Link to an amendment published at 81 FR 76089, Nov. 1, 2016.

This amendment was delayed indefinitely at 82 FR 27621, June 16, 2017.

1. (a) General. The Secretary may require the repayment of funds and the purchase of loans by the school if the Secretary determines that the unenforceability of a loan or loans, or the disbursement of loan amounts for which the borrower was ineligible, resulted in whole or in part from -

   1. (1) The school's violation of a Federal statute or regulation; or
   2. (2) The school's negligent or willful false certification.
2. (b) In requiring a school to repay funds to the Secretary or to purchase loans from the Secretary in connection with an audit or program review, the Secretary follows the procedures described in 34 CFR part 668, subpart H.

3. (c) The Secretary may impose a fine or take an emergency action against a school or limit, suspend, or terminate a school's participation in the Direct Loan Program in accordance with 34 CFR part 668, subpart G.

   (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1087a et seq.)