42 USC § 292m - Repayment by Secretary of loans of deceased or disabled borrowers

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s292m"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 292m - Repayment by Secretary of loans of deceased or disabled borrowers"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "292m"
section_name: "Repayment by Secretary of loans of deceased or disabled borrowers"
chapter_number: 6
chapter_name: "PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE"
subchapter_number: "V"
subchapter_name: "HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION"
part_number: "A"
part_name: "Student Loans"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, § 714, as added Pub. L. 102–408, title I, § 102, Oct. 13, 1992, 106 Stat. 2008.)"
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# § 292m. Repayment by Secretary of loans of deceased or disabled borrowers

section 292i of this title

If a borrower who has received a loan dies or becomes permanently and totally disabled (as determined in accordance with regulations of the Secretary), the Secretary shall discharge the borrower’s liability on the loan by repaying the amount owed on the loan from the account established under .

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**Source Credit**: (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, § 714, as added Pub. L. 102–408, title I, § 102, Oct. 13, 1992, 106 Stat. 2008.)