Student loan repayment program for House employees
Program to cover student loan repayment, educational assistance, and professional development for House employees
Establishment
The Chief Administrative Officer shall establish a program under which an employing office of the House of Representatives may agree—
to repay (by direct payment on behalf of the employee) any student loan previously taken out by an employee of the office;
to make direct payments on behalf of an employee of the office or to reimburse an employee of the office for expenses paid by the employee for the employee’s educational and professional development; and
to make direct payments on behalf of an employee of the office or to reimburse an employee of the office for credentialing, professional accreditation, professional licensure, and professional certification expenses paid by the employee.
Exclusion of members
Lifetime limit on aggregate payments made on behalf of any individual
Regulations
Authorization of appropriations
Source
(Pub. L. 108–7, div. H, title I, § 105,Notes
Editorial Notes
Codification
Amendments
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2022 Amendment
Effective Date of 2020 Amendment
Permitting Additional Payments on Behalf of Individuals Whose Payments Reached Prior Limit
is an employee of an employing office of the House during fiscal year 2021 or any succeeding fiscal year;
prior to fiscal year 2021, had payments made on the individual’s behalf under the program under such section; and
prior to fiscal year 2021, became ineligible to have payments made on the individual’s behalf under the program because the aggregate amount of the payments made on the individual’s behalf under the program reached the limit on such aggregate amount which (under regulations promulgated by the Committee) was in effect prior to fiscal year 2021.”