; and (ii) shall inform the borrower of the opportunity to request a one-time reconsideration of the claim in the application if new evidence that was not previously provided can be identified. (D) Consolidation During a proceeding for an individual borrower, the Secretary may consolidate individually-filed applications that have common facts and claims and resolve the borrowers’ borrower defense claims for faster processing. (E) New evidence defined For purposes of this paragraph, the term new evidence means relevant evidence that the borrower or the institution did not previously provide and that was not identified in the final decision as evidence that was relied upon for the final decision. If accepted for reconsideration by the Secretary, the Secretary shall follow the procedure under this paragraph. (4) Calculation of relief The Secretary shall determine the appropriate method for calculating the amount of relief to be awarded to a borrower as a result of a proceeding described in this subsection based on the materials, facts, and evidence presented during the proceeding. (5) Further relief The Secretary may afford the borrower such further relief as the Secretary determines is appropriate under the circumstances, but which shall not exceed the following: (A) Reimbursing the borrower for amounts paid toward the loan voluntarily or through enforced collection. (B) Restoring eligibility for assistance under this title after determining that the borrower is not in default on the loan. (C) Updating reports to consumer reporting agencies to which the Secretary previously made adverse credit reports with regard to a loan made under this part. (6) Recovery (A) In general The Secretary may initiate an appropriate proceeding to require the institution of higher education whose act or omission resulted in the borrower’s successful defense against repayment of a loan made under this part to pay to the Secretary the amount of the loan to which the defense applies not later than 3 years from the end of the last award