Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress <<NOTE: Pell Grant Hurricane and Disaster Relief Act.>> assembled,
This Act may be cited as the ``Pell Grant Hurricane and Disaster Relief Act''.
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: ``(D) Waivers of federal pell grant repayment by students affected by disasters.--The Secretary may waive the amounts that students are required to return under this section with respect to Federal Pell Grants 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.''.
Approved September 21, 2005.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 3169: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 151 (2005): Sept. 7, considered and passed House. Sept. 15, considered and passed Senate.
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