Title 20 — Education
Chapter 70 — Strengthening and Improvement of Elementary and Secondary Schools
§ 7712. Forgiveness of overpayments
Statutory text
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may forgive the obligation of a local educational agency to repay, in whole or in part, the amount of any overpayment received under this subchapter, or under this subchapter’s predecessor authorities, if the Secretary determines that the overpayment was made as a result of an error made by—
the Secretary; or
the local educational agency and repayment of the full amount of the overpayment will result in an undue financial hardship on the agency and seriously harm the agency’s educational program.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
Pub. L. 89–10 title VII § 7012 · 79 Stat. 27
Enacted · 20 U.S.C. § 7712
Pub. L. 89–10, title VII, § 7012, formerly title VIII, § 8012, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3769
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 89–10, title VII, § 7012, formerly title VIII, § 8012, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3769Pub. L. 106–398 § 1(dA) · 114 Stat. 1654
Substituted · 20 U.S.C. § 7712
Pub. L. 106–398 substituted “under this subchapter’s predecessor authorities” for “under the Act of September 30, 1950 (Public Law 874, 81st Congress) or the Act of September 23, 1950 (Public Law 815, 81st Congress) (as such Acts were in effect on the day preceding October 20, 1994)” in introductory provisions
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 106–398 substituted “under this subchapter’s predecessor authorities” for “under the Act of September 30, 1950 (Public Law 874, 81st Congress) or the Act of September 23, 1950 (Public Law 815, 81st Congress) (as such Acts were in effect on the day preceding October 20, 1994)” in introductory provisions.Enacted provision · exact public law section
SECTION 1. ENACTMENT OF FISCAL YEAR 2001 NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT. The provisions of H.R. 5408 of the 106th Congress, as introduced on October 6, 2000, are hereby enacted into law.
1 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2000—Pub. L. 106–398 substituted “under this subchapter’s predecessor authorities” for “under the Act of (Public Law 874, 81st Congress) or the Act of (Public Law 815, 81st Congress) (as such Acts were in effect on the day preceding )” in introductory provisions.
Credits
1994–2015 · 3 acts
- 1994Pub. L. 89–10, title VII, § 7012, formerly title VIII, § 8012, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, , 108 Stat. 3769
- 2000amended Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title XVIII, § 1815], , 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–387
- 2015renumbered title VII, § 7012, Pub. L. 114–95, title VII, § 7001(c)(2), , 129 Stat. 2074.
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(Pub. L. 89–10, title VII, § 7012, formerly title VIII, § 8012, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, , 108 Stat. 3769; amended Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title XVIII, § 1815], , 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–387; renumbered title VII, § 7012, Pub. L. 114–95, title VII, § 7001(c)(2), , 129 Stat. 2074.)