Service Members Student Loan Relief Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow members of the Armed Forces and National Guard to defer payments of principal on their Federal Family Education Loans, William D. Ford Federal Direct Loans, and Federal Perkins Loans for the period (up to 180 days) beginning on the date they receive a call or order to duty in connection with a war, military operation, or national emergency and ending on their first day of service. (Currently, the payment of principal on those loans is also deferred during their period of service and for the 180-day period after their demobilization date.)
Allows individuals whose call to duty is cancelled before their first day of service: (1) due to a service training injury, to defer payments of principal on those loans through what would have been their period of service; and (2) for a reason other than a service training injury, to defer payments of principal on those loans for 14 days after that cancellation.
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
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[H.R. 4560 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4560
To allow members of the Armed Forces and National Guard to defer
principal on Federal student loans for a certain period in connection
with receipt of orders for mobilization for war or national emergency,
and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 1, 2014
Ms. Shea-Porter introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Education and the Workforce
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A BILL
To allow members of the Armed Forces and National Guard to defer
principal on Federal student loans for a certain period in connection
with receipt of orders for mobilization for war or national emergency,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Service Members Student Loan Relief
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFERRAL FOR CERTAIN PERIOD IN CONNECTION WITH RECEIPT OF
ORDERS FOR MOBILIZATION FOR WAR OR NATIONAL EMERGENCY.
(a) Federal Family Education Loans.--Section 428(b)(1)(M) of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078(b)(1)(M)) is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ``,
during any period'';
(2) in clause (i), by striking ``during which'' and
inserting ``during any period during which'';
(3) in clause (ii), by striking ``during which'' and
inserting ``during any period during which'';
(4) in clause (iii)--
(A) by striking ``during which'' and inserting
``during any period during which''; and
(B) in the matter following subclause (II), by
striking ``or'' after the semicolon;
(5) by redesignating clause (iv) as clause (vi);
(6) by inserting after clause (iii) the following:
``(iv) in the case of any borrower who has
received a call or order to duty described in
subclause (I) or (II) of clause (iii), during
the shorter of--
``(I) the period beginning on the
date such call or order to duty is
received by the borrower and ending on
the first day of the service described
in subclause (I) or (II) of clause
(iii); and
``(II) the 180-day period preceding
the first day of such service;
``(v) notwithstanding clause (iv)--
``(I) in the case of any borrower
described in such clause whose call or
order to duty is cancelled before the
first day of the service described in
subclause (I) or (II) of clause (iii)
because of a personal injury in
connection with training to prepare for
such service, during the period
described in clause (iv) and during an
additional period equal to the duration
of such service, as specified by or
otherwise determined in the original
call or order to duty; and
``(II) in the case of any borrower
whose call or order to duty is
cancelled before the first day of such
service for a reason other than an
injury described in subclause (I),
during the period beginning on the date
the call or order to duty is received
by the borrower and ending on the date
that is 14 days after such call or
order to duty is cancelled; and''; and
(7) in clause (vi) (as redesignated by paragraph (5)), by
striking ``not in excess'' and inserting ``during any period
not in excess''.
(b) Direct Loans.--Section 455(f)(2) of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e(f)(2)) is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
``during any period'';
(2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``during which'' and
inserting ``during any period during which'';
(3) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``not in excess'' and
inserting ``during any period not in excess'';
(4) in subparagraph (C)--
(A) by striking ``during which'' and inserting
``during any period during which''; and
(B) in the matter following clause (ii), by
striking ``or'' after the semicolon;
(5) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (F);
(6) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:
``(D) in the case of any borrower who has received
a call or order to duty described in clause (i) or (ii)
of subparagraph (C), during the shorter of--
``(i) the period beginning on the date such
call or order to duty is received by the
borrower and ending on the first day of the
service described in clause (i) or (ii) of
subparagraph (C); and
``(ii) the 180-day period preceding the
first day of such service;
``(E) notwithstanding subparagraph (D)--
``(i) in the case of any borrower described
in such subparagraph whose call or order to
duty is cancelled before the first day of the
service described in clause (i) or (ii) of
subparagraph (C) because of a personal injury
in connection with training to prepare for such
service, during the period described in
subparagraph (D) and during an additional
period equal to the duration of such service,
as specified by or otherwise determined in the
original call or order to duty; and
``(ii) in the case of any borrower whose
call or order to duty is cancelled before the
first day of such service for a reason other
than an injury described in clause (i), during
the period beginning on the date the call or
order to duty is received by the borrower and
ending on the date that is 14 days after such
call or order to duty is cancelled; and''; and
(7) in subparagraph (F) (as redesignated by paragraph (5)),
by striking ``not in excess'' and inserting ``during any period
not in excess''.
(c) Perkins Loans.--Section 464(c)(2)(A) of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087dd(c)(2)(A)) is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking
``during any period'';
(2) in clause (i), by striking ``during which'' and
inserting ``during any period during which'';
(3) in clause (ii), by striking ``not in excess'' and
inserting ``during any period not in excess'';
(4) in clause (iii), by striking ``during which'' and
inserting ``during any period during which'';
(5) by redesignating clauses (iv) and (v) as clauses (vi)
and (vii), respectively;
(6) by inserting after clause (iii) the following:
``(iv) in the case of any borrower who has received
a call or order to duty described in subclause (I) or
(II) of clause (iii), during the shorter of--
``(I) the period beginning on the date such
call or order to duty is received by the
borrower and ending on the first day of the
service described in subclause (I) or (II) of
clause (iii); and
``(II) the 180-day period preceding the
first day of such service;
``(v) notwithstanding clause (iv)--
``(I) in the case of any borrower described
in such clause whose call or order to duty is
cancelled before the first day of the service
described in subclause (I) or (II) of clause
(iii) because of a personal injury in
connection with training to prepare for such
service, during the period described in clause
(iv) and during an additional period equal to
the duration of such service, as specified by
or otherwise determined in the original call or
order to duty; and
``(II) in the case of any borrower whose
call or order to duty is cancelled before the
first day of such service for a reason other
than an injury described in subclause (I),
during the period beginning on the date the
call or order to duty is received by the
borrower and ending on the date that is 14 days
after such call or order to duty is
cancelled;'';
(7) in clause (vi) (as redesignated by paragraph (5)), by
striking ``not in excess'' and inserting ``during any period
not in excess''; and
(8) in clause (vii) (as redesignated by paragraph (5)), by
striking ``during which'' and inserting ``during any period
during which''.
(d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in the amendments made by this
section shall be construed to authorize any refunding of any repayment
of a loan.
(e) Applicability.--The amendments made by this section shall apply
with respect to all loans made, insured, or guaranteed under title IV
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.).
SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et
seq.) is further amended--
(1) in section 428B(d)(1)(A)(ii) (20 U.S.C. 1078-
2(d)(1)(A)(ii)), by striking ``428(b)(1)(M)(i)(I)'' and
inserting ``clause (i)(I), (iv), or (v) of section
428(b)(1)(M)''; and
(2) in section 493D(a) (20 U.S.C. 1098f(a)), by striking
``section 428(b)(1)(M)(iii), 455(f)(2)(C), or
464(c)(2)(A)(iii)'' and inserting ``clause (iii) or (iv) of
section 428(b)(1)(M), subparagraph (C) or (D) of section
455(f)(2), or clause (iii) or (iv) of section 464(c)(2)(A)''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
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