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On the recordApril 27, 2023
Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 1353 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 ``Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act of 2023''. SEC. 2. LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR ADJUNCT FACULTY. Section 455(m)(3)(B)(ii) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e(m)(3)(B)(ii)) is amended-- (1) by striking ``teaching as'' and inserting the following: ``teaching-- ``(I) as''; (2) by striking ``, foreign language faculty, and part-time faculty at community colleges), as determined by the Secretary.'' and inserting ``and foreign language faculty), as determined by the Secretary; or''; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ``(II) at an institution of higher education (as defined in section 101(a)), a postsecondary vocational institution (as defined in section 102(c)), or a Tribal College or University (as defined in section 316(b)), in non-tenured track employment as an adjunct or contingent faculty, teacher, or lecturer who-- ``(aa) teaches-- ``(AA) not less than 9 credit hours per semester, 6 credit hours per trimester, or 18 credit hours per calendar year; or ``(BB) not less than a total of 30 hours per week, as determined by multiplying each credit or contact hour taught per week by 3.35 (or a larger nu…
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