the borrower by notice to the borrower from the 
lender, and by recording the terms in the borrower’s 
file.’’. 
(4) Section 428C(a)(3)(B) (20 U.S.C. 1078–
3(a)(3)(B)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new clause: 
‘‘(ii) Loans made under this section shall, to 
the extent used to discharge loans made under this 
title, be counted against the applicable limitations on 
aggregate 
indebtedness 
contained 
in 
sections 
425(a)(2), 
428(b)(1)(B), 
428H(d), 
455, 
and 
464(a)(2)(B).’’. 
(5) Section 428H(e) (20 U.S.C. 1078–8(e)) is 
amended—
(A) by striking paragraph (6); and 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (7) as 
paragraph (6). 
(6) Section 428I(g) (20 U.S.C. 1078–9(g)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘Code,’’ and inserting ‘‘Code’’. 
(7) 
Section 
432(m)(1)(B) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1082(m)(1)(B)) is amended—
(A) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon at the end; and 
(B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a period.
(8) Section 439(d) (20 U.S.C. 1087–2(d)) is 
amended—
(A) by striking paragraph (3); and 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and 
(5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively. 
(f) AMENDMENT TO PART D OF TITLE IV.—Section 
457(a)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1087g(a)(1)) is amended by striking 
‘‘431’’ and inserting ‘‘437’’. 
(g) AMENDMENTS TO PART E OF TITLE IV.—
(1) Section 462(g)(1)(E)(i)(I) (20 U.S.C. 
1087bb(g)(1)(E)(i)(I)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘monthly’’ after ‘‘consecutive’’. 
(2) 
Section 
464(c)(1)(D) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1087dd(c)(1)(D)) is amended by redesignating sub-
clauses (I) and (II) as clauses (i) and (ii), respec-
tively. 
(3) Section 464(h)(1)(A) is amended—
(A) by inserting ‘‘, if practicable (as deter-
mined in accordance with regulations of the 
Secretary),’’ after ‘‘the loan shall’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, if such loan is consid-
ered 
rehabilitated,’’ 
after 
‘‘the 
Secretary) 
shall’’. 
(4) Section 465(a)(2) (20 U.S.C. 1087ee(a)(2)) 
is amended—
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 
111(c)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘section 
1113(a)(5)’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘With Disabilities’’ and inserting ‘‘with Disabil-
ities’’. 
(5) Section 467(b) (20 U.S.C. 1087gg(b)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘(5)(A), (5)(B)(i), or (6)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(4)(A), (4)(B), or (5)’’. 
(6) Section 469(c) (20 U.S.C. 1087ii(c)) is 
amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘sections 602(a)(1) and 
672(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 602(3) and 
632(5)’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘qualified professional pro-
vider of early intervention services’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘early intervention services’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘section 672(2)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 632(4)’’. 
(h) AMENDMENTS TO PART F OF TITLE IV.—
(1) Section 478(h) (20 U.S.C. 1087rr(h)) is 
amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘476(b)(4)(B),’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘meals away from home, 
apparel and upkeep, transportation, and house-
keeping services’’ and inserting ‘‘food away 
from home, apparel, transportation, and house-
hold furnishings and operations’’. 
(2) Section 479A(a) (20 U.S.C. 1087tt(a)) is 
amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS.—
‘‘(1) 
ADJUSTMENTS
FOR
SPECIAL
CIR-
CUMSTANCES.—’’; 
(B) by inserting before ‘‘Special cir-
cumstances may’’ the following: 
‘‘(2) SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES DEFINED.—’’; 
(C) by inserting ‘‘a student’s status as a 
ward of the court at any time prior to attaining 
18 years of age,’’ after ‘‘487,’’. 
(D) by inserting before ‘‘Adequate docu-
mentation’’ the following: 
‘‘(3) DOCUMENTATION AND USE OF SUPPLE-
MENTARY INFORMATION.—’’; and 
(E) by inserting before ‘‘No student’’ the 
following: 
‘‘(4) FEES FOR SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
PROHIBITED.—’’.
(i) AMENDMENTS TO PARTS G AND H OF TITLE 
IV.—
(1) Section 483(d) (20 U.S.C. 1090(d)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘that is authorized under sec-
tion 685(d)(2)(C)’’ and inserting ‘‘, or another ap-
propriate provider of technical assistance and infor-
mation on postsecondary educational services, that is 
supported under section 685’’. 
