; (ii) in paragraph (6)(A), by striking (other than an excepted PLUS loan or excepted consolidation loan) ; and (iii) in paragraph (7), by striking (other than a loan under section 428B or a Federal Direct PLUS Loan) ; and (C) in subsection (c), by striking (other than an excepted PLUS loan or excepted consolidation loan), . (2) Section 455(d)(1)(E) Section 455(d)(1)(E) of such Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1087e(d)(1)(D) ) is amended by striking , except that the plan described in this subparagraph shall not be available to the borrower of a Federal Direct PLUS Loan made on behalf of a dependent student or a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan, if the proceeds of such loan were used to discharge the liability on such Federal Direct PLUS Loan or a loan under section 428B made on behalf of a dependent student . (c) Application to regulations The Secretary shall ensure that any Federal Direct PLUS Loan and any loan under section 428B of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1078–2 ) made on behalf of a dependent student are eligible for any repayment plan available under the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) or regulations authorized under such Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.). 4 America RISING Program 8221. Establishment of America RISING program (a) Establishment The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education shall, jointly, establish a program under which— (1) grants are paid to eligible employers to defray the cost of compensation paid by such employers to recent college graduates