‘‘(i) utilize collection agencies con-
tracted with by the Administrator of the 
General Services Administration; or 
‘‘(ii) enter into contracts for the re-
covery of such damages with collection 
agencies selected by the Secretary. 
‘‘(C) CONTRACTS FOR RECOVERY OF DAM-
AGES.—Each contract for recovering damages 
pursuant to this subsection shall provide that 
the contractor will, not less than once every 6 
months, submit to the Secretary a status report 
on the success of the contractor in collecting 
such damages. Section 3718 of title 31 shall 
apply to any such contract to the extent not in-
consistent with this subsection. 
‘‘(4) DEATH.—Upon the death of an individual 
who receives, or has received, an Indian educator 
scholarship, any obligation of such individual for 
service or payment that relates to such scholarship 
shall be canceled. 
‘‘(5) WAIVER.— 
‘‘(A) REQUIRED WAIVER.—The Secretary 
shall provide for the partial or total waiver or 
suspension of any obligation of service or pay-
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ment of a recipient of an Indian educator schol-
arship, if the Secretary determines that— 
‘‘(i) it is not possible for the recipient 
to meet the obligation or make the pay-
ment; 
‘‘(ii) requiring the recipient to meet 
the obligation or make the payment would 
result in extreme hardship to the recipient; 
or 
‘‘(iii) the enforcement of the require-
ment to meet the obligation or make the 
payment would be unconscionable. 
‘‘(B) 
PERMISSIBLE
WAIVER.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, in any case 
of extreme hardship or for other good cause 
shown, the Secretary may waive, in whole or in 
part, the right of the United States to recover 
funds made available under this section. 
‘‘(6) BANKRUPTCY.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), and notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, with respect to a recipient of an 
Indian educator scholarship, no obligation for 
payment may be released by a discharge in 
bankruptcy under title 11. 
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‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) shall not apply if— 
‘‘(i) such discharge is granted after 
the expiration of the 5-year period begin-
ning on the initial date on which that pay-
ment is due; and 
‘‘(ii) the bankruptcy court finds that 
the nondischarge of the obligation would be 
unconscionable. 
‘‘(f) PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall 
assist the recipient of an Indian educator scholarship in 
learning about placement opportunities in eligible schools 
by transmitting the name and educational credentials of 
such recipient to— 
‘‘(1) State educational agency clearinghouses 
for recruitment and placement of kindergarten, ele-
mentary school, and secondary school teachers and 
administrators in States with a substantial number 
of Indian children; 
‘‘(2) elementary schools and secondary schools 
funded by the Bureau of Indian Education; and 
‘‘(3) tribal education agencies (as defined in 
section 1116A(b)). 
‘‘(g) OTHER
PROVISIONS.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of this title, sections 2101, 2102, 2103, 
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