[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 119, 109th Congress, 1st Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

119 STAT. 2001

Public Law 109-67
109th Congress

An Act


 
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.  NOTE: Sept. 21, 2005 -  [H.R. 3668]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress  NOTE: Student Grant Hurricane and
Disaster Relief Act.  assembled,

SECTION 1.  NOTE: 20 USC 1001 note.  SHORT TITLE.

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

SEC. 2. 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

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``(iii) whose withdrawal ended within the
academic year during which the designation
occurred or during the next succeeding academic
year.''.

Approved September 21, 2005.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 3668:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 151 (2005):
Sept. 8, considered and passed House.
Sept. 15, considered and passed Senate.