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 103 STAT. 2122 PUBLIC LAW 101-239—DEC. 19, 1989 "(9) information regarding any deferments or forbearance granted on such loans; and "(10) the date of cancellation of the note upon completion of repayment by the borrower of the loan or payment by the S^inretary pursuant to section 437. "(b) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.— For the purposes of research and polipy analysis, the proposal shall also contain provisions for obtain- mg additional data concerning the characteristics of borrowers and the extent of student loan indebtedness on a statistically valid sample of borrowers under part B. Such data shall include— "(1) information concerning the income level of the borrower and his family and the extent of the borrower's need for student financial assistance, including loans; "(2) information concerning the l^pe of institution attended by the borrower and the year of the program of education for which the loan was obtained; "(3) information concerning other student financial assistance received by the borrower; and "(4) information concerning Federal costs associated with the student loan program under part B of this title, including the costs of interest subsidies, special allowance payments, and other subsidies. "(c) VERIFICATION.—The Secretary may require lenders, guaranty agencies, or institutions of higher education to verify information or obtain eligibility or other information through the National Student Loan Data System prior to making, guaranteeing, or certifying a loan made under part B or part E. "(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS. —The Secretary shall prepare and submit to the appropriate committees of the Congress, m each fiscal year, a report descnbing the results obtained by the establishment and operation of the student loan data system authorized by this section.". SEC 2009. INFORMATION USED IN EXEROSE OF AID ADMINISTRATOR DISCRETION. Section 479A(a) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1987tt(a)) is amended to ^ read as follows: "SEC. 479A (a) IN GENERAL.— Nothing in this title shall be inter- preted as limiting the authority of the financial aid administrator, on the basis of adequate documentation, to make adjustments on a case-by -case basis to the cost of attendance or the data required to calculate the expected student or parent contribution (or both) to allow for treatment of an individual eligible applicant with special circumstances not addressed by the data elements in subparts 1 and 2 of part A and parts B, C, and E of this title. However, this authority shall not be construed to permit aid administrators to deviate from the contributions expected under subparts 1 and 2 of part A and parts B, C, and E in the absence of specisd circumstances. SpcK^ial circumstances shall be conditions that differentiate an individual student from a class of students rather than conditions Records. that exist across a class of students. Adequate documentation for such ckyustments shall substantiate such special circumstances of individual students. In addition, nothing in this title shall be inter- preted as limiting the authority of the student financial aid adminis- trator in such cases to request and use supplementary information about tibe financial status or personal circumstances of eligible applicants in selecting recipients and determining the amount of

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