I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2340 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend loan forgiveness 
for certain loans to Head Start teachers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 12, 2005 
Ms. DELAURO (for herself, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. TIERNEY, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. 
CAPUANO, Ms. HARMAN, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. WEINER, Ms. 
SLAUGHTER, Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California, Ms. MCCOLLUM of 
Minnesota, Mr. GILLMOR, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, Mr. SANDERS, 
Mr. KUCINICH, Ms. LEE, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, 
Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. POMEROY, Mr. RUSH, Mr. 
MCDERMOTT, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Ms. WATSON, and Mr. 
PLATTS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend 
loan forgiveness for certain loans to Head Start teachers. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR HEAD START TEACH-
ERS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Loan Forgiveness for Head Start Teachers Act of 2005’’.
(b) HEAD START TEACHERS.—Section 428J of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C 1078–10) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (1) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1)(A) has been employed— 
‘‘(i) as a full-time teacher for 5 consecutive 
complete school years in a school that qualifies 
under section 465(a)(2)(A) for loan cancellation 
for Perkins loan recipients who teach in such a 
school; or 
‘‘(ii) as a Head Start teacher for 5 con-
secutive complete program years under the 
Head Start Act; and 
‘‘(B)(i) if employed as an elementary school or 
secondary school teacher, is highly qualified as de-
fined in section 9101 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965; and 
‘‘(ii) if employed as a Head Start teacher, has 
demonstrated knowledge and teaching skills in read-
ing, writing, early childhood development, and other 
areas of a preschool curriculum, with a focus on cog-
nitive learning; and’’; 
(2) in subsection (g), by adding at the end the 
following:
‘‘(3) HEAD START.—An individual shall be eli-
gible for loan forgiveness under this section for serv-
ice described in clause (ii) of subsection (b)(1)(A) 
only if such individual received a baccalaureate or 
graduate degree on or after the date of enactment 
of the Loan Forgiveness for Head Start Teachers 
Act of 2005.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary for fiscal year 2009 and succeeding fiscal years 
to carry out loan repayment under this section for service 
described in clause (ii) of subsection (b)(1)(A).’’. 
(c) DIRECT STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 460 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C 1087j) is amend-
ed— 
(A) in subsection (b)(1), by striking sub-
paragraph (A) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A)(i) has been employed— 
‘‘(I) as a full-time teacher for 5 con-
secutive complete school years in a school 
that qualifies under section 465(a)(2)(A) 
for loan cancellation for Perkins loan re-
cipients who teach in such a school; or
‘‘(II) as a Head Start teacher for 5 
consecutive complete program years under 
the Head Start Act; and 
‘‘(ii)(I) if employed as an elementary 
school or secondary school teacher, is highly 
qualified as defined in section 9101 of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; 
and 
‘‘(II) if employed as a Head Start teacher, 
has demonstrated knowledge and teaching skills 
in reading, writing, early childhood develop-
ment, and other areas of a preschool cur-
riculum, with a focus on cognitive learning; 
and’’; 
(B) in subsection (g), by adding at the end 
the following 
‘‘(3) HEAD START.—An individual shall be eli-
gible for loan forgiveness under this section for serv-
ice described in subclause (II) of subsection 
(b)(l)(A)(i) only if such individual received a bacca-
laureate or graduate degree on or after the date of 
enactment of the Loan Forgiveness for Head Start 
Teachers Act of 2005.’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary for fiscal year 2009 and succeeding fiscal years 
to carry out loan repayment under this section for service 
described in subclause (II) of subsection (b)(1)(A)(i).’’. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) FFEL PROGRAM.—Section 428J of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078–10) 
is amended— 
(A) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ‘‘or 
fifth complete program year’’ after ‘‘fifth com-
plete school year of teaching’’; 
(B) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘sub-
section 
(b)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘subsection 
(b)(1)(A)(i)’’; 
(C) in subsection (g)(1)(A), by striking 
‘‘subsection (b)(1)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
section (b)(1)(A)(i)’’; and 
(D) in subsection (h), by inserting ‘‘except 
as part of the term ‘program year’,’’ before 
‘‘where’’. 
(2) DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM.—Section 460 of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1087j) is amended—
(A) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ‘‘or 
fifth complete program year’’ after ‘‘fifth com-
plete school year of teaching’’; 
(B) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘sub-
section 
(b)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘subsection 
(b)(1)(A)(i)(I)’’; 
(C) in subsection (g)(1)(A), by striking 
‘‘subsection (b)(1)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
section (b)(1)(A)(i)(I)’’; and 
(D) in subsection (h), by inserting ‘‘except 
as part of the term ‘program year’,’’ before 
‘‘where’’. 
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