Military Spouse Student Loan Deferment Act
This bill allows certain military spouses to defer payment on their federal student loans for 90 days. Specifically, borrowers are eligible to receive this deferment if (1) their spouse is an active duty service member of the Armed Forces, (2) they have lost their employment due to a permanent change in duty station of their spouse, and (3) they provide certain documentation to the Department of Education. Loan interest shall not accrue during the deferment period.
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
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[H.R. 7433 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7433
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide student loan
deferment for dislocated military spouses, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 30, 2020
Ms. Stefanik (for herself and Mr. Norcross) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor
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A BILL
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide student loan
deferment for dislocated military spouses, and for other purposes.
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 the ``Military Spouse Student Loan
Deferment Act''.
SEC. 2. STUDENT LOAN DEFERMENT FOR DISLOCATED MILITARY SPOUSES.
(a) In General.--Section 455(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 1087e(f)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs
(5) and (6), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
``(4) Deferment for dislocated military spouses.--
``(A) Duration and effect on principal and
interest.--A borrower of a loan made, insured, or
guaranteed under this part or part B who meets the
requirements of subparagraph (B) shall be eligible for
a deferment for a period of 90 days, during which
periodic installments of principal need not be paid,
and interest shall not accrue.
``(B) Eligibility.--A borrower of a loan made,
insured, or guaranteed under this part or part B shall
be eligible for a deferment under subparagraph (A) if
the borrower--
``(i) is the spouse of a member of the
Armed Forces serving on active duty; and
``(ii) has experienced a loss of employment
as a result of relocation to accommodate a
permanent change in duty station of such
member.
``(C) Documentation and approval.--
``(i) In general.--A borrower may establish
eligibility for a deferment under subparagraph
(A) by providing to the Secretary--
``(I) the documentation described
in clause (ii); or
``(II) such other documentation as
the Secretary determines appropriate.
``(ii) Documentation.--The documentation
described in this clause is--
``(I) evidence that the borrower is
the spouse of a member of the Armed
Forces serving on active duty;
``(II) evidence that a military
permanent change of station order was
issued to such member; and
``(III)(aa) evidence that the
borrower is eligible for unemployment
benefits due to a loss of employment
resulting from relocation to
accommodate such permanent change in
duty station; or
``(bb) a written certification, or
an equivalent as approved by the
Secretary, that the borrower is
registered with a public or private
employment agency due to a loss of
employment resulting from relocation to
accommodate such permanent change in
duty station.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
take effect 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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