U.S. Congress - S.3281 Student Loan Forgiveness and Repayment Assistance Act of 2010
S.3281 - Student Loan Forgiveness and Repayment Assistance Act of 2010
A bill to expand student loan forgiveness, to provide loan repayment assistance, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)
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- Official: A bill to expand student loan forgiveness, to provide loan repayment assistance, and for other purposes. as introduced.
- Short: Student Loan Forgiveness and Repayment Assistance Act of 2010 as introduced.
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4/29/2010--Introduced.Student Loan Forgiveness and Repayment Assistance Act of 2010 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to lower the cap on annual, income-based student loan repayments for new borrowers of Direct Loans after July 1, 2014, from 10% to 7% of the amount by which a borroOfficial Summary
4/29/2010--Introduced.Student Loan Forgiveness and Repayment Assistance Act of 2010 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to lower the cap on annual, income-based student loan repayments for new borrowers of Direct Loans after July 1, 2014, from 10% to 7% of the amount by which a borrower's and the borrower's spouse's adjusted gross income exceeds 150% of the poverty line. Requires the Secretary of Education to forgive the remaining balance of such loans after 15 (currently, 20) years of repayment. Cancels a public service employee's obligation to repay 5% of the balance of his or her principal and interest on a Direct Loan after 60 monthly payments, 72 monthly payments, 84 monthly payments, 96 monthly payments, and 108 monthly payments as such employee. Requires the Secretary to cancel all of their remaining balance after 120 monthly payments. Amends the Public Health Service Act to set the interest rate on student loans under the Health Professions Education program and the Nursing Workforce Development program at 3.5%. Directs the Secretary to establish a pilot program awarding competitive grants to historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions to enable them, without increasing student costs, to increase their:(1) capacity for degree-granting, certificate-granting, adult education, and noncredit programs;
(2) student graduation rates. Amends the Department of Education Organization Act to establish an Assistant Secretary for the Evaluation and Promotion of Accessibility and Affordability in Higher Education in the Department of Education, who shall report quarterly to Congress regarding trends in, and means of increasing, the accessibility and affordability of higher education.
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