I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4609 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 4, 2019 Mr. Levin of California (for himself and Ms. Porter ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include a full-time job with a veterans or military service organization as a public service job eligible for public service loan forgiveness.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veteran Service Equity Act . 2. Full-time job with veterans or military service organization Section 455(m)(3)(B) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087e(m)(3)(B) ) is amended— (1) in clause (i), by striking or at the end; (2) in clause (ii), by striking the period and inserting ; or ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (iii) a full-time job with a veterans or military service organization (as described in paragraph (19) or (23) of section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code) that does not engage in partisan political campaign activity. .