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This bill amends federal higher education law to expand eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program by treating participation in certain Fulbright exchange programs as qualifying public service employment. Specifically, teachers and teaching assistants who participate in the Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program or the Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Program would become eligible to have their federal student loans forgiven after meeting the program's requirements, typically involving ten years of qualifying employment and 120 monthly payments. The change affects educators who participate in these international exchange programs, allowing them to count their time abroad toward loan forgiveness. The bill contains no explicit new funding or implementation timeline but would expand access to existing federal loan forgiveness benefits for this group of educators. The legislation was introduced in July 2024 and referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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