Title 20, EducationRelease 119-102
§7712 Forgiveness of Overpayments
Title 20 › CHAPTER 70 — STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS › SUBCHAPTER VII — IMPACT AID › § 7712
Summary
Even if other laws say otherwise, the Secretary may forgive all or part of a school agency’s required repayment of an overpayment under this program or earlier versions if the overpayment was caused by the Secretary’s mistake, or if it was caused by the agency and making full repayment would cause undue financial hardship and seriously harm the agency’s educational program.
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Title 20, §7712
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may forgive the obligation of a local educational agency to repay, in whole or in part, the amount of any overpayment received under this subchapter, or under this subchapter’s predecessor authorities, if the Secretary determines that the overpayment was made as a result of an error made by—
(1)the Secretary; or
(2)the local educational agency and repayment of the full amount of the overpayment will result in an undue financial hardship on the agency and seriously harm the agency’s educational program.
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Amendments
2000—Pub. L. 106–398 substituted “under this subchapter’s predecessor authorities” for “under the Act of
September 30, 1950 (Public Law 874, 81st Congress) or the Act of
September 23, 1950 (Public Law 815, 81st Congress) (as such Acts were in effect on the day preceding
October 20, 1994)” in introductory provisions.
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20 U.S.C. § 7712
Title 20, Education
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102