student may be eligible to receive a Federal Pell 
Grant, and a statement of the amount of time 
remaining for which the student may be eligible 
to receive a Federal Pell Grant. 
‘‘(E) An explanation that if the student 
transfers to another institution not all of the 
student’s courses may be acceptable in transfer 
toward meeting specific degree or program re-
quirements at such institution, but the amount 
of time remaining for which a student may be 
eligible to receive a Federal Pell Grant, as pro-
vided under subparagraph (D), will not change. 
‘‘(F) An explanation of how the student 
may seek additional financial assistance from 
the institution’s financial aid office due to a 
change in the student’s financial circumstances, 
and the contact information for such office. 
‘‘(4) BORROWERS
RECEIVING
LOANS
MADE 
UNDER
PART
D
(OTHER
THAN
PARENT
PLUS 
LOANS).—The information to be provided under 
paragraph (1)(A) to a borrower of a loan made 
under part D (other than a Federal Direct PLUS 
Loan made on behalf of a dependent student) shall 
include the following: 
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‘‘(A) To the extent practicable, the effect 
of accepting the loan to be disbursed on the eli-
gibility of the borrower for other forms of stu-
dent financial assistance. 
‘‘(B) An explanation of the use of the mas-
ter promissory note. 
‘‘(C) An explanation that the borrower is 
not required to accept the full amount of the 
loan offered to the borrower. 
‘‘(D) An explanation that the borrower 
should consider accepting any grant, scholar-
ship, or State or Federal work-study jobs for 
which the borrower is eligible prior to accepting 
Federal student loans. 
‘‘(E) A recommendation to the borrower to 
exhaust the borrower’s Federal student loan op-
tions prior to taking out private loans, an expla-
nation that Federal student loans typically offer 
better terms and conditions than private loans, 
an explanation of treatment of loans made 
under part D and private education loans in 
bankruptcy, and an explanation that if a bor-
rower decides to take out a private education 
loan— 
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‘‘(i) the borrower has the ability to se-
lect a private educational lender of the bor-
rower’s choice; 
‘‘(ii) the proposed private education 
loan may impact the borrower’s potential 
eligibility for other financial assistance, in-
cluding Federal financial assistance under 
this title; and 
‘‘(iii) the borrower has a right— 
‘‘(I) to accept the terms of the 
private education loan within 30 cal-
endar days following the date on 
which the application for such loan is 
approved and the borrower receives 
the required disclosure documents, 
pursuant to section 128(e)(6) of the 
Truth in Lending Act; and 
‘‘(II) to cancel such loan within 3 
business days of the date on which the 
loan is consummated, pursuant to sec-
tion 128(e)(7) of such Act. 
‘‘(F) An explanation of the approved edu-
cational expenses for which the borrower may 
use a loan made under part D. 
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‘‘(G) Information on the annual and aggre-
gate loan limits for Federal Direct Stafford 
Loans and Federal Direct Unsubsidized Staf-
ford Loans. 
‘‘(H) Information on how interest accrues 
and is capitalized during periods when the in-
terest is not paid by either the borrower or the 
Secretary. 
‘‘(I) In the case of a Federal Direct PLUS 
Loan or a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Staf-
ford Loan, the option of the borrower to pay 
the interest while the borrower is in school. 
‘‘(J) The definition of half-time enrollment 
at the institution, during regular terms and 
summer school, if applicable, and the con-
sequences of not maintaining at least half-time 
enrollment. 
‘‘(K) An explanation of the importance of 
contacting the appropriate offices at the institu-
tion of higher education if the borrower with-
draws prior to completing the borrower’s pro-
gram of study so that the institution can pro-
vide exit counseling, including information re-
garding the borrower’s repayment options and 
loan consolidation. 
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‘‘(L) For a first-time borrower— 
‘‘(i) a statement of the anticipated 
balance on the loan for which the borrower 
is receiving counseling under this sub-
section; 
‘‘(ii) based on such anticipated bal-
ance, the anticipated monthly payment 
amount under, at minimum— 
‘‘(I) the standard repayment 
plan; and 
‘‘(II) an income-based repayment 
plan under section 493C, as deter-
mined using regionally available data 
from the Bureau of Labor Statistics 
of the average starting salary for the 
occupation in which the borrower has 
an interest in or intends to be em-
ployed; and 
‘‘(iii) an estimate of the projected 
monthly payment amount under each re-
payment plan described in clause (ii), 
based on the average cumulative indebted-
ness at graduation for borrowers of loans 
made under part D who are in the same 
program of study as the borrower. 
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‘‘(M) For a borrower with an outstanding 
balance of principal or interest due on a loan 
made under this title— 
‘‘(i) a current statement of the 
amount of such outstanding balance and 
interest accrued; 
‘‘(ii) based on such outstanding bal-
ance, the anticipated monthly payment 
amount under, at minimum, the standard 
repayment plan and, using regionally avail-
able data from the Bureau of Labor Sta-
tistics of the average starting salary for 
the occupation the borrower intends to be 
employed, an income-based repayment plan 
under section 493C; and 
‘‘(iii) an estimate of the projected 
monthly payment amount under each re-
payment plan described in clause (ii), 
based on— 
‘‘(I) the outstanding balance de-
scribed in clause (i); 
‘‘(II) the anticipated outstanding 
balance on the loan for which the stu-
dent is receiving counseling under this 
subsection; and 
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