109 HR 3668 IH: Student Grant Hurricane and Disaster Relief Act U.S. House of Representatives 2005-09-07 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 109th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3668 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 7, 2005 Mr. Jindal (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Porter, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Wu, Mrs. Davis of California, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Baker, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Bachus, and Mr. Wicker) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To provide the Secretary of Education with waiver authority for students who are eligible for Federal student grant assistance who are adversely affected by a major disaster.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Student Grant Hurricane and Disaster Relief Act.

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Waivers of student grant assistance repayment by students affected by disasters

Section 484B(b)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1091b(b)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (E)

Waivers of grant assistance repayment by students affected by disasters

In addition to the waivers authorized by subparagraph (D), the Secretary may waive the amounts that students are required to return under this section with respect to any other grant assistance under this title if the withdrawals on which the returns are based are withdrawals by students— (i)who were residing in, employed in, or attending an institution of higher education that is located in an area in which the President has declared that a major disaster exists, in accordance with section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170); (ii)whose attendance was interrupted because of the impact of the disaster on the student or the institution; and (iii)whose withdrawal ended within the academic year during which the designation occurred or during the next succeeding academic year..