100 STAT. 346
20 USC 1080.
20 USC 1078-2. 20 USC 1077a. 20 USC 1087-1.
State and local governments.
PUBLIC LAW 99-272—APR. 7, 1986
unable to secure employment by reason of the care required by a spouse who is so disabled; or "(iv) which is a single period, not in excess of 12 months, at the request of the borrower, during which the borrower is seeking and unable to find full-time employment; and that any such period shall not be included in determining the repayment period provided pursuant to subsection (c)(2) of this section; "(D) entitles the borrower to accelerate without penalty repayment of the whole or any part of the loan; and "(E)(i) contains a notice of the system of disclosure concerning such loan to credit bureau organizations under section 430(b)(2), and (ii) provides that the lender on request of the borrower will provide information on the repayment status of the note to such organizations. "(c)(1) Consolidation loans made under this section shall bear interest at the rate of 10 per centum per annum on the unpaid principal balance of the loan, except that, if the consolidation loan is used for the purpose of discharging liability on a loan made pursuant to section 428B, the consolidation loan shall bear interest at a rate per annum on such unpaid balance which is equal to the highest applicable interest rate under section 427A on any loan which is selected for consolidation by the borrower. For the purposes of payment of special allowances under section 438(b)(2), the interest rate required by this subsection is the applicable interest rate with respect to a consolidation loan. "(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, to the extent authorized by its certificate of insurance under subsection (b)(2)(F) and approved by the issuer of such certificate, the lender of a consolidation loan, with the agreement of the borrower, may establish such repayment terms as will promote the objectives of this section, including the establishment of graduated and income sensitive repayment schedules. In each case a consolidation loan shall be repaid as follows: "(A) in the case of a consolidation loan the original amount of which is less than $7,500, such loan shall be repaid in not more than 10 years; "(B) in the case of a consolidation loan the original amount of which equals or exceeds $7,500 but is less than $11,000, such loan shall be repaid in not more than 13 years; or "(C) in the case of a consolidation loan the original amount of which equals or exceeds $11,000, such loan shall be repaid in not more than 15 years. "(3) Repayment of a consolidation loan shall commence within 60 days after all holders have, pursuant to subsection (b)(l)(D), discharged the liability of the borrower on the loans selected for consolidation. "(4) No origination fee or insurance premium shall be charged to the borrower on any consolidation loan, and no insurance premium shall be payable by the lender to the issuer of the certificate of insurance with respect to any such loan. "(d)(1) If, within 18 months after the effective date of this section, an eligible lender described in subsection (a)(1)(B) for a State has not entered into an agreement with the Secretary or a guaranty agency for purposes of making consolidation loans under this section, the Secretary may, after a hearing and upon a determination of need therefor, enter into an agreement for the purposes of making
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