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 PUBLIC LAW 105-392—NOV. 13, 1998 112 STAT. 3581 loans or otherwise comply with applicable program regulations shall be considered in violation of the Federal False Claims Act.". (b) DEFINITION.—Section 707(e) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 292f(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(4) The term 'servicer' means any agency acting on behalf of the insurance beneficiary.". (c) EFFECTIVE DATE. —The amendments made by subsections 42 USC 292f (a) and (b) shall apply with respect to loans submitted to the note. Secretary for payment on or after the first day of the sixth month that begins after the date of enactment of this Act. SEC. 143. INSURANCE PROGRAM. Section 710(a)(2)(B) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 292i(a)(2)(B)) is amended by striking "any of the fiscal years 1993 through 1996" and inserting "fiscal year 1993 and subsequent fiscal years". SEC. 144. HEAL BANKRUPTCY. (a) IN GENERAL.— Section 707(g) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 292f(g)) is amended in the first sentence by striking "A debt which is a loan insured" and inserting "Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal or State law, a debt that is a loan insured". (b) APPLICATION.— The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 42 USC 292f apply to any loan insured under the authority of subpart I of J^ote. part A of title VII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 292 et seq.) that is listed or scheduled by the debtor in a case under title XI, United States Code, filed— (1) on or after the date of enactment of this Act; or (2) prior to such date of enactment in which a discharge has not been granted. SEC. 145. HEAL REFINANCING. Section 706 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 292e) is amended— (1) in subsection (d)— (A) in the subsection heading, by striking "CONSOLIDA- TION" and inserting "REFINANCING OR CONSOLIDATION"; and (B) in the first sentence, by striking "indebtedness" and inserting "indebtedness or the refinancing of a single loan"; and (2) in subsection (e)— (A) in the subsection heading, by striking "DEBTS" and inserting "DEBTS AND REFINANCING"; (B) in the first sentence, by striking "all of the borrower's debts into a single instrument" and inserting "all of the borrower's loans insured under this subpart into a single instrument (or, if the borrower obtained only 1 loan insured under this subpart, refinancing the loan 1 time)"; and (C) in the second sentence, by striking "consolidation" and inserting "consolidation or refinancing".

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