Match Veterans to Student Loan Protections Act
This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to modify the federal student loan discharge process for a veteran who has a total and permanent disability.
Specifically, it directs the Department of Education (ED) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement a computer matching program for ED to identify the borrowers who: (1) have been assigned a service-connected disability rating of 100% by the VA, or (2) are unemployable due to a service-connected condition.
ED must notify such borrowers of their eligibility for federal student loan discharge and provide simple instructions for applying.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-05-25 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House floor actions |
| 2017-05-25 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |