90 STAT. 2134
"Eligible loan."
20 USC 1078a.
PUBLIC LAW 94-482—OCT. 12, 1976 "(B) Except as provided in paragraph (4), if the special allowance computed according to subparagraph (A) would (i) cause the special allowance for any twelve-month period during the period ending September 30, 1977, to exceed 3 per centum, the special allowance rate to be paid for such period shall be reduced to the highest one-eighth of 1 per centum rate interval which would not cause such excess. "(C) Except as provided in subparagraph (4), if the special allowance computed according to subparagraph (A) would (i) cause the special allowance for any twelve-month period after October 1, 1977, to exceed 5 per centum, the special allowance rate to be paid for such period shall be reduced to the highest one-eighth of 1 per centum rate which would not cause such excess. "(3) Subject to paragraph (4) the special allowance determined for any such three-month period shall be payable at such time, after the close of such period, as may be specified by or pursuant to regulations promulgated under this section. The holder of a loan with respect to which any such allowance is to be paid shall be deemed to have a contractual right, as against the United States, to receive such allowance from the Commissioner. "(4)(A) If payment of the special allowance payable under this section or of interest payments under section 428(a) with respect to a loan have not been made within thirty days after the Commissioner has received an accurate, timely, and complete request for payment thereof, the special allowance payable to such holder shall be increased by an amount equal to the daily interest accruing on the special allowance and interest benefits payments due the holder. "(B) Such daily interest shall be computed at the daily equivalent rate of the special allowance rate computed pursuant to paragraph (3) plus 7 per centum and shall be paid for the later of (i) the thirtyfirst day after the receipt of such request for payment from the holder, or (ii) the thirty-first day after the final day of the period or periods covered by such request, and shall be paid for each succeeding day until, and including, the date on which the Commissioner authorizes payment. "(C) For purposes of reporting to the Congress the amounts of special allowances paid under this section, amounts of special allowances paid pursuant to this subparagraph shall be segregated and reported separately. "(5) As used in this section, the term 'eligible loan' means a loan which is insured under this part, or made under a program covered by an agreement under section 428(b) of this Act. "(b) The Commissioner shall pay the holder of an eligible loan, at such time or times as are specified in regulations, a special allowance prescribed pursuant to subsection (a), subject to the condition that such holder shall submit to the Commissioner, at such time or times and in such manner as he may deem proper, such information as may be required by regulation for the purpose of enabling the Secretary and the Commissioner to carry out their functions under this section and to carry out the purposes of this section. "(c) The Commissioner shall adopt or amend appropriate regulations pertaining to programs carried on under this part to prevent, where practicable, any practices which he finds have denied loans to a substantial number of students. Regulations issued under section 2(a)(6)(B) (ii) of the Emergency Insured Student Loan Act of 1969 shall remain in effect until superseded or amended under this subsection, but no payments shall be made under such Act after the effective date of this section.
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