The Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education issues regulations to implement a requirement of section 204(e) of the Higher Education Act (HEA), as amended by the Higher Education Amendments of 1998. Section 204(e) requires that students in teacher preparation programs funded under the Teacher Recruitment Program must repay scholarships provided with program funds if they do not teach in high- need local educational agencies for the period of time for which they receive scholarship assistance. These regulations also would apply to any scholarships awarded to students in teacher preparation programs funded under the State and Partnership Programs authorized in sections 202 and 203 of the HEA.