Fulbright Teacher’s Loan Forgiveness Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4973 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4973

  To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow participation in 
certain Fulbright programs to qualify for the repayment plan for public 
               service employees, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 15, 2025

Mr. Beyer (for himself, Ms. Chu, Mr. Carson, Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania, 
 and Ms. McBride) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                the Committee on Education and Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow participation in 
certain Fulbright programs to qualify for the repayment plan for public 
               service employees, 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 ``Fulbright Teacher's Loan Forgiveness 
Act''.

SEC. 2. REPAYMENT PLAN FOR PUBLIC SERVICE EMPLOYEES.

    Section 455(m) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1087e(m)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) Fulbright eligibility.--For purposes of loan 
        cancellation under this subsection, participation in a 
        Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program or the Fulbright English 
        Teaching Assistant Program shall be treated as employment in a 
        public service job.''.
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