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UNCLASSIFIED Student Loan Repayment Program Policy Guide Eligible loan: a student Ioan that meets the established criteria for SLRP coverage (i.e., it is federally backed, is in the FBI employee's own name, was used for the FBI employee's own education, and is not being repaid by another FBI assistance program), as defined in this PG Net amount: the total of SLRP funds that is sent directly to the FBI employee's lender as payment (after being initiated by the FBI) and that reflects the final approved payment amount. after tax withholdings. New application: an FBI employee's successful submission that enables consideration of the. employee's acceptance into the SLRP for the first time, whether acceptance would serve as a recruitment incentive or as a retention incentive Outstanding Ioan balance: the total amount owed on a loan, as confirmed by a recent lender- loan statement or printout (generated by the lender itself) and excluding any fees incurred (i.e.,. imposed by the lender) Repay/repayment: (1) to make a direct payment toward a student loan to a particular lender on behalf of an approved FBI employee. Reimbursement: a payment(s) for indebtedness to the FBI of all money received through the SLRP (before taxes), usually due to separation before completion of the requisite service obligation period.. Continuing service agreement: a written contractual arrangement that an FBI employee must sign and accept before the employee can receive SLRP incentive benefits for a qualifying (i.e. eligible) student loan(s). The CSA requires the completion of a specified period of continuous Bureau employment (i.e., a service obligation to the FBI).. Service obligation: the requirement to continuously work for the FBI for three years from the date a new SLRP CSA is signed in return for at least one repayment made directly toward the loan(s) covered by that agreement. Student Loan Repayment Program: the FBI's program to repay the outstanding balance of certain federally backed student loans of highly qualified FBI employees as either a recruitment or a retention incentive, as authorized by law and regulation and clarified by DOJ guidance Student Ioan repayment benefit: (1) the actual net (i.e., after-tax) amount issued as payment. directly to a lender by the FBI on an FBI employee's behalf to help pay off the employee's outstanding student loan balance; (2) the actual gross (i.e., pretax) amount that an FBI employee receives after approval of a SLRP repayment, which is not considered basic pay but rather is a type of wage that is in addition to any other compensation otherwise payable to the FBI employee. Supervisor: (1) the immediate manager to whom an FBI employee reports on a regular and recurring (i.e., permanent) basis and who is the employee's performance rating official; (2) the. designee who is permanently one or more levels higher within the FBI employee's official supervisory-managerial line. Supervisory-managerial Iine: the full range of official reporting levels above an FBI employee,. through and including the FBiHQ division or FO head (e.g., supervisor, unit chief, SC, deputy assistant director (DAD), and AD, when assigned to an FBIHQ division). B-2 UNCLASSIFIED