HR 4503 · 98th Congress · Education

Student Loan Collection Improvement Amendments of 1983

Introduced 1983-11-18· Sponsored by Rep. Erlenborn, John N. [R-IL-13]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.(1983-12-12)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Student Loan Collection Improvement Amendments of 1983 - Title I - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to revise provisions for the guaranteed student loan (GSL) program. Revises GSL provisions for conditions for Federal loan insurance to grant lenders the option of requiring endorsement of the loan by a co-signer. Deletes a 15-year limitation on the period of the loan. Revises provisions for disbursement of loans to require that the funds borrowed be disbursed by check: (1) sent to the eligible institution the student attends or plans to attend, and made payable to the order of the student and such institution as copayees, with the endorsement of both parties required; or (2) in cases where the institution is not located in a State or where the loan is an auxiliary loan to a parent, sent to the borrower and made payable to the order of the borrower, with the endorsement of the borrower required, and a notice of disbursement sent by the lender or the Secretary of Education to the eligible institution. Revises GSL provisions for agreements with State and nonprofit private institutions for subsidy payments on loans insured under the student loan insurance program of such St…

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