘(C) 
CALCULATION
OF
FORGIVENESS 
AMOUNTS FOR PAST PUBLIC SERVICE.—In the 
case of a borrower who has completed at least 
12 months of employment and qualifying pay-
ments described in paragraph (1)(A) (including 
monthly loan payments before consolidation, as 
described in paragraph (1)(C)(ii)) prior to the 
date of enactment of this subsection, the appro-
priate amount of forgiveness provided by the 
Secretary shall be— 
‘‘(i) in the case of a borrower who has 
completed 12 months of such employment 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
02:59 Oct 19, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00008
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H9097.IH
H9097
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
and qualifying payments at least 10 times, 
but who has not received loan cancellation 
under this subsection (as it was in effect 
on the day before the date of enactment of 
the Public Service Reward Act), 100 per-
cent of the outstanding balance of prin-
cipal and interest due on each of the eligi-
ble Federal loans of the borrower on the 
date the borrower is approved for such for-
giveness; and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a borrower who 
has completed 12 months of such employ-
ment and qualifying payments at least one 
time but not more than 9 times, for each 
such time the borrower completed 12 
months of such employment and qualifying 
payments in accordance with subparagraph 
(B), an amount equal to the total amount 
of interest that accrued on each of the eli-
gible Federal loans of the borrower during 
each of such 12 months. 
‘‘(D) PAST SERVICE DETERMINATION.—A 
borrower who has completed at least 12 months 
of employment and qualifying payments de-
scribed in subparagraph (C) shall be eligible for 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
02:59 Oct 19, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00009
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H9097.IH
H9097
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
forgiveness under this subsection regardless of 
whether the borrower would have been eligible 
for cancellation as a result of such employment 
and payments under this subsection as it was in 
effect on the day before the date of enactment 
of the Public Service Reward Act.’’; 
(3) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by amending subparagraph (A) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE
FEDERAL
LOAN.—The 
term ‘eligible Federal Loan’ means any loan 
made, insured, or guaranteed under part B, 
this part, or part E.’’; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 
subparagraph (C), and by inserting before sub-
paragraph (C) (as so redesignated) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(B) MONTHLY
PAYMENT.—The term 
‘monthly payment’ means a loan payment of 
not less than the minimum monthly amount 
due, as required by law or the terms of the 
loan, based on the repayment plan applicable to 
the loan.’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
02:59 Oct 19, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00010
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H9097.IH
H9097
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
‘‘(D) TEMPORARY EXPANDED PSLF PRO-
GRAM.—The term ‘temporary expanded PSLF 
program’ includes each loan cancellation pro-
gram under the following provisions of law: 
‘‘(i) section 315 of title III of division 
H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
2018 (Public Law 115–141; 132 Stat. 752 
et seq.); 
‘‘(ii) section 313 of title III of division 
B the Department of Defense and Labor, 
Health and Human Services, and Edu-
cation Appropriations Act, 2019 and Con-
tinuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (Public 
Law 115–245); 
‘‘(iii) section 312 of title III of divi-
sion A of the Further Consolidated Appro-
priations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116–94); 
and 
‘‘(iv) section 310 of Title III of divi-
sion H of the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 
2021 (Public Law 116–260).’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(5) NOTICES
REGARDING
PSLF
EXPANSION 
AND REQUIREMENTS.— 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
02:59 Oct 19, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00011
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H9097.IH
H9097
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
‘‘(A) GENERAL NOTICE.—Not later than 
one year after the date of enactment of the 
Public Service Reward Act, the Secretary shall 
make publicly available, in simple and under-
standable terms, information about the loan 
forgiveness program under this subsection, the 
changes made to the program by the Public 
Service Reward Act, and how such changes may 
affect the eligibility of borrowers of eligible 
Federal loans for loan forgiveness under this 
subsection. Such information shall be easily ac-
cessible through the website of the Department 
of Education. 
