An amendment numbered 9 printed in House Report 111-256 to clarify that borrower services, including delinquency prevention, default aversion, and loan counseling, are allowed uses of grant funds. The amendment also explicitly authorizes the Department of Education to contract directly with guaranty agencies for funded services.

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   Inserted: (iii) providing loan counseling, loan delinquency, and default aversion assistance to student loan borrowers and institutions of higher education;

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   Change 2: Renumbers clause (iii) as (iv)

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   Page 25, line 1, redesignate clause (iii) as clause (iv).

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   Change 3: Renumbers clause (iv) as (v)

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   Page 25, line 4, redesignate clause (iv) as clause (v).

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   Change 4: Strikes “and”

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   Struck: and

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   Page 76, line 15, strike “and”.

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   Inserted: (2) in subsection (b)--

   Inserted: (A) in the subsection header, by striking "Origination, Servicing, and Data Systems" and inserting "Origination, Servicing, Delinquency Prevention and Default Aversion Services, Default Collections, Outreach, and Data Systems";

   Inserted: (B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking "The Secretary may" and inserting "(1) in general.--The Secretary may";

   Inserted: (C) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as subparagraphs (A) through (D), and moving such subparagraphs two ems to the right;

   Inserted: (D) in subparagraph (C) (as redesignated by subparagraph (C) of this paragraph), by striking "and" after the semicolon;

   Inserted: (E) by redesignating subparagraph (D) (as redesignated by subparagraph (C) of this paragraph) as subparagraph (E);

   Inserted: (F) by inserting after subparagraph (C) (as so redesignated) the following new subparagraph:

   Inserted: "(D) delinquency prevention and default aversion services, default collections, financial aid counseling, career and education counseling, financial literacy, guidance counselor and financial aid officer training services, and other outreach services; and"; and

   Inserted: (G) by adding at the end the following:

   Inserted: "(2) Limitation.--The Secretary may enter into contracts for the services described in paragraph (1)(D) with--

   Inserted: "(A) agencies with agreements with the Secretary under subsections (b) and (c) of section 428 on the date of enactment of the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009, that are providing such services on such date and that meet the qualifications determined by the Secretary; or

   Inserted: "(B) nonprofit subsidiaries of agencies described in subparagraph (A), if such subsidiaries were established, pursuant to State law, on or before January 1, 1998, and meet the qualifications determined by the Secretary."; and

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   Change 6: Renumbers paragraph (2) as (3)

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   Page 76, line 16, redesignate paragraph (2) as paragraph (3).

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