---
kind: "section"
citation: "34 C.F.R. § 304.31"
title: "34"
number: "304.31"
heading: "Requirements for obtaining an exception or deferral to performance or repayment under an agreement."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/34/304.31"
---

# §304.31. Requirements for obtaining an exception or deferral to performance or repayment under an agreement.

- (a) Based upon sufficient evidence to substantiate the grounds, the Secretary may grant an exception to the repayment requirement in [§ 304.30(j)](/cfr/34/304.30.md?p=j), in whole or part, if the scholar—
  - (1) Is unable to continue the course of study in [§ 304.30](/cfr/34/304.30.md) or perform the service obligation because of a permanent disability; or
  - (2) **Has died.**
- (b) Based upon sufficient evidence to substantiate the grounds, the Secretary may grant a deferral of the repayment requirement in [§ 304.30(j)](/cfr/34/304.30.md?p=j) during the time the scholar—
  - (1) Is engaging in a full-time course of study at an institution of higher education;
  - (2) Is serving on active duty as a member of the armed services of the United States;
  - (3) Is serving as a volunteer under the Peace Corps Act; or
  - (4) **Is serving as a full-time volunteer under title I of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1462(h), unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 71 FR 32398, June 5, 2006, unless otherwise noted.