‘‘(B) NOTICE TO ALL ELIGIBLE FEDERAL 
LOAN BORROWERS.—Not later than 6 months 
after the date of enactment of the Public Serv-
ice Reward Act, the Secretary of Education 
shall notify all eligible Federal loan borrowers 
of the changes made to the program under this 
subsection by the Public Service Reward Act, 
and how such changes may affect the eligibility 
of borrowers for loan forgiveness under this 
subsection. 
‘‘(C) NOTICES
FOR
BORROWERS
DENIED 
LOAN
CANCELLATION
OR
LOAN
FORGIVE-
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
02:59 Oct 19, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00012
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H9097.IH
H9097
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
NESS.—Not later than 6 months after the date 
of enactment of the Public Service Reward Act, 
the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) identify and inform each borrower 
who applied for and was denied loan can-
cellation under this subsection (as in effect 
on the day before the date of enactment of 
the Public Service Reward Act) of— 
‘‘(I) the reason the borrower’s 
application was denied; and 
‘‘(II) the changes made to the 
program under this subsection by the 
Public Service Reward Act, and how 
such changes may affect the eligibility 
of the borrower for loan forgiveness 
under this subsection; 
‘‘(ii) determine whether each such 
borrower qualifies for loan forgiveness 
under this subsection, and if so, forgive the 
borrower’s loans in accordance with this 
subsection (as in effect on the date of such 
forgiveness); 
‘‘(iii) in the case of such a borrower 
who does not qualify for loan forgiveness 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
02:59 Oct 19, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00013
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H9097.IH
H9097
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
under this subsection, notify the borrower 
of— 
‘‘(I) any options to qualify for 
loan forgiveness under this subsection, 
and how to successfully pursue such 
options; and 
‘‘(II) the procedures necessary 
for the borrower to appeal the deter-
mination that the borrower does not 
qualify for such loan forgiveness; and 
‘‘(iv) develop a process to inform any 
borrower who applies for and is denied 
loan forgiveness under this subsection after 
the date of enactment of the Public Service 
Reward Act of— 
‘‘(I) the reason the borrower’s 
application was denied; and 
‘‘(II) the procedures necessary 
for the borrower to appeal the denial. 
‘‘(D) NOTICE TO EMPLOYERS.—With re-
spect to each employer listed in the database 
described in paragraph (6), the Secretary shall, 
on an annual basis and in a manner that is 
consistent with Federal laws on data privacy— 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
02:59 Oct 19, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00014
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H9097.IH
H9097
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
‘‘(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 employees. 
‘‘(E) NOTICE TO INSTITUTIONS OF HIGH-
ER EDUCATION.—With respect to each institu-
tion of higher education participating in any 
program under this title, the Secretary shall, on 
an annual basis, provide each such institution 
with standardized information on the program 
under this subsection, including eligibility re-
quirements for loan forgiveness. 
‘‘(F) ACCESSIBILITY OF NOTICES TO BOR-
ROWERS.—In carrying out subparagraphs (A), 
(B), and (C), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) in conjunction with the Bureau of 
the Census, determine the most common 
languages spoken by English learner stu-
dents and their parents in the United 
States; 
‘‘(ii) develop and make publicly avail-
able versions of such notices in not fewer 
than 5 of the most common languages de-
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
02:59 Oct 19, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00015
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H9097.IH
H9097
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
termined under clause (i) and make such 
versions available and accessible to bor-
rowers in paper and electronic formats; 
and 
‘‘(iii) ensure that such notices are 
available in formats accessible to individ-
uals with disabilities and compliant with 
the most recent Web Content Accessibility 
Guidelines, or successor guidelines. 
‘‘(6) DATABASE
OF
PUBLIC
SERVICE
JOBS; 
DATA MATCHING.— 
‘‘(A) DATABASE.—Not later than 18 
months after the date of enactment of the Pub-
lic Service Reward Act, the Secretary shall es-
tablish and maintain a publicly accessible data-
base of employers that employ individuals in 
public service jobs. In establishing such data-
base, the Secretary shall consult with relevant 
Federal agencies that possess records about the 
status of borrowers of eligible Federal loans as 
employees in public service jobs. 
