To require the Secretary of Defense to complete a data matching agreement with the Secretary of Education in order to ensure individuals who are current or former active-duty military service members or civilian employees and are otherwise eligible for assistance under the public service loan forgiveness program have their periods of employment automatically certified and counted towards the public service loan forgiveness program.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To require the Secretary of Defense to complete a data matching agreement with the Secretary of Education in order to ensure individuals who are current or former active-duty military service members or civilian employees and are otherwise eligible for assistance under the public service loan forgiveness program have their periods of employment automatically certified and counted towards the public service loan forgiveness program., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors. The main policy domain is Defense, Education, Labor.
Who Benefits and How
defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section id9c52bd0f59f2462ab1b4c068065a95a5: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Military Access to Higher Education Benefits Act of 2023.
- Section ide554df81a1564cc3a6a4cb1f6b7e41f8: 2. Data matching agreement with the Department of Education Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To require the Secretary of Defense to complete a data matching agreement with the Secretary of Education in order to ensure individuals who are current or former active-duty military service members or civilian employees and are otherwise eligible for assistance under the public service loan forgiveness program have their periods of employment automatically certified and counted towards the public service loan forgiveness program., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.
Key Policy Areas
Defense, Education, Labor
Primary Purpose
This bill, To require the Secretary of Defense to complete a data matching agreement with the Secretary of Education in order to ensure individuals who are current or former active-duty military service members or civilian employees and are otherwise eligible for assistance under the public service loan forgiveness program have their periods of employment automatically certified and counted towards the public service loan forgiveness program., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Cortez Masto (for herself and Mr. Moran) introduced the …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_defense"
- → Secretary of Defense
- "secretary_of_education"
- → Secretary of Education
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