S.Amdt. 3801

SA 3801. Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Ms. Warren, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr.
Blumenthal) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to
the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department of Defense
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:
Sec. ___. (a) Undue Hardship.--No funds made available in
this or any other Act may be used to contest a claim, or to
pay any contractor of the Federal Government that contests a
claim, that is made--
(1) in any proceeding under section 523(a)(8) of title 11,
United States Code, that excepting a debt from discharge
would constitute an undue hardship; and
(2) by a debtor who--
(A) has been determined by the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs to be unemployable due to a service-connected
disability; or
(B) is a family caregiver of an eligible veteran pursuant
to section 1720G of title 38, United States Code.
(b) Offset.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Act, the total amount appropriated under the heading
``program administration'' under the heading ``Departmental
Management'' for the Department of Education is hereby
reduced by $1,000,000.
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