H.R. 2679

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Match Veterans to Student Loan Protections Act

Introduced 5/25/2017•115th Congress•House

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

5/25/2017 • House

Summary

Match Veterans to Student Loan Protections Act

This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to modify the federal student loan discharge process for a veteran who has a total and permanent disability.

Specifically, it directs the Department of Education (ED) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement a computer matching program for ED to identify the borrowers who: (1) have been assigned a service-connected disability rating of 100% by the VA, or (2) are unemployable due to a service-connected condition.

ED must notify such borrowers of their eligibility for federal student loan discharge and provide simple instructions for applying.

Introduced in House • 5/25/2017

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Topics & Subjects

Policy Area: Education

Congressional oversightDisability and paralysisGovernment information and archivesHigher educationStudent aid and college costsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation