1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Faster Access to Federal Student Aid Act of 2019 . 2. Secure disclosure of tax-return information to carry out the Higher Education Act of 1965 (a) In general Paragraph (13) of section 6103(l) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: (13) Disclosure of return information to carry out the Higher Education Act of 1965 (A) Applications and recertifications for income-contingent or income-based repayment The Secretary shall, upon written request from the Secretary of Education, disclose to any authorized person, only for the purpose of (and to the extent necessary in) determining eligibility for, or repayment obligations under, income-contingent or income-based repayment plans under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 with respect to loans under part D of such title, the following return information from returns (for any taxable year specified by the Secretary of Education as relevant to such purpose) of an individual certified by the Secretary of Education as having provided approval under section 494(a)(2) of such Act (as in effect on the date of enactment of this paragraph) for such disclosure: (i) Taxpayer identity information. (ii) Filing status. (iii) Adjusted gross income. (iv) Total number of exemptions claimed, if applicable. (v) Number of dependents taken into account in determining the credit allowed under section 24. (vi) If applicable, the fact that there was no return filed. (B) Discharge of loan based on total and permanent disability The Secretary shall, upon written request from the Secretary of Education, disclose to any authorized person, only for the purpose of (and to the extent necessary in) monitoring and reinstating loans under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 that were discharged based on a total and permanent disability (within the meaning of section 437(a) of such Act), the following return information from returns (for any taxable year specified by the Secretary of Education as relevant to such