United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2003-07-25 monographic deposited born digital 38 p. GA 1.13:GAO-03-647 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-647 P0b002ee18037a9e0 f:d03647 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-647 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-647 GAO-03-647 Eligibility determinations Fraud Internal controls Program abuses Strategic planning Student financial aid Student loans Program evaluation Americans studying abroad Dept. of Education Federal Family Education Loan Program Other Written Product A07717 Recent events have increased concerns about the potential for fraud in Education's student loan programs related to loans for U.S. residents attending foreign schools. In 2002, GAO's Office of Special Investigations created a fictitious foreign school that Education subsequently certified as eligible to participate in the student loan program. GAO investigators subsequently successfully obtained approval for student loans totaling $55,000 on behalf of three fictitious students. Over the past decade, Education's Inspector General has investigated many instances of suspected student loan fraud involving individuals applying for loans for purported attendance at foreign schools. The conference report accompanying the 2001 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act mandated that GAO examine and report on fraud, waste, and abuse with respect to student loans for Americans attending foreign schools. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-647/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-647.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-647/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-647.pdf GAO-03-647 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-647 Other Written Product GAO-03-647; Student Loans and Foreign Schools: Assessing Risks Could Help Education Reduce Program Vulnerability; Eligibility determinations Fraud Internal controls Program abuses Strategic planning Student financial aid Student loans Program evaluation Americans studying abroad Dept. of Education Federal Family Education Loan Program