To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to expand eligibility for public service student loan forgiveness to certain contractor employees of national laboratories.
Fairness in Forgiveness Act of 2017
This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include as a public service job for purposes of the public service loan forgiveness program a full-time job as an employee of a management and operating contractor of a national laboratory owned by the Department of Energy.
This bill and its amendments take effect as if enacted on October 1, 2007.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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