---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 U.S.C. § 981...996"
title: "20"
title_heading: "Education"
number: "981...996"
heading: "Repealed. Pub. L. 90–575, title I, § 116(c)(1), Oct. 16, 1968, 82 Stat. 1024"
status: "repealed"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/20/981...996"
units:
  - "Chapter 27 — National Vocational Student Loan Insurance"
---

# [§981...996. Repealed. Pub. L. 90–575, title I, § 116(c)(1), Oct. 16, 1968, 82 Stat. 1024 — repealed]



## Notes

Section 981, Pub. L. 89–287, § 2, Oct. 22, 1965, 79 Stat. 1037; Pub. L. 90–460, § 2(d)(3), Aug. 3, 1968, 82 Stat. 634, set forth Congressional declaration of purpose for the chapter and authorized appropriations to carry out such purpose.

Section 981 note, Pub. L. 89–287, § 1, Oct. 22, 1965, 79 Stat. 1037, provided that Pub. L. 89–287, which enacted this chapter, be cited as the National Vocational Loan Insurance Act of 1965.

Section 982, Pub. L. 89–287, § 3, Oct. 22, 1965, 79 Stat. 1037, authorized Commissioner to make advances to State and nonprofit private loan insurance programs.

Section 983, Pub. L. 89–287, § 4, Oct. 22, 1965, 79 Stat. 1038, prohibited Commissioner from issuing certificates of insurance to lenders in States having adequate non-Federal loan insurance programs.

Section 984, Pub. L. 89–287, § 5, Oct. 22, 1965, 79 Stat. 1038; Pub. L. 90–460, § 1(b)(1), Aug. 3, 1968, 82 Stat. 634, set forth scope and duration of loan insurance program of this chapter.

Section 985, Pub. L. 89–287, § 6, Oct. 22, 1965, 79 Stat. 1039, limited annual and aggregate amounts available to individuals as loans and covered by insurance under this chapter.

Section 986, Pub. L. 89–287, § 7, Oct. 22, 1965, 79 Stat. 1039, provided for insurance coverage for loans made by eligible lenders, regardless of source of such loaned funds.

Section 987, Pub. L. 89–287, § 8, Oct. 22, 1965, 79 Stat. 1039; Pub. L. 90–460, § 2(c)(1), Aug. 3, 1968, 82 Stat. 634, set forth prerequisites of student eligibility and terms and conditions of note executed by student.

Section 988, Pub. L. 89–287, § 9, Oct. 22, 1965, 79 Stat. 1041; Pub. L. 90–460, §§ 1(b)(2), 2(c)(2), (d), Aug. 3, 1968, 82 Stat. 634, provided for reduction of student interest costs by Federal payments.

Section 989, Pub. L. 89–287, § 10, Oct. 22, 1965, 79 Stat. 1043, Pub. L. 90–460, § 1(b)(3), Aug. 3, 1968, 82 Stat. 634, authorized Commissioner to make direct loans to students residing in areas where loans insurable under this chapter are unavailable.

Section 990, Pub. L. 89–287, § 11, Oct. 22, 1965, 79 Stat. 1043, provided for certificates of insurance to be issued to eligible lenders.

Section 991, Pub. L. 89–287, § 12, Oct. 22, 1965, 79 Stat. 1045, set forth procedure for collection in case of default, death, or disability of student borrower.

Section 992, Pub. L. 89–287, § 13, Oct. 22, 1965, 79 Stat. 1046, established Vocational Student Loan Insurance Fund.

Section 993, Pub. L. 89–287, § 14, Oct. 22, 1965, 79 Stat. 1047, enumerated powers and duties of Commissioner with respect to carrying out purposes of this chapter.

Section 994, Pub. L. 89–287, § 15, Oct. 22, 1965, 79 Stat. 1048, established Advisory Council on Insured Loans to Vocational Students in the Office of Education.

Section 995, Pub. L. 89–287, § 16, Oct. 22, 1965, 79 Stat. 1048, authorized Federal credit unions to make insured loans to student members.

Section 996, Pub. L. 89–287, § 17, Oct. 22, 1965, 79 Stat. 1048, defined “eligible institution”, “eligible lender”, “line of credit”, “State”, “Secretary”, and “Commissioner”.

### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of Repeal

Repeal applicable to loans made on or after the 60th day after Oct. 16, 1968, see section 116(e) of Pub. L. 90–575.

### Transfer of Assets and Liabilities of the Vocational Student Loan Insurance Fund

Pub. L. 90–575, title I, § 116(c)(2), Oct. 16, 1968, 82 Stat. 1024, provided that: “All assets and liabilities of the vocational student loan insurance fund established by section 13 of the National Vocational Student Loan Insurance Act of 1965 [section 992 of this title], matured or contingent, shall be transferred to, and become assets and liabilities of, the student loan insurance fund established by section 431 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 [section 1081 of this title]. Payments in connection with defaults of loans made on or after the sixtieth day after the date of enactment of this Act [Oct. 16, 1968] and insured by the Commissioner (under the authority of subsection (e)(3) or (e)(4) of this section [set out as a note under section 1083 of this title]) under the National Vocational Student Loan Insurance Act of 1965 [sections 981 to 996 of this title] shall be paid out of the fund established by such section 431.”