; and (B) funds have been specifically appropriated for such request by Congress through an appropriations Act or other law. (2) Request In any case where the Secretary determines class-based loan forgiveness is necessary, the Secretary shall submit to the authorizing committees, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a written request that describes— (A) the number of covered loan borrowers in the class and the aggregate amount of the covered student loan obligations that will be cancelled, waived, assumed, discharged, reduced, or otherwise forgiven through the class-based loan forgiveness; (B) the particular reason for the class-based loan forgiveness; (C) the legal authority, including the identification of any authorizing statute or rule, of the Department to grant such class-based loan forgiveness; and (D) the particular reason the student loan obligations are being cancelled, waived, assumed, discharged, reduced, or otherwise forgiven on a collective basis, rather than through a case-by-case assessment. (3) Resubmission of request If funds for a class-based loan forgiveness request submitted under paragraph (2) are not specifically appropriated under an appropriations Act or other law during the fiscal year for which the request is submitted— (A) the request shall expire; and (B) if the Secretary desires the request to be reconsidered in a future fiscal year, the Secretary shall resubmit the request for such fiscal year. .