; (C) individuals described in subparagraph (A) desiring to serve as TechCorps members shall commit to employment with the Federal agency in a job relating to information technology for not less than a 2-year period; and (D) upon receiving and accepting such employment, such an individual shall be a TechCorps member, which membership may not exceed a 4-year period. . 4. Loan deferment and loan forgiveness (a) Loan deferment Section 455(f)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087e ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking or at the end; (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (E) during which the borrower is serving as a TechCorps member under section 122(a)(6) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12572(a)(6) ). . (b) Loan forgiveness Part D of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 is amended by adding at the end the following: 460A. Loan forgiveness for TechCorps members (a) Program authorized The Secretary shall carry out a program of canceling the obligation to repay a qualified loan amount in accordance with subsection (b) for loans made under this part to any borrower who— (1) has served as a TechCorps member under section 122(a)(6) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12572(a)(6) ) for not less than a 2-year period