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 115 STAT. 566 PUBLIC LAW 107-68 —NOV. 12, 2001 a report for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in which the report is submitted, that contains information specifying— (A) the number of eligible employees that received student loan payments under this section; and (B) the costs of such pa3anents, including— (i) the amount of such payments made for each eligible employee; (ii) the amount of any reimbursement amounts for early separation from service or whether any waivers were provided with respect to such reimbursements; and (iii) any other information determined to be relevant by the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate or the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. (2) CONFIDENTIALITY.—Such report shall not include any information which is considered confidential or could disclose the identity of individual employees or employing offices. Information required to be contained in the report of the Secretary under section 105(a) of the Legislative Branch Act, 1965 (2 U.S.C. 104a) shall not be considered to be personal information for purposes of this paragraph. (f) OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS.— (1) ACCOUNT.— (A) IN GENERAL. — The Secretary shall establish and maintain a central account from which student loan pay- ments available under this section shall be paid on behalf of eligible employees. (B) OFFICE SUBACCOUNTS.— The Secretary shall ensure that, within the account established under subparagraph (A), a separate subaccount is established for each employing office to be used by each such office to make student loan payments under this section. Such student loan pay- ments shall be made from any funds available to the employing office for student loan payments that are contained in the subaccount for the office. (C) LIMITATION. —Amounts in each subaccount established under this paragraph shall not be made available for any purpose other than to make student loan payments under this section. (2) BEGINNING OF PAYMENTS.—Student loan payments may begin under this section with respect to an eligible employee upon— (A) the receipt by the Secretary of a signed service agreement; and (B) verification by the Secretary with the holder of the loan that the eligible employee has an outstanding student loan balance that qualifies for payment under this section. (3) LIMITATION. — Student loan payments may be made under this section only with respect to the amount of student loan indebtedness of the eligible employee that is outstanding on the date on which the employee and the employing office enter into a service agreement under this section. Such pay- ments may not be made under this section on a student loan that is in default or arrears.

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