The "Teacher Debt Relief Act" proposes amendments to the Higher Education Act of 1965, primarily focusing on expanding eligibility for teacher loan forgiveness programs . The bill modifies provisions within the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program and the Federal Perkins Loan Program by removing certain eligibility restrictions, thereby making it easier for teachers to qualify for debt relief under these programs. A significant change is made to the Direct Loan Program, where the bill revises language to allow teachers to combine Direct Loan forgiveness with other teacher loan forgiveness or cancellation benefits . Specifically, it removes previous prohibitions against combining Direct Loan forgiveness with benefits from the FFEL Teacher Loan Forgiveness or Federal Perkins Loan cancellation programs. These changes aim to provide greater flexibility and access to loan forgiveness for educators.