To authorize the use of funds to carry out a matching program with the Department of Education to identify veterans who are unemployable due to a service-connected disability and who are also borrowers of Federal student loans in order to streamline and expedite the process through which such veterans may discharge their Federal student loans.
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Senate amendment submitted
May 17, 2016
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Senate amendment submitted
May 17, 2016
Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 3934 proposed by Senator Collins for Senator King to Amendment SA 3896.(consideration: CR S2868-2869; text: CR S2868)
May 17, 2016
Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 3934 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
May 17, 2016
Senate amendment submitted
May 17, 2016
Amendment SA 3934 proposed by Senator Collins for Senator King to Amendment SA 3896. (consideration: CR S2868-2869; text: CR S2868) To authorize the use of funds to carry out a matching program with the Department of Education to identify veterans who are unemployable due to a service-connected disability and who are also borrowers of Federal student loans in order to streamline and expedite the process through which such veterans may discharge their Federal student loans.
May 17, 2016
Amendment SA 3934 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
May 17, 2016
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SA 3934. Mr. KING (for himself, Mr. Coons, and Mr. Portman) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3896 proposed by Ms. Collins (for herself, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Reed, and Mr. Tester) to the bill H.R. 2577, making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes; as follows: On page 223, line 9, after ``interoperability:'' insert the following: ``Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, $300,000 shall be available to carry out a matching program with the Department of Education to identify veterans who are unemployable due to a service- connected disability and who are also borrowers of Federal student loans in order to streamline and expedite the process through which such veterans may discharge their Federal student loans.''. ______