Promoting Apprenticeships in Public Service Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 4517 To direct the Secretary of Education to carry out an apprenticeship loan forgiveness program. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SEPTEMBER 26, 2019 Mr. CICILLINE (for himself, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. PAPPAS, and Mr. CUELLAR) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com- mittee on Education and Labor A BILL To direct the Secretary of Education to carry out an apprenticeship loan forgiveness program. 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 ‘‘Promoting Apprentice- 4 ships in Public Service Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. APPRENTICESHIP LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM. 6 Part G of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 7 1965 is amended by adding at the end the following: 8 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:57 Oct 01, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4517.IH H4517 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 4517 IH ‘‘SEC. 493E. APPRENTICESHIP LOAN FORGIVENESS PRO- 1 GRAM. 2 ‘‘(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—Not later than 30 3 days after applying for the loan forgiveness under this sec- 4 tion, the Secretary shall repay or cancel the qualifying 5 loan amount described in subsection (b) of any borrower 6 who— 7 ‘‘(1) receives a certificate from a registered ap- 8 prenticeship program; and 9 ‘‘(2) completes 2 years of full-time employment 10 at a qualifying public service job. 11 ‘‘(b) QUALIFYING LOAN AMOUNT.—The qualifying 12 loan amount described in this subsection is, with respect 13 to the loan obligations of a borrower on all loans made 14 under part B or D, the lesser of the following: 15 ‘‘(1) The amount due on such loans on the date 16 of such repayment or cancellation. 17 ‘‘(2) $25,000. 18 ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 19 ‘‘(1) APPRENTICESHIP.—The term ‘apprentice- 20 ship’ means an apprenticeship registered under the 21 Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the 22 ‘National Apprenticeship Act’; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 23 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.). 24 ‘‘(2) QUALIFYING PUBLIC SERVICE JOB.—The 25 term ‘qualifying public service job’ means a job at— 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:57 Oct 01, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4517.IH H4517 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 3 •HR 4517 IH ‘‘(A) a Federal, State, or local government 1 agency, or tribal organization; or 2 ‘‘(B) an organization that is described in 3 section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code 4 of 1986 and exempt from taxation under sec- 5 tion 501(a) of such Code. 6 ‘‘(d) INELIGIBILITY FOR DOUBLE BENEFITS.—No 7 borrower may, for the same service, receive a reduction 8 of loan obligations under both this section and section 9 455(m), 428J, 428K, 428L, or 460.’’. 10 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:57 Oct 01, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H4517.IH H4517 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS