HR 1758
Dental Loan Repayment Assistance Act of 2025
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Bill overview
This bill aims to help dental school faculty by excluding certain loan repayment amounts received through federal programs from their taxable income. Specifically, it modifies the Internal Revenue Code to include loan repayments from programs like the Dental Faculty Development and Loan Repayment Program under the Public Health Service Act within the categories of income that are excluded from gross income. The bill also directs the Government Accountability Office to assess the program's effectiveness in encouraging dental faculty to remain in teaching and clinical roles in underserved areas.
Key provisions
- Excludes loan repayments from specific federal dental loan repayment programs from taxable income.
- Modifies the Internal Revenue Code to include these repayments in the list of income exclusions.
- Specifically references the Dental Faculty Development and Loan Repayment Program.
- Requires the GAO to review program participation and faculty retention in underserved areas.
Who is affected
- Dental school faculty
- Federal government
- Dental schools
- Community-based clinics
- Individuals receiving loan repayment assistance
Notable changes
- Expands the definition of income exclusions under the Internal Revenue Code to include loan repayment programs.
- Creates a reporting requirement for the GAO regarding program effectiveness.
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119th CONGRESS — 1st Session
H. R. 1758
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain federally subsidized loan repayments for dental school faculty.
This Act may be cited as the Dental Loan Repayment Assistance Act of 2025
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in the heading, by striking Payments under national health service corps loan repayment program and certain state loan repayment programs
and inserting Certain Federal and State loan repayment programs
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by inserting , under a loan repayment program awarded a grant or contract under section 748(a)(2) of such Act
after section 338I of such Act
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The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts received in taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.