; and (B) interest shall not accrue on such loan for the duration of such service. (2) Deferment or forbearance Notwithstanding any other provision of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq. ), the Secretary of Education shall deem each month for which a loan payment was— (A) suspended under this subsection; or (B) subject to a deferment or forbearance under the Higher Education Act of 1965, as if the borrower of the loan had made a payment for the purpose of any loan forgiveness program or loan rehabilitation program authorized under part B or D of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1071 et seq. and 1087a et seq.) for which the borrower would have otherwise qualified. (h) Non-Discrimination based on certain immigration statuses Notwithstanding any provision of a national service law, a refugee, asylee, or other lawfully admitted alien may not be prohibited from serving in a national service program authorized under such a law, or receiving an education benefit for such service, on the basis of such status. (i) Planning grants for underserved communities Notwithstanding any provision of a national service law, the Corporation for National and Community Service may award planning grants to underserved communities to enable such communities to develop the capacity to carry out national service programs under national service laws. Any matching fund requirements under the national service laws shall be waived for the first 2 years during which any such community carries out such a national service program. (j) National service laws defined In this section, the term national service laws has the meaning given such term in section 101 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12511 ). 4. Public service loan forgiveness Section 455(m)(3)(B) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087e(m)(3)(B) ) is amended— (1) by striking or at the end of clause (i); (2) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or