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H.R. 4607House116th Congress (2019-2021)In Committee

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include certain employment as a health care practitioner as eligible for public service loan forgiveness, and for other purposes.

Sponsored by Josh HarderRep. Josh Harder (D-CA)
Introduced October 4, 2019

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The bill amends the Higher Education Act to broaden the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. It adds a new category of eligible workers: full‑time health‑care practitioners who provide services at nonprofit or public hospitals or other nonprofit/public health facilities and who, because of state law, cannot be employed directly by those facilities. This change would allow such practitioners to have their federal student loans forgiven after meeting the program’s service requirements.

Key Provisions

  • Amends Section 455(m)(3) of the Higher Education Act to add a new subparagraph (C).
  • Defines eligibility for loan forgiveness as a full‑time health‑care practitioner who works at a nonprofit or public hospital or other nonprofit/public health‑care facility.
  • Requires that the practitioner be prohibited by state law from being employed directly by the facility.

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Education and Workforce Committee

October 4, 2019

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Introduced in House

October 4, 2019

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Education and Workforce Committee

October 4, 2019

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Introduced in HouseIssued October 4, 2019

I

116th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 4607

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

October 4, 2019

Mr. Harder of California (for himself, Mr. Cook, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. Crenshaw, and Ms. Bass) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor

A BILL

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include certain employment as a health care practitioner as eligible for public service loan forgiveness, and for other purposes.

1.

Amendments to terms and conditions of public service loan forgiveness

Section 455(m)(3) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e(m)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

(C)

Full-time job as health care practitioner

For purposes of subparagraph (B)(i), the term full-time professionals engaged in health care practitioner occupations includes an individual who—

(i)

has a full-time job as a health care practitioner;

(ii)

provides medical services in such full-time job at a nonprofit hospital or public hospital or other nonprofit or public health care facility; and

(iii)

is prohibited from being employed directly by such hospital or other health care facility by State law.

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