HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE
Title 20 - Education
General definition of institution of higher education
Definition of institution of higher education for purposes of student assistance programs
Additional definitions
Antidiscrimination
Protection of student speech and association rights
Territorial waiver authority
National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity
Student representation
Financial responsibility of foreign students
Disclosures of foreign gifts
Application of peer review process
Binge drinking on college campuses
Drug and alcohol abuse prevention
Prior rights and obligations
Recovery of payments
Diploma mills
Certification regarding the use of certain Federal funds
Improvements in market information and public accountability in higher education
Transparency in college tuition for consumers
Textbook information
Database of student information prohibited
In-State tuition rates for members of qualifying Federal service
State higher education information system pilot program
State commitment to affordable college education
Performance-Based Organization for delivery of Federal student financial assistance
Procurement flexibility
Administrative simplification of student aid delivery
Definitions
Responsibilities of covered institutions, institution-affiliated organizations, and lenders
Loan information to be disclosed and model disclosure form for covered institutions, institution-affiliated organizations, and lenders participating in preferred lender arrangements
Loan information to be disclosed and model disclosure form for institutions participating in the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program
Self-certification form for private education loans
Purposes
Partnership grants
Administrative provisions
Accountability and evaluation
Accountability for programs that prepare teachers
Teacher development
State functions
General provisions
Authorization of appropriations
Limitations
Findings and purpose
Program purpose
Definitions; eligibility
Duration of grant
Applications
Goals for financial management and academic program
American Indian tribally controlled colleges and universities
Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions
Predominantly Black Institutions
Native American-serving, nontribal institutions
Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institutions
Findings and purposes
Grants to institutions
Allotments to institutions
Professional or graduate institutions
Reporting and audit requirements
Strengthening HBCUs through Federal agency plans
President’s Board of Advisors on HBCUs
Endowment challenge grants
Findings
Federal insurance for bonds
Limitations on Federal insurance for bonds issued by designated bonding authority
Authority of Secretary
HBCU Capital Financing Advisory Board
Minority business enterprise utilization
Investment in historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions
Applications for assistance
Waiver authority and reporting requirement
Application review process
Cooperative arrangements
Assistance to institutions under other programs
Penalties
Continuation awards
Statement of purpose; program authorization
Statement of purpose; nondiscrimination; and appropriations authorized
Advances for reserve funds of State and nonprofit private loan insurance programs
Federal Student Loan Reserve Fund
Agency Operating Fund
Effects of adequate non-Federal programs
Scope and duration of Federal loan insurance program
Limitations on individual federally insured loans and on Federal loan insurance
Sources of funds
Eligibility of student borrowers and terms of federally insured student loans
Applicable interest rates
Federal payments to reduce student interest costs
Voluntary flexible agreements with guaranty agencies
Loan forgiveness for teachers
Loan forgiveness for service in areas of national need
Loan repayment for civil legal assistance attorneys
Federal PLUS loans
Federal consolidation loans
Commingling of funds
Default reduction program
Requirements for disbursement of student loans
Unsubsidized Stafford loans for middle-income borrowers
Certificate of Federal loan insurance—effective date of insurance
Default of student under Federal loan insurance program
Reports to consumer reporting agencies and institutions of higher education
Insurance fund
Legal powers and responsibilities
Student loan information by eligible lenders
Consumer education information
Participation by Federal credit unions in Federal, State, and private student loan insurance programs
Definitions for student loan insurance program
Delegation of functions
Repayment by Secretary of loans of bankrupt, deceased, or disabled borrowers; treatment of borrowers attending schools that fail to provide a refund, attending closed schools, or falsely certified as eligible to borrow
Special allowances
Student Loan Marketing Association
Reorganization of Student Loan Marketing Association through formation of Holding Company
Discrimination in secondary markets prohibited
Purpose; appropriations authorized
Allocation of funds
Grants for Federal work-study programs
Sources of matching funds
Flexible use of funds
Job location and development programs
Additional funds to conduct community service work-study programs
Work colleges
Program authority
Appropriations authorized
Funds for origination of direct student loans
Selection of institutions for participation and origination
Agreements with institutions of higher education
Student loan information by eligible institutions
Agreements with institutions
Terms of loans
Terms and conditions of loans
Cancellation of loans for certain public service
Contracts
Distribution of assets from student loan funds
Collection of defaulted loans: Perkins Loan Revolving Fund
Funds for administrative expenses
General authority of Secretary
Authority to sell loans
Temporary authority to purchase student loans
Temporary loan consolidation authority
Loan cancellation for teachers
Amount of need
Cost of attendance
Special rules for student aid index
Determination of student aid index
Student aid index for dependent students
Student aid index for independent students without dependents other than a spouse
Student aid index for independent students with dependents other than a spouse
Regulations; updated tables
Eligible applicants exempt from asset reporting
Discretion of student financial aid administrators
Disregard of student aid in other programs
Native American students
Special rules for independent students
Clock and credit hour treatment of diploma nursing schools
Master calendar
Free Application for Federal Student Aid
Student eligibility
Statute of limitations, and State court judgments
Institutional refunds
Readmission requirements for servicemembers
Institutional and financial assistance information for students
Combined payment plan
National Student Loan Data System
Simplification of lending process for borrowers
Scholarship fraud assessment and awareness activities
College access initiative
Early awareness and outreach of financial aid eligibility
Distance education demonstration programs
Articulation agreements
Program participation agreements
Regulatory relief and improvement
Assignment of identification numbers
Transfer of allotments
Wage garnishment requirement
Administrative expenses
Criminal penalties
Administrative subpoenas
Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance
Regional meetings and negotiated rulemaking
Short title; findings; reference
Authorization of appropriations for administrative expenses
Waiver authority for response to military contingencies and national emergencies
Tuition refunds or credits for members of armed forces
Procedures for cancellations and deferments for eligible disabled veterans
Use of professional judgment
Income-based repayment
Deferral of loan repayment following active duty
Exemption from State disclosure requirements
Procedure and requirements for requesting tax return information from the Internal Revenue Service