1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Student Loan Borrowers’ Bill of Rights Act of 2017 . I Borrowers’ Right to Basic Consumer Protections 101. Dischargeability of student loans in bankruptcy cases Section 523(a) of title 11 of the United States Code is amended— (1) by striking paragraph (8); and (2) by redesignating paragraphs (9) through (19) as paragraphs (8) through (18). 102. Reinstatement of the 6-year Statute of Limitations for student loans Subsection (a) of section 484A of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1091a(a) ) is amended to read as follows: (a) Statute of limitations Notwithstanding any Federal or State statutory, regulatory, or administrative limitation on the period within which debts may be enforced— (1) an institution that receives funds under this title may file a suit or initiate or take another action for collection of a refund due from a student on a grant made, or work assistance awarded, under this title, during the 6-year period beginning on the day after the refund first became due (exclusive of the period during which the State statute of limitations otherwise applicable to a suit under this paragraph would be tolled under State law); (2) a guaranty agency that has an agreement with the Secretary under section 428(c) may file a suit or initiate or take another action for collection of the amount due from a borrower on a loan made under part B during the 6-year period beginning on the day after such guaranty agency reimburses the previous holder of the loan for its loss on account of the default of the borrower (exclusive of the period during which the State statute of limitations otherwise applicable to a suit under this paragraph would be tolled under State law)