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Volume 3, No. 15, October 10, 2023

ED Seeks Rule on Its Authority to Assist Students With Debt
 
The Department of Education (ED) announced in the Federal Register [ [link removed] ] on Aug. 31 that it will hold meetings this week on how to provide debt relief to federal student loan borrowers. In all, it will hold three (3) two-day, negotiating sessions between now and the end of the calendar year to discuss student loan forgiveness. The process is known as negotiated rulemaking or “neg reg” for short. The issue paper for the first session “Student Loan Debt Relief [ [link removed] ] ” can be viewed by clicking the link.
 
The Negotiating Committee will meet for three sessions on the following dates:
 • Session 1: Oct. 10–11, 2023;
 • Session 2: Nov. 6–7, 2023; and
 • Session 3: Dec. 11–12, 2023.

Session times will be from 10:00 a.m. to noon and 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., with a public comment period from approximately 3:30 to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time.
 
The 14 members of the Negotiating Committee were selected from nominees from various stakeholder categories and are listed here [ [link removed] ] .

House Speakership Now Vacant, Lawmaking in Congress at a Standstill
 
The U.S. House of Representatives took the historic step last week of declaring the Office of the Speaker to be vacant, thus ending the Speakership of U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA). McCarthy stated that he will not attempt to regain the position.
 
The House will now be led by an acting Speaker pro tempore. This is a strictly ministerial position whose sole role is to guide the House toward the election of a new Speaker. This position was created following the 9/11-terrorist attacks on the United States so that there is clear authority to convene the House and to preside over the election of a new Speaker. The rule provides that if the House cannot quickly elect a new Speaker, a Speaker pro tempore may be chosen which would then allow the House to conduct other legislative business until a new Speaker is elected.
 
Following the vote to vacate the Speaker’s chair, the Clerk of the House announced that U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) had been designated as the acting Speaker pro tempore. McHenry assumed the Chair and immediately declared the House recessed, subject to the call of the Chair. At press time, it is unclear when that will occur, but it is likely to be sometime during the week of Oct. 9.
Since the continuity of Congress rules change when a new Speaker is elected, the new Speaker provides to the Clerk a prioritized list of individuals to serve as acting Speaker pro tempore should the need arise. Therefore, McHenry was Speaker McCarthy’s designee.
 
Two members have announced their candidacy for Speaker: U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA), the current House Majority Leader, and U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), the Chairman of the House Committee on the Judiciary.
 
Since the House and therefore the Congress cannot finalize any legislation—including funding bills—until there is a new Speaker, this means that lawmaking is at a standstill until that occurs.

Delaware Makes Dentists Eligible for Loan Repayment Program
 
Delaware Gov. John Carney (D) signed legislation [ [link removed] ] that makes dentists eligible to participate in the state’s Health Care Provider Loan Repayment Grant Program [ [link removed]. ] . The program awards education loan repayment grants to new primary care providers up to $50,000 annually for a maximum of four years. Under the program, eligible sites may apply for the program on behalf of their affiliated, qualifying clinicians. The bill also made specified mental health providers eligible for the program, and extended the time in which providers may apply for a Health Care Provider Loan Repayment Grant from six months to two years, following completion of their graduate education.

ADEA Advocacy in Action
This appears weekly in the ADEA Advocate to summarize and provide direct links to recent advocacy actions taken by ADEA. Please let us know what you think and how we might improve its usefulness.
 
Issues and Resources
 • ADEA report [ [link removed] ] on teledentistry
 • ADEA report [ [link removed] ] on the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on U.S. Dental Schools
 • ADEA policy brief [ [link removed] ] regarding overprescription of antibiotics
 • For a full list of ADEA memos, briefs and letters click here [ [link removed] ] .

Key Federal Issues [ [link removed] ]

ADEA U.S. Interactive Legislative and Regulatory Tracking Map [ [link removed] ]

Key State Issues [ [link removed] ]

The ADEA Advocate [ [link removed] ] is published weekly. Its purpose is to keep ADEA members abreast of federal and state issues and events of interest to the academic dentistry and the dental and research communities.
 
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