[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 34, Volume 3] [Revised as of July 1, 2003] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 34CFR668.35] [Page 456-457] TITLE 34--EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PART 668--STUDENT ASSISTANCE GENERAL PROVISIONS--Table of Contents Subpart C--Student Eligibility Sec. 668.35 Student debts under the HEA and to the U.S. (a) A student who is in default on a loan made under a title IV, HEA loan program may nevertheless be eligible to receive title IV, HEA program assistance if the student-- (1) Repays the loan in full; or (2) Except as limited by paragraph (c) of this section-- (i) Makes arrangements, that are satisfactory to the holder of the loan and in accordance with the individual title IV, HEA loan program regulations, to repay the loan balance; and (ii) Makes at least six consecutive monthly payments under those arrangements. (b) A student who is subject to a judgment for failure to repay a loan made under a title IV, HEA loan program may nevertheless be eligible to receive title IV, HEA program assistance if the student-- (1) Repays the debt in full; or (2) Except as limited by paragraph (c) of this section-- (i) Makes repayment arrangements that are satisfactory to the holder of the debt; and (ii) Makes at least six consecutive, voluntary monthly payments under those arrangements. Voluntary payments are those payments made directly by the borrower, and do not include payments obtained by Federal offset, garnishment, or income or asset execution. (c) A student who reestablishes eligibility under either paragraph (a)(2) of this section or paragraph (b)(2) of this section may not reestablish eligibility again under either of those paragraphs. (d) A student who is not in default on a loan made under a title IV, HEA loan program, but has inadvertently obtained loan funds under a title IV, HEA loan program in an amount that exceeds the annual or aggregate loan limits under that program, may nevertheless be eligible to receive title IV, HEA program assistance if the student-- (1) Repays in full the excess loan amount; or (2) Makes arrangements, satisfactory to the holder of the loan, to repay that excess loan amount. (e) A student who receives an overpayment under the Federal Perkins Loan Program, or under a title IV, HEA grant program may nevertheless be eligible to receive title IV, HEA program assistance if-- (1) The student pays the overpayment in full; [[Page 457]] (2) The student makes arrangements satisfactory to the holder of the overpayment debt to pay the overpayment; or (3) The overpayment amount is less than $25 and is neither a remaining balance nor a result of the application of the overaward threshold in 34 CFR 673.5(d). (f) A student who has property subject to a judgement lien for a debt owed to the United States may nevertheless be eligible to receive title IV, HEA program assistance if the student- (1) Pays the debt in full; or (2) Makes arrangements, satisfactory to the United States, to pay the debt. (g) (1) A student is not liable for a Federal Pell Grant overpayment received in an award year if the institution can eliminate that overpayment by adjusting subsequent Federal Pell Grant payments in that same award year. (2) A student is not liable for a FSEOG or LEAP overpayment or Federal Perkins loan overpayment received in an award year if the institution can eliminate that overpayment by adjusting subsequent title IV, HEA program (other than Federal Pell Grant) payments in that same award year. (h) A student who otherwise is in default on a loan made under a title IV, HEA loan program, or who otherwise owes an overpayment on a title IV, HEA program grant or Federal Perkins loan, is not considered to be in default or owe an overpayment if the student-- (1) Obtains a judicial determination that the debt has been discharged or is dischargeable in bankruptcy; or (2) Demonstrates to the satisfaction of the holder of the debt that- - (i) When the student filed the petition for bankruptcy relief, the loan, or demand for the payment of the overpayment, had been outstanding for the period required under 11 U.S.C. 523(a)(8)(A), exclusive of applicable suspensions of the repayment period for either debt of the kind defined in 34 CFR 682.402(m); and (ii) The debt otherwise qualifies for discharge under applicable bankruptcy law. (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1091 and 11 U.S.C. 523 and 525) [60 FR 61810, Dec. 1, 1995, as amended at 65 FR 38729, June 22, 2000; 67 FR 67073, Nov. 1, 2002]