; and (D) calculate the total number of qualifying monthly payments with respect to the component loans of the Federal Direct Consolidation Loan that shall be deemed as qualifying monthly payments made on such Federal Direct Consolidation Loan by— (i) adding together the result of each calculation made under subparagraph (C) with respect to each such component loan; and (ii) rounding the number determined under clause (i) to the nearest whole number. (3) Definitions For purposes of this subsection: (A) Certification of employment The term certification of employment , used with respect to a borrower, means a certification of the employment of the borrower in a public service job (as defined in section 455(m)(3)(B) of the Higher Education Act of 1965) on or after October 1, 2007. (B) Component loan The term component loan , used with respect to a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan, means each loan for which the liability has been discharged by the proceeds of the Federal Direct Consolidation Loan, which— (i) may include a loan that is not an eligible Federal Direct Loan (as defined in section 455(m)(3)(A) of the Higher Education Act of 1965); and (ii) in the case of a subsequent consolidation loan, only includes loans for which the liability has been directly discharged by such subsequent consolidation loan. (C) Federal Direct Consolidation Loan The term Federal Direct Consolidation Loan means a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan made under part D of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087a et seq.). (D) Qualifying monthly payment (i) Component loan The term qualifying monthly payment , used with respect to a component loan, means a monthly payment on such loan made by a borrower, during a period of employment in a public service job (as defined in section 455(m)(3)(B) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087e(m)(3)(B) ) on or after October 1, 2007, pursuant to— (I) a repayment plan under part B, D, or E of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1071 et seq.