(2) Section 484 (20 U.S.C. 1091) is amended—
(A) in subsection (a)(4), by striking ‘‘cer-
tification,,’’ and inserting ‘‘certification,’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)(2)—
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘section 428A’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 428H’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at the end 
thereof; 
(iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘; and’’ and inserting a period; and 
(iv) by striking subparagraph (C); and 
(C) in subsection (l)(1)(B)(i), by striking 
‘‘section 521(4)(C) of the Carl D. Perkins Vo-
cational and Applied Technology Education 
Act’’ and inserting ‘‘section 3(3)(C) of the Carl
D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education 
Act of 1998’’. 
(3)(A) 
Section 
484(r)(1) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1091(r)(1)) is amended by striking everything pre-
ceding the table and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A student who is convicted 
of any offense under any Federal or State law in-
volving the possession or sale of a controlled sub-
stance for conduct that occurred during a period of 
enrollment for which the student was receiving any 
grant, loan, or work assistance under this title shall 
not be eligible to receive such grant, loan, or work 
assistance from the date of that conviction for the 
period of time specified in the following table:’’. 
(B) The amendment made by subparagraph (A) 
shall be effective on July 1, 2003. 
(4)(A) Section 484B (20 U.S.C. 1091b) is 
amended—
(i) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘sub-
part 4 of part A or’’ after ‘‘received under’’; 
(ii) in subsection (a)(3)(B)(ii), by inserting 
‘‘(as determined in accordance with subsection 
(d))’’ after ‘‘student has completed’’; 
(iii) in subsection (b)(2), by amending sub-
paragraph (C) to read as follows:
‘‘(C) GRANT
OVERPAYMENT
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 
subparagraphs (A) and (B), a student 
shall only be required to return grant as-
sistance in the amount (if any) by which—
‘‘(I) the amount to be returned 
by the student (as determined under 
subparagraphs (A) and (B)), exceeds 
‘‘(II) 50 percent of the total 
grant assistance received by the stu-
dent under this title for the payment 
period or period of enrollment.
‘‘(ii) MINIMUM.—A student shall not 
be required to return amounts of $50 or 
less.’’; and 
(iv) 
in 
subsection 
(d), 
by 
striking 
‘‘(a)(3)(B)(i)’’ and inserting ‘‘(a)(3)(B)’’. 
(B) The amendments made by subparagraph 
(A) shall be effective for academic years beginning 
on or after July 1, 2003, except that, in the case of 
an institution of higher education that chooses to 
implement such amendments prior to that date, such 
amendments shall be effective on the date of such 
institution’s implementation.
(5) Section 485(a)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1092(a)(1)) is 
amended—
(A) in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘mailings, and’’ and inserting ‘‘mailings, or’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (N); 
(C) by striking the period at the end of 
subparagraph (O) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(P) the penalties contained in subsection 
484(r) regarding suspension of eligibility for 
drug related offenses.’’. 
(6) Section 485B(a) (20 U.S.C. 1092b(a)) is 
amended—
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(6) 
through (10) as paragraphs (7) through (11), 
respectively; 
(B) by redesignating the paragraph (5) (as 
added by section 2008 of Public Law 101–239) 
as paragraph (6); and 
(C) in paragraph (5) (as added by section 
204(3) of the National Community Service Act 
of 1990 (Public Law 101–610))—
(i) by striking ‘‘(22 U.S.C. 2501 et 
seq.)),’’ and inserting ‘‘(22 U.S.C. 2501 et 
seq.),’’; and 
(ii) by striking the period at the end 
thereof and inserting a semicolon. 
(7) Section 487(a) (20 U.S.C. 1094(a)) is 
amended—
(A) in paragraph (22), by striking ‘‘refund 
policy’’ and inserting ‘‘policy on the return of 
title IV funds’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (23)—
(i) by moving subparagraph (C) two 
em spaces to the left; and 
(ii) by adding after such subpara-
graph the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) An institution shall be considered in com-
pliance with the requirements of subparagraph (A) 
for any student to whom the institution electroni-
cally transmits a message containing a voter reg-
istration form acceptable for use in the State in 
which the institution is located, or an Internet ad-
dress where such a form can be downloaded, pro-
vided such information is in an electronic message 
devoted to voter registration.’’.