‘‘(B) DATA MATCHING AGREEMENTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary 
shall enter into data matching agreements 
with relevant Federal agencies that possess 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
02:59 Oct 19, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00016
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H9097.IH
H9097
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
records about the status of borrowers of el-
igible Federal loans as employees in public 
service jobs for the purpose of eliminating, 
to the extent practicable, the need for a 
borrower or an employer to submit a cer-
tification of employment to the Secretary. 
Such data matching agreements may— 
‘‘(I) permit the Secretary to iden-
tify and notify borrowers of potential 
eligibility for loan forgiveness under 
this subsection; and 
‘‘(II) include identifying bor-
rowers using employer identification 
numbers. 
‘‘(ii) SPECIFIC FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
Notwithstanding any Federal law, the Sec-
retary of Labor, the Commissioner of In-
ternal Revenue, and the Commissioner of 
Social Security shall disclose any relevant 
records to the Secretary for the purposes 
of meeting the Secretary’s obligations to 
reduce barriers to certification of employ-
ment as described in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(iii) NOTICE TO BORROWERS.—If the 
Secretary receives employer or employment 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
02:59 Oct 19, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00017
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H9097.IH
H9097
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
information regarding a borrower from a 
Federal agency pursuant to this para-
graph, the Secretary shall timely notify the 
borrower that the Secretary received such 
information. 
‘‘(C) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of the Public Serv-
ice Reward Act, the Secretary, jointly with the 
heads of relevant Federal agencies, shall report 
to the authorizing committees on the progress 
being made to create the database required 
under subparagraph (A) and to implement the 
data matching agreements required under sub-
paragraph (B). 
‘‘(7) ONLINE PORTAL.— 
‘‘(A) BORROWERS.—Not later than 18 
months after the date of enactment of the Pub-
lic Service Reward Act, the Secretary shall en-
sure that borrowers have access to an online 
portal that provides each borrower who signs on 
to such portal with the following: 
‘‘(i) Instructions on how to access the 
database under paragraph (6) so that the 
borrower can determine whether the bor-
rower is employed in a public service job. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
02:59 Oct 19, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00018
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H9097.IH
H9097
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
‘‘(ii) An identification of the loans of 
the borrower that are eligible Federal 
loans. 
‘‘(iii) With respect to each such eligi-
ble Federal loan, the number of monthly 
payments on such loan that qualify as a 
monthly payment under paragraph (1)(A), 
and the estimated number of monthly pay-
ments under paragraph (1)(A) remaining 
on such loan before the borrower may be 
eligible for loan forgiveness under this sub-
section. 
‘‘(iv) With respect to each loan of the 
borrower that is not eligible for loan for-
giveness under this subsection, an expla-
nation of why the loan is not so eligible 
and instructions on what, if anything, the 
borrower may do to make the loan so eligi-
ble. 
‘‘(v) Instructions for the submission of 
any forms associated with such loan for-
giveness, and an ability for the borrower to 
use the portal to electronically sign and 
submit such forms. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
02:59 Oct 19, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00019
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H9097.IH
H9097
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
‘‘(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 forgiveness under 
this subsection. 
‘‘(C) INFORMATION.—The Secretary shall 
ensure that any information provided through 
the online portal described in this paragraph— 
‘‘(i) is up-to-date information; and 
‘‘(ii) is provided in a written format, 
through email or regular mail, if so re-
quested by the borrower or employer. 
