[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2732 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2732
To provide for the discharge of parent borrower liability if a student
on whose behalf a parent has received certain student loans becomes
disabled.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 21, 2021
Mr. Langevin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and Labor
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A BILL
To provide for the discharge of parent borrower liability if a student
on whose behalf a parent has received certain student loans becomes
disabled.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as ``Domenic and Ed's Law''.
SEC. 2. REPAYMENT OF LOANS TO PARENTS.
(a) In General.--Section 437(d) of the Higher Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 1087(d)) is amended by inserting ``or becomes permanently
and totally disabled (as determined in accordance with regulations of
the Secretary), or if the student is unable to engage in any
substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable
physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death,
has lasted for a continuous period of not less than 60 months, or can
be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 60
months,'' after ``dies,''.
(b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
apply to any outstanding loan received by a parent before, on, or after
the date of the enactment of this Act, and without regard to the onset
date of the disability or impairment.
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