S.Amdt. 2525

SA 2525. Mr. KIM (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2360 proposed by Mr.
Thune (for Mr. Graham) to the bill H.R. 1, to provide for
reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

Strike section 82002 and insert the following:

SEC. 82002. DEFERMENT; FORBEARANCE.

(a) Sunset of Economic Hardship and Unemployment
Deferments.--Section 455(f) of

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the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e(f)) is
amended--
(1) by striking the subsection heading and inserting the
following: ``Deferment; Forbearance'';
(2) in paragraph (2)--
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``not in'' and
inserting ``subject to paragraph (7), not in'' ; and
(B) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``not in'' and
inserting ``subject to paragraph (7), not in''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(7) Sunset of unemployment and economic hardship
deferments.--A borrower who receives a loan made under this
part on or after the later of July 1, 2027, or the date on
which the Secretary makes a determination under section
82002(c) of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, shall not be
eligible to defer such loan under subparagraph (B) or (D) of
paragraph (2).''.
(b) Forbearance on Loans Made Under This Part on or After
July 1, 2027.--Section 455(f) of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e(f)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(8) Forbearance on loans made under this part on or after
july 1, 2027.--A borrower who receives a loan made under this
part on or after the later of July 1, 2027, or the date on
which the Secretary makes a determination under section
82002(c) of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, may only be
eligible for a forbearance on such loan pursuant to section
428(c)(3)(B) that does not exceed 9 months during any 24-
month period.''.
(c) Certification Requirement.--
(1) In general.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and
(b) shall not apply until the date on which the Chief
Operating Officer for the Office of Federal Student Aid
certifies in writing to the Secretary of Education and the
appropriate committees of Congress that implementation of
such amendments will not result in additional financial
hardship for any borrower who--
(A)(i) is serving on active duty during a war or other
military operation or national emergency; or
(ii) is performing qualifying National Guard duty during a
war or other military operation or national emergency;
(B) is receiving treatment for cancer;
(C) is enrolled in a rehabilitation program for physical or
mental impairment; or
(D) became unemployed in the 180 days preceding the date of
such certification.
(2) Definitions.--In this subsection:
(A) Additional financial hardship.--The term ``additional
financial hardship'' means any--
(i) increase in monthly payment amounts for a loan made
under part D of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965;
(ii) loss of eligibility for any deferment or forbearance
option under the Higher Education Act of 1965 for which the
borrower would have been eligible prior to the implementation
of the amendments made by subsections (a) and (b); or
(iii) other changes resulting in a materially adverse
impact on the ability of the borrower to afford basic living
expenses.
(B) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term
``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
(i) the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
of the Senate;
(ii) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
(iii) the Committee on Education and Workforce of the House
of Representatives; and
(iv) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives.
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