Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 121.djvu/724

 PUBLIC LAW 110–69—AUG. 9, 2007

121 STAT. 703

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and to participate in surveys conducted by the eligible entity as part of an ongoing assessment program; and ‘‘(3) establishing that if the service obligation required under this section is not completed, all or a portion of the scholarship or stipend received under this section shall be repaid in accordance with subsection (g). ‘‘(f) COLLECTION FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.— ‘‘(1) MONITORING COMPLIANCE.—An eligible entity receiving a grant under this section shall, as a condition of participating in the program, enter into an agreement with the Director to monitor the compliance of scholarship or stipend recipients with their respective service requirements. ‘‘(2) COLLECTION OF REPAYMENT.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the event that a scholarship or stipend recipient is required to repay the scholarship or stipend under subsection (g), the eligible entity shall— ‘‘(i) be responsible for determining the repayment amounts and for notifying the recipient and the Director of the amount owed; and ‘‘(ii) collect such repayment amount within a period of time as determined under the agreement described in paragraph (1), or the repayment amount shall be treated as a loan in accordance with subparagraph (C). ‘‘(B) RETURNED TO TREASURY.—Except as provided in subparagraph (C), any such repayment shall be returned to the Treasury of the United States. ‘‘(C) RETAIN PERCENTAGE.—An eligible entity may retain a percentage of any repayment the eligible entity collects to defray administrative costs associated with the collection. The Director shall establish a single, fixed percentage that will apply to all eligible entities. ‘‘(g) FAILURE TO COMPLETE SERVICE OBLIGATION.— ‘‘(1) GENERAL RULE.—If an individual who has received a scholarship or stipend under this section— ‘‘(A) fails to maintain an acceptable level of academic standing in the educational institution in which the individual is enrolled, as determined by the Director; ‘‘(B) is dismissed from such educational institution for disciplinary reasons; ‘‘(C) withdraws from the program for which the award was made before the completion of such program; ‘‘(D) declares that the individual does not intend to fulfill the service obligation under this section; or ‘‘(E) fails to fulfill the service obligation of the individual under this section, such individual shall be liable to the United States as provided in paragraph (2). ‘‘(2) AMOUNT OF REPAYMENT.— ‘‘(A) LESS THAN ONE YEAR OF SERVICE.—If a circumstance described in paragraph (1) occurs before the completion of 1 year of a service obligation under this section, the total amount of awards received by the individual under this section shall be repaid or such amount shall be treated as a loan to be repaid in accordance with subparagraph (C).

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