; . (b) Income-Based repayment (1) Section 493C Section 493C of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1098e ) is amended— (A) in subsection (a)— (i) by striking this section and all that follows through hardship and inserting In this section, the term partial financial hardship ; and (ii) by striking, (other than an excepted PLUS loan or excepted consolidation loan) ; (B) in subsection (b)— (i) in paragraph (1), by striking (other than an excepted PLUS loan or excepted consolidation loan) ; (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)