Military and Veteran Caregiver Student Loan Relief Act of 2023

I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1001 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include service as a veteran family caregiver as a public service job for purposes of the public service loan forgiveness program, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 14, 2023 Mr. CONNOLLY (for himself and Mr. TURNER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include service as a veteran family caregiver as a public service job for purposes of the public service loan forgiveness program, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Military and Veteran 4 Caregiver Student Loan Relief Act of 2023’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:23 Mar 03, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1001.IH H1001 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 1001 IH SEC. 2. REPAYMENT PLAN FOR PUBLIC SERVICE EMPLOY- 1 EES. 2 Section 455(m)(3)(B) of the Higher Education Act 3 of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e(m)(3)(B)) is amended— 4 (1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 5 (2) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the 6 end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 7 (3) by adding at the end the following: 8 ‘‘(iii) service as a primary family care- 9 giver of a veteran in the program of com- 10 prehensive assistance for family caregivers, 11 as established by the Secretary of Veterans 12 Affairs under section 1720G of title 38, 13 United States Code.’’. 14 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:23 Mar 03, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H1001.IH H1001 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS