Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 107 Part 3.djvu/524

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107 STAT. 2462 PUBLIC LAW 103-208—DEC. 20, 1993 day Treasury bills auctioned at the final auction prior to such June 1; and (ii) 3.25 percent in the case of loans described , in paragraph (1), or 3.10 percent in the case of loans described in paragraph (3). "(B) In connection with the conversion specified in subparagraph (A) for any period prior to such conversion, and subject

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, to paragraphs (C) and (D), a lender or holder shall convert the interest rate to a variable rate on a loan that is made pursuant to this part and is subject to the provisions of this subsection to a variable rate. The interest rates for such period shall be reset on a quarterly basis and the applicable interest rate for any quarter or portion thereof shall eaual the sum of (i) the average of the bond equivalent rates of 91-Treasury bills auctioned for the preceding 3-month period, and (ii) 3.25 percent in the case of loans described in paragraph (1) or 3.10 percent in the case of loans described in paragraph (3). The rebate of excess interest derived through tnis conversion shall be provided to the borrower as specified in paragraph (5) for loans described in paragraph (1) or to the Government and borrower as specified in paragraph (3). "(C) A lender or holder of a loan being converted pursuant to this paragraph shall complete such conversion on or before January 1, 1995. The lender or holder shall notify the borrower <;. that the loan shall be converted to a variable interest rate and provide a description of the rate to the borrower not later than 30 days prior to the conversion. The notice shall advise the borrower that such rate shall be calculated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this paragraph and shall provide the borrower with a substantially equivalent benefit as a the adjustment otherwise provided for under this subsection. Such notice may be incorporated into the disclosure required under section 433(b) if such disclosure has not been previously made. "(D) The interest rate on a loan converted to a variable rate pursuant to this paragraph shall not exceed the maximum interest rate applicable to the loan prior to such conversion. "(E) Loans on which the interest rate is converted in accordance with subparagraph (A) or (B) shall not be subject to any other provisions of this subsection."; 20 USC 1078. (11) in section 428(a)(2)(C)(i), by striking the period at the end and inserting "; and"; (12) in section 428(a)(2)(E), by inserting "or 428H" afl;er ^ "428A"; (13) in section 428(b)(1)(A)— (A) by striking clauses (ii) and (iii) and inserting the I following: "(ii) in the case of a student at an eligible institution who has successfully completed such first year but has not successfully completed the remainder of a program of undergraduate education— "(I) $3,500; or "(II) if such student is enrolled in a program of undergraduate education, the remainder of which is less than one academic year, the maximum annual loan amount that such student may receive may not exceed the amount that bears the same ratio to the amount specified in subclause