[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[S. 3141 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3141

  To provide for nondiscrimination by eligible lenders in the Federal 
                     Family Education Loan Program.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 17, 2008

 Mrs. Murray (for herself and Mr. Dodd) introduced the following bill; 
     which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, 
                     Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 A BILL


 
  To provide for nondiscrimination by eligible lenders in the Federal 
                     Family Education Loan Program.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Preventing Student Loan 
Discrimination Act''.

SEC. 2. NONDISCRIMINATION.

    Section 438(e) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087-
1(e)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``In order'' and inserting the following:
            ``(1) In general.--In order''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Federal family education loan program.--In order for 
        an eligible lender to receive a special allowance payment under 
        this section on any loan made, insured, or guaranteed under 
        this part, the eligible lender shall not engage in any pattern 
        or practice that results in a denial by such eligible lender of 
        an otherwise eligible borrower's access to a loan under this 
        part because of the borrower's race, sex, color, religion, 
        national origin, age, disability status, income, attendance at 
        a particular institution of higher education that participates 
        in a loan program under this part, education program length, or 
        academic year in school.''.
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