42 USC § 297g - Modification of agreements; compromise, waiver or release
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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s297g"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 297g - Modification of agreements; compromise, waiver or release"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "297g"
section_name: "Modification of agreements; compromise, waiver or release"
chapter_number: 6
chapter_name: "PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE"
subchapter_number: "VI"
subchapter_name: "NURSING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT"
part_number: "E"
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 VIII, § 840, formerly § 828, as added Pub. L. 88–581, § 2, Sept. 4, 1964, 78 Stat. 917; renumbered § 840 and amended Pub. L. 94–63, title IX, § 941(h)(1), (4)(C), (i)(1), July 29, 1975, 89 Stat. 365; Pub. L. 111–148, title V, § 5310(b)(2), Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 631.)"
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# § 297g. Modification of agreements; compromise, waiver or release
The Secretary may agree to modifications of agreements made under this part, and may compromise, waive, or release any right, title, claim, or demand of the United States arising or acquired under this part.
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**Source Credit**: (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VIII, § 840, formerly § 828, as added Pub. L. 88–581, § 2, Sept. 4, 1964, 78 Stat. 917; renumbered § 840 and amended Pub. L. 94–63, title IX, § 941(h)(1), (4)(C), (i)(1), July 29, 1975, 89 Stat. 365; Pub. L. 111–148, title V, § 5310(b)(2), Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 631.)
## Editorial Notes
### Amendments
2010— substituted “this part” for “this subpart” in two places.
1975—, (4)(C), substituted “subpart” for “part” in two places and struck out “or loans” after “agreements”.
## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
### Effective Date of 1975 Amendment
Amendment by effective , see , set out as a note under .