1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Student Loan Relief for Feds Act . 2. Special deferment for Federal employees during lapse in appropriations (a) Special deferment Part G of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1088 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 493E. Special deferment for Federal employees during lapse in appropriations (a) Effect on principal and interest A borrower of a loan made, insured, or guaranteed under part B or part D, who meets the requirements described in subsection (b) shall be eligible for a deferment, during which— (1) periodic installments of principal need not be paid; and (2) in the case of a— (A) loan made, insured, or guaranteed under part B, the Secretary shall repay any interest owed; and (B) loan made under part D, interest shall not accrue. (b) Eligibility A borrower of a loan described in subsection (a) shall be eligible for a deferment during— (1) any period in which such borrower is an employee— (A) of a Federal agency that is subject to a lapse in discretionary appropriations; (B) of a private entity that has a contract with a Federal agency subject to a lapse in discretionary appropriations who is not paid during such period due to such lapse in discretionary appropriations; (C) who is an employee of a State or other Federal grantee— (i) whose compensation is advanced or reimbursed in whole or in part by the Federal Government, and (ii) who is furloughed due to a lapse in Federal discretionary appropriations; or (D) who is furloughed due to a lapse in Federal discretionary appropriations as an employee of the District of Columbia Courts, the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia, or the District of Columbia government