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[CITE: 42USC292h]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                    CHAPTER 6A--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
 
               SUBCHAPTER V--HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION
 
                          Part A--Student Loans
 
    subpart i--insured health education assistance loans to graduate 
                                students
 
Sec. 292h. Office for Health Education Assistance Loan Default 
        Reduction
        

(a) Establishment

    The Secretary shall establish, within the Division of Student 
Assistance of the Bureau of Health Professions, an office to be known as 
the Office for Health Education Assistance Loan Default Reduction (in 
this section referred to as the ``Office'').

(b) Purpose and functions

    It shall be the purpose of the Office to achieve a reduction in the 
number and amounts of defaults on loans guaranteed under this subpart. 
In carrying out such purpose the Office shall--
        (1) conduct analytical and evaluative studies concerning loans 
    and loan defaults;
        (2) carry out activities designed to reduce loan defaults;
        (3) respond to special circumstances that may exist in the 
    financial lending environment that may lead to loan defaults;
        (4) coordinate with other Federal entities that are involved 
    with student loan programs, including--
            (A) with respect to the Department of Education, in the 
        development of a single student loan application form, a single 
        student loan deferment form, a single disability form, and a 
        central student loan database; and
            (B) with respect to the Department of Justice, in the 
        recovery of payments from health professionals who have 
        defaulted on loans guaranteed under this subpart; and

        (5) provide technical assistance to borrowers, lenders, holders, 
    and institutions concerning deferments and collection activities.

(c) Additional duties

    In conjunction with the report submitted under subsection (b) of 
this section, the Office shall--
        (1) compile, and publish in the Federal Register, a list of the 
    borrowers who are in default under this subpart; and
        (2) send the report and notices of default with respect to these 
    borrowers to relevant Federal agencies and to schools, school 
    associations, professional and specialty associations, State 
    licensing boards, hospitals with which such borrowers may be 
    associated, and any other relevant organizations.

(d) Allocation of funds for Office

    In the case of amounts reserved under section 292i(a)(2)(B) of this 
title for obligation under this subsection, the Secretary may obligate 
the amounts for the purpose of administering the Office, including 7 
full-time equivalent employment positions for such Office. With respect 
to such purpose, amounts made available under the preceding sentence are 
in addition to amounts made available to the Health Resources and 
Services Administration for program management for the fiscal year 
involved. With respect to such employment positions, the positions are 
in addition to the number of full-time equivalent employment positions 
that otherwise is authorized for the Department of Health and Human 
Services for the fiscal year involved.

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, Sec. 709, as added Pub. L. 102-408, 
title I, Sec. 102, Oct. 13, 1992, 106 Stat. 2006; amended Pub. L. 105-
392, title I, Sec. 141(b), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3579.)


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 292h, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, 
Sec. 708, as added Oct. 12, 1976, Pub. L. 94-484, title II, Sec. 206, 90 
Stat. 2250; amended Aug. 1, 1977, Pub. L. 95-83, title III, Sec. 307(a), 
91 Stat. 389; Nov. 9, 1978, Pub. L. 95-623, Sec. 12(a), 92 Stat. 3457; 
Dec. 11, 1980, Pub. L. 96-511, Sec. 4(c), 94 Stat. 2826; Aug. 13, 1981, 
Pub. L. 97-35, title XXVII, Sec. 2719, 95 Stat. 914; Oct. 22, 1985, Pub. 
L. 99-129, title II, Sec. 220(b), 99 Stat. 543; Nov. 4, 1988, Pub. L. 
100-607, title VI, Secs. 616(c)(1), 626, 102 Stat. 3139, 3144; Nov. 18, 
1988, Pub. L. 100-690, title II, Sec. 2615(a), 102 Stat. 4239; Aug. 16, 
1989, Pub. L. 101-93, Sec. 5(m), 103 Stat. 613, related to health 
professions data, prior to the general revision of this subchapter by 
Pub. L. 102-408. See section 295k of this title.
    Another prior section 292h, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, 
Sec. 709, as added July 30, 1956, ch. 779, Sec. 2, 70 Stat. 720; amended 
Sept. 24, 1963, Pub. L. 88-129, Sec. 2(a), 77 Stat. 164; Nov. 18, 1971, 
Pub. L. 92-157, title I, Sec. 102(k)(2)(C), 85 Stat. 437, provided for 
issuance of general, administrative, and other regulations for 
implementation of grants for construction of health research facilities, 
prior to repeal by Pub. L. 94-484, title II, Sec. 201(a), Oct. 12, 1976, 
90 Stat. 2246.
    A prior section 709 of act July 1, 1944, was classified to section 
292i of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 97-35, title XXVII, 
Sec. 2720(a), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 915.


                               Amendments

    1998--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105-392 inserted ``and'' at end of par. 
(4)(B), substituted a period for ``; and'' at end of par. (5), and 
struck out par. (6) which read as follows: ``prepare and submit a report 
not later than March 31, 1993, and annually, thereafter, to the 
Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate and the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives concerning--
        ``(A) the default rates for each--
            ``(i) institution described in section 292o(1) of this title 
        that is participating in the loan programs under this subpart;
            ``(ii) lender participating in the loan program under this 
        subpart; and
            ``(iii) loan holder under this subpart;
        ``(B) the total amounts recovered pursuant to section 292f(b) of 
    this title during the preceding fiscal year; and
        ``(C) a plan for improving the extent of such recoveries during 
    the current fiscal year.''

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 292i of this title.
