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Promoting Apprenticeships in Public Service Act
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H. R. 4517 (Introduced-in-House)


116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4517


To direct the Secretary of Education to carry out an apprenticeship loan forgiveness program.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 26, 2019

Mr. Cicilline (for himself, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Pappas, and Mr. Cuellar) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor

A BILL

To direct the Secretary of Education to carry out an apprenticeship loan forgiveness program.

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 “Promoting Apprenticeships in Public Service Act”.

SEC. 2. Apprenticeship loan forgiveness program.

Part G of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 is amended by adding at the end the following:

“SEC. 493E. Apprenticeship loan forgiveness program.

“(a) Program authorized.—Not later than 30 days after applying for the loan forgiveness under this section, the Secretary shall repay or cancel the qualifying loan amount described in subsection (b) of any borrower who—

“(1) receives a certificate from a registered apprenticeship program; and

“(2) completes 2 years of full-time employment at a qualifying public service job.

“(b) Qualifying loan amount.—The qualifying loan amount described in this subsection is, with respect to the loan obligations of a borrower on all loans made under part B or D, the lesser of the following:

“(1) The amount due on such loans on the date of such repayment or cancellation.

“(2) $25,000.

“(c) Definitions.—In this section:

“(1) APPRENTICESHIP.—The term ‘apprenticeship’ means an apprenticeship registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the ‘National Apprenticeship Act’; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.).

“(2) QUALIFYING PUBLIC SERVICE JOB.—The term ‘qualifying public service job’ means a job at—

“(A) a Federal, State, or local government agency, or tribal organization; or

“(B) an organization that is described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code.

“(d) Ineligibility for double benefits.—No borrower may, for the same service, receive a reduction of loan obligations under both this section and section 455(m), 428J, 428K, 428L, or 460.”.