{"identifier":"/us/usc/t20/s7712","title":20,"num":"\u00a7\u202f7712.","heading":"Forgiveness of overpayments","text":"\u00a7\u202f7712.\nForgiveness of overpayments\nNotwithstanding 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\u2019s predecessor authorities, if the Secretary determines that the overpayment was made as a result of an error made by\u2014\n(1) the Secretary; or\n(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\u2019s educational program.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t20/s7712.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t20/s7712","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f7712."},{"t":"heading","text":"Forgiveness of overpayments","tail":"\n"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"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\u2019s predecessor authorities, if the Secretary determines that the overpayment was made as a result of an error made by\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t20/s7712/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" the Secretary; or","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t20/s7712/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" 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\u2019s educational program.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}