106 STAT. 618 PUBLIC LAW 102-325—JULY 23, 1992 " (4) DEFINITION.—For the purposes of this subsection, the term 'telecommunications' means the use of television, audio, or computer transmission, including open broadcast, closed circuit, cable, microwave, or satellite, audio conferencing, computer conferencing, or video cassettes or discs, except that such term does not include a course that is delivered using video cassette or disc recordings at such institution and that is not delivered in person to other students of that institution, "(n) STUDENTS WITH A FIRST BACCALAUREATE OR PROFESSIONAL DEGREE. — ^A student shall not be ineligible for assistance under pgirt B, C, D, and E of this title because such student has previously received a baccalaureate or professional degree. "(o) DATA BASE MATCHING.— To enforce the Selective Service registration provisions of section 1113 of Public Law 97-252, the Secretary shall conduct data base matches with the Selective Service, using common demographic data elements. Appropriate confirmation, through an application output document or through other means, of any person's registration shall fulfill the requirement to file a separate statement of compliance. In the absence of a confirmation from such data matches, an institution may also use data or documents that support either the student's registration, or the absence of a registration requirement for the student, to fulfill the requirement to file a separate statement of compliance. Regulations. The mechanism for reporting the resolution of nonconfirmed matches shall be prescribed by the Secretary in regulations. "(p) STUDY ABROAD. —Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit or otherwise prohibit access to study abroad progrsuns approved by the home institution at which a student is enrolled. An otherwise eligible student who is engaged in a program of study abroad approved for academic credit by the home institution at which the student is enrolled shall be eligible to receive grant, loan, or work assistance under this title, without regard to whether such study abroad program is required as part of the student's degree program.
- ^(q) VERIFICATION OF SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER.— The Secretary
of Education, in cooperation with the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, shall verify any social security number provided by a student to an eligible institution under subsection (a)(4) and shall enforce the following conditions: "(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), an institution shall not deny, reduce, delay, or terminate a student's eligibility for assistance under this part because social security number verification is pending. "(2) If there is a determination by the Secretary that the social security number provided to an eligible institution by a student is incorrect, the institution shall deny or terminate the student's eligibility for any grant, loan, or work assistance under this title until such time as the student provides a correct social security number. "(3) If there is a determination by the Secretary that the social security number provided to an eligible institution by a student is incorrect, and a correct social security number cannot be provided by such student, and a loan has been guaranteed for such student under part B of this title, the institution shall notify and instruct the lender and guaranty agency making and guaranteeing the loan, respectively, to cease further disbursemente of the loan, but such guaranty shall
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