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B-333595 Oct 06, 2021 1 (2021-10-06)

handle is hein.gao/gaomhl0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 1O o U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE A Century of Non-Partisan Fact-Based Work 441 G St. N.W. Washington, DC 20548 B-333595 October 6, 2021 The Honorable Patty Murray Chair The Honorable Richard Burr Ranking Member Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions United States Senate The Honorable Robert C. Bobby Scott Chairman The Honorable Virginia Foxx Ranking Member Committee on Education and Labor House of Representatives Subject: Department of Education: Total and Permanent Disability Discharge of Loans Under Title IV of the Higher Education Act Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Department of Education (Department) entitled Total and Permanent Disability Discharge of Loans Under Title IV of the Higher Education Act (RIN: 1840-AD48). We received the rule on September 22, 2021. It was published in the Federal Register as final regulations on August 23, 2021. 86 Fed. Reg. 46972. The effective date is July 1, 2022. According to the Department, on November 26, 2019, it published an interim final rule (IFR) to amend and update the regulations for total and permanent disability (TPD) student loan discharge for veterans by removing administrative burdens that may have prevented at least 20,000 totally and permanently disabled veterans from obtaining discharges for their student loans. Total and Permanent Disability Discharge of Loans Under Title IV of the Higher Education Act, 84 Fed. Reg. 65000. The Department stated that these final regulations adopt and amend the regulations established in the IFR. The Department stated further that these regulations do not address the process of obtaining a TPD student loan discharge through the physician's certification process. Enclosed is our assessment of the Department's compliance with the procedural steps required by section 801(a)(1)(B)(i) through (iv) of title 5 with respect to the rule. If you have any questions about this report or wish to contact GAO officials responsible for the

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