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UNCLASSIFIED Student Loan Repayment Program Policy Guide Upon RSSS' notification of approval for SLRP, OwD initiates the application and reviews loan documentation through EPAS. Once the application is approved, OwD notifies Piyil! to process the payment.. 4.5. Service Obligation Requirement Each FBI employee approved to become a SLRP benefit recipient must sign a written CSA for. three consecutive years. The SLRP CSA runs concurrently with any other FBI CSA required for other purposes, such as for a recruitment or a relocation incentive. The SLRP agreement requires a three-year period of obligated service in return for any repayment granted, even if payment is only received in the first year. The retention incentive obligation period starts from the date the CSA is signed. The recruitment incentive obligation period starts from the FBI employee's EOD date. The length of obligation under the CSA is unaffected by the number of repayments approved and. made under the existing agreement. Therefore, if additional payments are made in the second or third year of an existing SLRP CSA, there is neither a new three-year service obligation nor any other additional service obligation required. This CSA is located in EPAS once the FBI employee has been identified as a SLRP recipient. However, a new agreement is required for repayments made beyond the initial three-year CSA. This new agreement requires a new three- year service obligation, which starts from the date the CSA is signed. Certain situations may deviate from the above requirements. For any period of leave without pay (LwOP) or other nonpay status of 80 hours or more, the obligation end date must be extended accordingly. However, an authorized absence from work due to a compensable injury or uniformed service is creditable toward completion of the SLRP service obligation period and will not require an obligation period extension. 4.6. Continuing Repayment Eligibility/Ineligibility. FBI employee and loan eligibility requirements must be met each year before the employee can apply for a repayment. The employee must submit a new application in #PAS and provide updated loan information each year before the determined deadline. For more information about related requirements, see subsection 4.1. An employee receiving student loan repayment benefits from the FBI is ineligible for continued benefits if the employee (1) separates from the FBI; (2) does not maintain a satisfactory level of performance, defined as "Consistent Performer" or higher on ratings of record; or (3) violates a condition in the CSA, if the agreement specifically provides that eligibility is lost when the condition is violated. 4.7. Relationship to Other FBI Assistance Programs Any repayment made by the SLRP is to compensate for loans applied towards a degree or a certificate for which funding has not already been received through one or more of the following programs: the University Education Program (UEP), education grants, or scholarship grants (e.g.,. through the Pat Roberts Intelligence Scholars Program). Employees must avoid dual compensation for the same degree or certificate; therefore, they must disclose on their applications any funding they have received from an FBI or other federal government program or entity. The SLRP will deny funding to FBI employees being compensated through other programs, whether the programs are internal or external. For example, the SLRP will not repay a loan taken out for a degree or a certificate if UEP funding has already been received for it. 12 UNCLASSIFIED