‘‘(8) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(A) FINAL REPORT ON LOAN CANCELLA-
TION.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of the Public Service Reward Act, 
the Secretary shall submit to the authorizing 
committees and make publicly available a final 
report on loan cancellation under this sub-
section on and before such date of enactment, 
including— 
‘‘(i) the number of borrowers who re-
ceived loan cancellation under this sub-
section (as in effect on the day before such 
date of enactment) on or before such date 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
02:59 Oct 19, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00020
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H9097.IH
H9097
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
of enactment, and the number and per-
centage of such borrowers whose applica-
tion for such loan cancellation had been 
previously denied before receiving such 
cancellation; 
‘‘(ii) the total number of borrowers 
whose application for loan cancellation 
under this subsection (as in effect on the 
day before such date of enactment) that 
was submitted on or before such date of 
enactment was denied, and a description of 
why each such application was so denied; 
‘‘(iii) the number of borrowers de-
scribed in clause (ii) who contacted the 
Secretary (on or before such date of enact-
ment) to determine how to qualify for such 
loan cancellation or for loan cancellation 
under the temporary expanded PSLF pro-
gram; and 
‘‘(iv) a list of reasons why certain 
payments made on eligible Federal Direct 
loans did not qualify as one of the monthly 
payments described in paragraph (1)(A) 
(as such paragraph was in effect on the 
day before such date of enactment). 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
02:59 Oct 19, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00021
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H9097.IH
H9097
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
‘‘(B) ANNUAL REPORT ON LOAN FORGIVE-
NESS.—Beginning in fiscal year 2024 and an-
nually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to 
the authorizing committees an annual report 
with respect to the preceding fiscal year, on— 
‘‘(i) the number of borrowers who re-
ceived loan forgiveness under this sub-
section after the date of enactment of the 
Public Service Reward Act; 
‘‘(ii) the number and percentage of 
borrowers described in clause (i) whose ap-
plication for loan cancellation under this 
subsection (as in effect on the day before 
such date of enactment) was denied on or 
before such date of enactment; and 
‘‘(iii) the number and percentage of 
borrowers whose application for loan for-
giveness under this subsection was denied, 
including— 
‘‘(I) a description of why each 
such application was so denied; and 
‘‘(II) whether each such borrower 
had, on or before such date of enact-
ment, submitted an application for 
loan cancellation under this subsection 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
02:59 Oct 19, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00022
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H9097.IH
H9097
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
(as in effect on the day before such 
date of enactment) that was denied.’’. 
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF DISCLOSURE BY SECRETARY 
OF THE TREASURY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6103(l)(13) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(G) PUBLIC
SERVICE
LOAN
FORGIVE-
NESS.—The Secretary shall, upon written re-
quest from the Secretary of Education, disclose 
to any authorized person, only for the purpose 
of (and to the extent necessary in) discharging 
loans, maintaining the public service jobs data-
base, and entering into data matching agree-
ments under section 455(m) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965, the following return infor-
mation from returns (for any taxable year spec-
ified by the Secretary of Education as relevant 
to such purpose) of an individual: 
‘‘(i) The return information described 
in clauses (i) and (vi) of subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(ii) The employer identification num-
ber of each employer employing the indi-
vidual during a specified taxable year. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
02:59 Oct 19, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00023
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H9097.IH
H9097
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
‘‘(iii) Verification of whether an indi-
vidual was employed by an employer dur-
ing a specified taxable year. 
‘‘(iv) The name of each employer em-
ploying the individual during a specified 
taxable year. 
‘‘(v) The type indicator of the em-
ployer employing the individual during a 
specified taxable year.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 6103(p) of such Code is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting 
‘‘(13)(G),’’ before ‘‘(14)’’, and 
(B) 
in 
paragraph 
(4) 
by 
inserting 
‘‘(13)(G),’’ after ‘‘(13)(D)(i),’’ each place it ap-
pears. 
(2) Section 7213(a)(2) of such Code is amended 
by inserting ‘‘(13)(G),’’ after ‘‘(10), (12),’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to disclosures made on or after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Æ 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
02:59 Oct 19, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00024
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H9097.IH
H9097
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS