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20 U.S.C. 1087ee: Cancellation of loans for certain public service

Created in 1986 by Public Law 89-329. Changed by 14 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

7 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 20 U.S.C. 1070g–2, 20 U.S.C. 1078–3, 20 U.S.C. 1078–10, 20 U.S.C. 1078–11, 20 U.S.C. 1087.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2016

    • Pub. L. 114–328 inserted ", or paragraph (1) or (3) of section 351(a)," after "section 310". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017) Law text · (a)

    2009

    • Pub. L. 111–39 substituted "12601" for "12571". Law text · (a)

    2008

    • Pub. L. 110–315, §465(1)(A), added subpar. (A) and struck out former subpar. (A) which read as follows: "as a full-time teacher for service in an academic year in a public or other nonprofit private elementary or secondary school which is in the school district of a local educati… (Higher Education Opportunity Act) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 110–315, §465(1)(B), substituted "Head Start Act, or in a prekindergarten or child care program that is licensed or regulated by the State, that" for "Head Start Act which". (Higher Education Opportunity Act) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 110–315, §465(1)(C), inserted ", including a system administered by an educational service agency" after "secondary school system". (Higher Education Opportunity Act) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 110–315, §465(1)(D), added subpar. (F) and struck out former subpar. (F) which read as follows: "as a full-time law enforcement officer or corrections officer for service to local, State, or Federal law enforcement or corrections agencies;". (Higher Education Opportunity Act) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 110–315, §465(1)(E)–(G), added subpars. (J) to (M). (Higher Education Opportunity Act) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 110–315, §465(2)(A), inserted "(D)," after "(C)," and substituted "(I), (J), (K), (L), or (M)" for "or (I)". (Higher Education Opportunity Act) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 110–315, §465(2)(B)–(D), redesignated cl. (iv) as (iii) and struck out former cl. (iii) which read as follows: "in the case of service described in subparagraph (D) of paragraph (2), not to exceed a total of 50 percent of such loan at the rate of 12½ percent fo… (Higher Education Opportunity Act) Law text · (a), (iv)

    2004

    • Pub. L. 108–446 made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section 1435(a)(10) of this title. (Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004) Law text · (a)

    1998

    • Pub. L. 105–244, §465(1)(B), substituted "section 1401" for "section 1401(a)(1)" in concluding provisions. (Higher Education Amendments of 1998) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 105–244, §465(1)(A), substituted "section 1435(a)(10)" for "section 1476(b)(9)". (Higher Education Amendments of 1998) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 105–244, §465(1)(C), added par. (7). (Higher Education Amendments of 1998) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 105–244, §465(2), inserted at end "To the extent feasible, the Secretary shall pay the amounts for which any institution qualifies under this subsection not later than 3 months after the institution files an institutional application for campus-based funds." (Higher Education Amendments of 1998) Law text · (b)

    1994

    • Pub. L. 103–382 substituted "title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965" for "chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981". · (a)

    1993

    • Pub. L. 103–208, §2(k)(7), amended Pub. L. 102–325, §465(a)(1). See 1992 Amendment note below. · (a)
    • Pub. L. 103–208, §2(f)(12), substituted "service" for "services". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 103–208, §2(f)(13), struck out "or" after semicolon at end. · (a)
    • Pub. L. 103–208, §2(f)(14), realigned margin. See Codification note above. · (a)
    • Pub. L. 103–82 added par. (6). · (a)

    1992

    • Pub. L. 102–325, §465(a)(1), as amended by Pub. L. 103–208, §2(k)(7), struck out before semicolon at end "and such determination shall not be made with respect to more than 50 percent of the total number of schools in the State receiving assistance under such chapter 1". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 102–325, §465(a)(2), amended subpar. (C) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (C) read as follows: "as a full-time teacher of children with disabilities in a public or other nonprofit elementary or secondary school system;". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 102–325, §465(a)(3)–(5), added subpars. (G) to (I). · (a)
    • Pub. L. 102–325, §465(b), substituted "(A), (C), (F), (G), (H), or (I)" for "(A), (C), or (F)". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 102–325, §465(c), added subsec. (c). · (c)

    1991

    • Pub. L. 102–119 substituted "1401(a)(1)" for "1401(1)" in last sentence. The references to section 1401 include the substitution of "Individuals with Disabilities Education Act" for "Education of the Handicapped Act" in the original. · (a)

    1990

    • Pub. L. 101–476, §901(e), substituted "children with disabilities" for "handicapped children" in two places. · (a)
    • Pub. L. 101–647, §2101(a), which directed amendment of subsec. (a)(2) by adding at the end a new subpar. (F), was executed by adding subpar. (F) after subpar. (E) and before last sentence to reflect the probable intent of Congress. · (a)
    • Pub. L. 101–647, §2101(b), which directed amendment of subsec. (a)(3)(i) by substituting "(A), (C), or (F)" for "(A) or (C)", was executed by making the substitution in subsec. (a)(3)(A)(i) to reflect the probable intent of Congress. · (a)

    1988

    • Pub. L. 100–369 substituted "Internal Revenue Code of 1986" for "Internal Revenue Code of 1954", which for purposes of codification was translated as "title 26" thus requiring no change in text. · (a)

    1987

    • Pub. L. 100–50, §13(j)(1), (2), substituted "chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981" for "title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965" and "such chapter 1" for "such title I". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 100–50, §13(j)(3), substituted "the Head Start Act" for "section 2809(a)(1) of title 42". · (a)

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