The Ensuring Continued Access to
Student Loans Act of 2008 (Pub. L. No. 110-227) (the ECASLA) which
was signed into law on May 7, 2008, amended the Higher Education
Act of 1965, as amended (the HEA) by adding a new Section 459A that
provides the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) with
temporary authority to purchase student loans from Federal Family
Education Loan (FFEL) Program lenders. The documents included with
this submission establish the terms and conditions that will govern
certain loan purchases through the replication for the 2009-2010
academic year of the Loan Participation Purchase Program and the
Loan Purchase Commitment Program that have been established for the
2007-2008 and 2008-2009 academic years.
US Code:
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USC 1087i-1 Name of Law: HIgher Education Act of 1995, as
amended
This is a new IC; therefore all
burden is new. The Secretary has determined that the Department of
Education will best serve its constituents by replicating the terms
and conditions of the Loan Purchase Programs for the 2009-2010
academic year.
No
No
Uncollected
Uncollected
No
Uncollected
Jeff Baker 2023774009
No
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