Union Calendar No. 565
116th CONGRESS 2d Session |
[Report No. 116–682, Part I]
To provide for the discharge of a private education loan in the case of death or total and permanent disability of a student obligor, and for other purposes.
September 27, 2019
Ms. Dean introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
December 21, 2020
Additional sponsors: Mr. Casten of Illinois, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Pallone, and Mr. Kildee
December 21, 2020
Reported from the Committee on Financial Services with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
December 21, 2020
Committee on Ways and Means discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on September 27, 2019]
To provide for the discharge of a private education loan in the case of death or total and permanent disability of a student obligor, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Private Loan Disability Discharge Act of 2019”.
SEC. 2. Protections for obligors and cosigners in case of death or total and permanent disability.
(a) In general.—Section 140(g) of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1650(g)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2)—
(2) by adding at the end the following:
“(3) DISCHARGE IN CASE OF DEATH OR TOTAL AND PERMANENT DISABILITY OF BORROWER.—The holder of a private education loan shall, when notified of the death or total and permanent disability of a student obligor, discharge the liability of the student obligor on the loan and may not, after such notification—
“(4) TOTAL AND PERMANENT DISABILITY DEFINED.—For the purposes of this subsection and with respect to an individual, the term ‘total and permanent disability’ means the individual is totally and permanently disabled, as such term is defined in section 685.102(b) of title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
“(5) PRIVATE DISCHARGE IN CASES OF CERTAIN DISCHARGE FOR DEATH OR DISABILITY.—The holder of a private education loan shall, when notified of the discharge of liability of a student obligor on a loan described under section 108(f)(5)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, discharge any liability of the student obligor (and any cosigner) on any private education loan which the private education loan holder holds and may not, after such notification—
(b) Tax liability.—Section 108(f)(5)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 108(f)(5)(A)) is amended—
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[Report No. 116–682, Part I] | |||||
A BILL | |||||
To provide for the discharge of a private education loan in the case of death or total and permanent disability of a student obligor, and for other purposes. | |||||
December 21, 2020 | |||||
Reported from the Committee on Financial Services with an amendment | |||||
December 21, 2020 | |||||
Committee on Ways and Means discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed |