1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Access to Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants During the COVID–19 Pandemic Act . 2. Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Employment disruption The term employment disruption means a lapse in an individual's employment that is related to the novel coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID–19), such as a furlough or reduction in force by the employer or the individual's resignation due to illness or family caregiving responsibilities. (2) Public service job The term public service job has the meaning given the term in section 455(m)(3) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087e(m)(3) ). (3) Qualifying emergency The term qualifying emergency has the meaning given the term in section 3502 of division A of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act ( Public Law 116–136 ). (4) Qualifying individual The term qualifying individual means an individual who— (A) has a loan that qualifies for public service loan forgiveness under section 455(m) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087e(m) ); and (B) during the qualifying emergency period— (i) was employed in a public service job