Student Assistance General Provisions; Proposed Rule DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

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The Secretary proposes to amend the Student Assistance General Provisions regulations by revising subpart B and adding a new subpart K. The proposed regulations would govern the management of funds an institution receives under the Federal Pell Grant, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG), Federal Work-Study (FWS), Federal Perkins Loan, Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL), Federal Direct Student Loan (Direct Loan), and Presidential Access Scholarship (PAS) programs authorized by title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (title IV, HEA programs). The purpose of the proposed regulations is to promote sound cash management practices by institutions that participate in the title IV, HEA programs by strengthening and making uniform the cash management rules for those programs. In so doing, the Secretary expects to reduce the cost to the Federal government of making title IV, HEA program funds available to students and institutions under these programs.