Except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary shall not issue certificates of insurance under section 1079 of this title to lenders in a State if the Secretary determines that every eligible institution has reasonable access in that State to a State or private nonprofit student loan insurance program which is covered by an agreement under section 1078(b) of this title.
The Secretary may issue certificates of insurance under section 1079 of this title to a lender in a State-
20 U.S.C. § 1073
EDITORIAL NOTES
PRIOR PROVISIONSA prior section 1073, Pub. L. 89-329, title IV, §423, Nov. 8, 1965, 79 Stat. 1237; Pub. L. 90-575, title I, §119(a), Oct. 16, 1968, 82 Stat. 1026; Pub. L. 94-482, title I, §127(a), Oct. 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 2103; Pub. L. 95-43, §1(a)(14), June 15, 1977, 91 Stat. 214; Pub. L. 96-374, title XIII, §1391(a)(1), Oct. 3, 1980, 94 Stat. 1503, limited participation in Federal loan insurance programs, prior to the general revision of this part by Pub. L. 99-498.