Bills Sec. 2 — Continuing eligibility to participate…

Section 428J(g) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1078–10(g) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Notwithstanding paragraph

(1)of subsection (b), an individual who is employed in a full-time teaching position that meets the requirements of this section for a period that includes 5 complete but nonconsecutive years may be eligible for loan forgiveness pursuant to such subsection, if the individual was a qualified military spouse, as defined in subparagraph (B)(i), with respect to any year during such period for which the individual was not employed as a full-time teacher in a school or location meeting the requirements of this section. Notwithstanding paragraph

(1)of subsection (b), an individual may be eligible for loan forgiveness pursuant to such subsection, if the individual is a qualified military spouse, as defined in subparagraph (B)(ii), and the individual has been employed as a full-time teacher for 5 complete school years in a school described in subparagraph

(A)of subsection (b)(1) or in a school of the defense dependents’ education system under the Defense Dependents’ Education Act of 1978 ( 20 U.S.C. 921 et seq.) that is located outside of the United States, and met the requirements of subparagraph

(B)of subsection (b)(1). In this paragraph, the term qualified military spouse means— with respect to a year, an individual who— during the previous year, served as a teacher in a school or location meeting the requirements of subparagraph

(A)of subsection (b)(1) and met the requirements of subparagraph

(B)of subsection (b)(1); is the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who is relocated during the year pursuant to military orders for a permanent change of duty station; did not serve as a teacher in a school or location meeting the requirements of subparagraph

(A)of subsection (b)(1) during the year or any portion of the year because the individual accompanied the spouse to a new residence as a result of such military orders; and during the following year, resumed service as a teacher in a school or location meeting the requirements of subparagraph

(A)of subsection (b)(1) and met the requirements of subparagraph

(B)of subsection (b)(1); or an individual who is the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who is relocated overseas during a year of employment as a teacher for which the individual seeks loan forgiveness under this section pursuant to military orders for a change of duty station and the individual accompanied the spouse to a new residence overseas as a result of such military orders. Not later than 90 days after the end of the second academic year during which this paragraph is in effect, and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing the number of individuals who, as a result of this paragraph, remained eligible for loan forgiveness pursuant to subsection

(b)during the 2 most recent academic years. . Section 460(g) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087j(g) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Notwithstanding paragraph

(1)of subsection (b), an individual who is employed in a full-time teaching position that meets the requirements of this section for a period that includes 5 complete but nonconsecutive years may be eligible for loan cancellation pursuant to such subsection, if the individual was a qualified military spouse, as defined in subparagraph (B)(i), with respect to any year during such period for which the individual was not employed as a full-time teacher in a school or location meeting the requirements of this section. Notwithstanding paragraph

(1)of subsection (b), an individual may be eligible for loan cancellation pursuant to such subsection, if the individual is a qualified military spouse, as defined in subparagraph (B)(ii), and the individual has been employed as a full-time teacher for 5 complete school years in a school described in subparagraph

(A)of subsection (b)(1) or in a school of the defense dependents’ education system under the Defense Dependents’ Education Act of 1978 ( 20 U.S.C. 921 et seq.) that is located outside of the United States, and met the requirements of subparagraph

(B)of subsection (b)(1). In this paragraph, the term qualified military spouse means— with respect to a year, an individual who— during the previous year, served as a teacher in a school or location meeting the requirements of subparagraph

(A)of subsection (b)(1) and met the requirements of subparagraph

(B)of subsection (b)(1); is the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who is relocated during the year pursuant to military orders for a permanent change of duty station; did not serve as a teacher in a school or location meeting the requirements of subparagraph

(A)of subsection (b)(1) during the year or any portion of the year because the individual accompanied the spouse to a new residence as a result of such military orders; and during the following year, resumed service as a teacher in a school or location meeting the requirements of subparagraph

(A)of subsection (b)(1) and met the requirements of subparagraph

(B)of subsection (b)(1); or an individual who is the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who is relocated overseas during a year of employment as a teacher for which the individual seeks loan forgiveness under this section pursuant to military orders for a change of duty station and the individual accompanied the spouse to a new residence overseas as a result of such military orders. Not later than 90 days after the end of the second academic year during which this paragraph is in effect, and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing the number of individuals who, as a result of this paragraph, remained eligible for loan cancellation pursuant to subsection

(b)during the 2 most recent academic years. . The amendments made by subsection

(a)shall apply with respect to individuals who first become employed as full-time teachers on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.