‘‘(2) FAILURE TO COMPLETE THE PERIOD OF 
OBLIGATED SERVICE.—An individual who has en-
tered into a written contract with the Secretary 
under this section may petition the Secretary to 
delay the date on which the individual would other-
wise be required to begin the period of obligated 
service if such individual has not succeeded in ob-
taining employment required by this section. In sup-
port of such petition, the individual shall supply 
such reasonable information as the Secretary may 
require. The Secretary shall retain full discretion re-
garding the decision about whether to grant or de-
cline such a delay and to determine the duration of 
any delay that is granted. 
‘‘(3) REPAYMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An individual who has 
entered into a written contract with the Sec-
retary under this section and who is liable for 
any amount of damages which the United 
States is entitled to recover under this sub-
section shall— 
‘‘(i) begin payment of such damages 
to the United States within 1 year of the 
date of the breach or on such later date as 
specified by the Secretary; and 
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‘‘(ii) repay the amount of such dam-
ages in full following a schedule and by a 
deadline determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(B) RECOVERY
OF
DAMAGES.—If dam-
ages described in subparagraph (A) are delin-
quent for 3 months, the Secretary shall, for the 
purpose of recovering such damages— 
‘‘(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 paragraph 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, United 
States Code, shall apply to any such contract to 
the extent not inconsistent with this subsection. 
‘‘(4) DEATH.—Upon the death of an individual 
who receives, or has received, a scholarship under 
this subpart, any obligation of such individual for 
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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-
ment of a recipient of a scholarship under this 
subpart, 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, 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 sec-
tion. 
‘‘(6) BANKRUPTCY.— 
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), and notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, with respect to a recipient of a 
scholarship under this subpart, no obligation 
for payment may be released by a discharge in 
bankruptcy under title 11. 
‘‘(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. 
‘‘(e) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER PROVISIONS.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of law, an individual re-
ceiving a scholarship under this subpart shall continue to 
be eligible for any other grant programs and loan forgive-
ness programs for which the individual would otherwise 
be eligible. 
‘‘SEC. 259C. INDIAN STUDENT EDUCATOR SCHOLARSHIP 
PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide 
to each eligible applicant who is accepted for a schol-
arship under this section with a scholarship grant in 
each school year or years for a period during which 
such individual is pursuing a course of study in early 
childhood education, elementary or secondary edu-
cation, or school administration at an institution of 
higher education. 
‘‘(2) DESIGNATION.—Scholarships made under 
paragraph (1) shall be designated ‘Indian student 
educator scholarships’. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall select 
which eligible applicants will receive an Indian stu-
dent educator scholarship under subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) CRITERIA.—In order to be eligible to re-
ceive an Indian student educator scholarship, an in-
dividual shall— 
‘‘(A) be accepted for enrollment, or be en-
rolled, as a full-time or part-time student in a 
course of study in early childhood education, el-
ementary or secondary education, or school ad-
ministration at an institution of higher edu-
cation; 
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‘‘(B) submit an application to participate 
in the Indian educator scholarship program at 
such time and in such manner as the Secretary 
shall determine; and 
‘‘(C) sign and submit to the Secretary, at 
the time that such application is submitted, a 
written contract as described in section 259B, 
which shall include a commitment to serve 
through full-time employment at an eligible 
school for the period of obligated service. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE SCHOOLS.—An individual shall be 
considered to be serving, through full-time employment at 
an 
eligible 
school, 
as 
required 
under 
section 
259B(b)(1)(B)(iv), if the individual is employed full- 
time— 
‘‘(1) in a Bureau-funded school, including a 
Bureau of Indian Education early childhood develop-
ment program; 
‘‘(2) in a public elementary school or secondary 
school that serves a significant number of Indian 
students, as determined by the Secretary in con-
sultation with Indian tribes; 
‘‘(3) in a tribal early childhood education pro-
gram; or 
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