Student Loan Debt Forgiveness for Severely Disabled Veterans Act of 2019

=AN ACT Directing the Secretary of Social Welfare to initiate and act upon a process for the cancellation of all Federal student loan debt of veterans totally or permanently disabled.=

August 22, 2019

Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of WTP in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Student Loan Debt Forgiveness for Severely Disabled Veterans Act of 2019."

SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY. (a) In General.--It is the policy of the Federal Government to discharge and relieve all student loan debt of veterans totally or permanently disabled. (b) Rules of Construction.-- (1) For the purposes of this Act, the phrase "severely disabled veterans" shall refer to veterans totally or permanently disabled, or both, as well as pre-existing determinations by the former Department of Veterans Affairs. (2) For the purposes of this Act, "student loan debt" shall be construed as Federal student loan debt, including the duty to repay Federal Family Education Loan Program loans, William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program loans, and Federal Perkins Loans. (3) For the purposes of this Act, "discharge" shall be construed as discharge of Federal Family Education Loan Program and William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program loans, as well as cancellations of Federal Perkins Loans.

SEC. 3. DISCHARGE OF STUDENT LOAN DEBT FOR SEVERELY DISABLED VETERANS. (a) In General.--The Secretary of Social Welfare shall develop a process nearest to the date of the passage of this Act to swiftly execute the discharge of student loan debt for severely disabled veterans in accordance with 20 U.S.C. 1087, 20 U.S.C. 1087e, and 20 U.S.C. 1087dd. (b) Report.--The Secretary of Social Welfare shall report their plan on the nearest date after the passage of this Act and shall also report frequently during the process.