I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2526 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 18, 2017 Ms. Judy Chu of California (for herself, Mr. Peters , Ms. DelBene , Mr. Payne , Ms. Sánchez , Mr. Takano , Mr. Yarmuth , Mr. Vargas , Ms. Lofgren , Mr. Pocan , Mr. Kilmer , Mr. Lowenthal , Mr. Grijalva , Ms. Norton , Ms. Jackson Lee , Mr. DeFazio , Ms. Lee , Mrs. Napolitano , Mr. Garamendi , Mr. Beyer , Mrs. Lawrence , and Ms. Kelly of Illinois ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reinstate the authority of the Secretary of Education to make Federal Direct Stafford Loans to graduate and professional students.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act or the POST GRAD Act . 2. Reinstatement of authority to make Federal Direct Stafford Loans to graduate and professional students Section 455(a)(3) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087e(a)(3) ) is amended— (1) in the paragraph heading, by inserting Temporary before Termination ; and (2) in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting , and ending on or before June 30, 2017 after 2012 . 3. Inapplicability of rulemaking requirements Sections 482(c) and 492 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1089(c) ; 1098a) shall not apply to the regulations under this Act.