; (3) an institution that has an agreement with the Secretary pursuant to section 487 may file a suit or initiate or take another action for collection of the amount due from a borrower on a loan made under part D or E after the default of the borrower on such loan during the 6-year period beginning on the day after the date of the default of the borrower with respect to such amount (exclusive of the period during which the State statute of limitations otherwise applicable to a suit under this paragraph would be tolled under State law); or (4) the Secretary, the Attorney General, or the administrative head of another Federal agency, as the case may be, may file a suit or initiate or take another action for collection of a refund due from a student on a grant made under this title, or for the repayment of the amount due from a borrower on a loan made under this title that has been assigned to the Secretary under this title, during the 6-year period beginning on the day after the refund or the amount first became due. . 103. Prohibition of collection of student loans through certain offsets or through wage garnishment (a) Prohibition on offset of social security benefits Section 3716(c)(3)(A) of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (1) in clause (i), by striking except as provided in clause (ii) and inserting except as provided in clauses (ii) and (iii) ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new clause: (iii) Notwithstanding clause (i), any payments due to an individual under Federal benefits programs cited under clause (i) shall not be subject to offset under this subsection if the offset is for payments certified by the Department of Education under a program administered by the Secretary of Education under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.). . (b) Prohibition on offset of tax refund Section 3720A(a) of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking Any Federal agency and inserting (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), any Federal agency