; (B) by borrowers who received loan discharges as a result of applying for such discharges under this section; (C) by borrowers who applied for loan discharges under section 437(a)(2); and (D) by borrowers who received loan discharges as a result of applying for such discharges under section 437(a)(2). (d) Notification to borrowers The Secretary shall notify each borrower whose liability on a loan has been discharged under section 437(a) that the liability on the loan has been so discharged. . H Program Integrity 495. Repeal of and prohibition on State authorization regulations (a) Regulations repealed The following regulations relating to State authorization (including any supplements or revisions to such regulations) are repealed and shall have no force or effect: (1) The final regulations published by the Department of Education in the Federal Register on October 29, 2010 (75 Fed. Reg. 66832 et seq.). (2) The final regulations published by the Department of Education in the Federal Register on December 19, 2016 (81 Fed. Reg. 92232 et seq). (b) Prohibition on State authorization regulations Section 495 ( 20 U.S.C. 1099a ) is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following: (b) Institutional responsibility Each institution of higher education shall provide evidence to the Secretary that the institution has authority to operate within each State in which it maintains a physical location at the time the institution is certified under subpart 3. (c) Treatment of religious institutions An institution shall be treated as legally authorized to operate educational programs beyond secondary education in a State under section 101(a)(2) if the institution is— (1) recognized as a religious institution by the State