Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 12/12/2003

Federal Student Aid Programs (Student Assistance General Provisions, Federal Perkins Loan Program, Federal Direct Loan Program, Federal Family Education Loan Program and the Federal Pell Grant Program)

The Secretary of Education announces waivers and modifications of statutory and regulatory provisions that are appropriate to assist individuals (referred to in this notice as "affected individuals") who are applicants and recipients of student financial assistance under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), and who-- [sbull] Are serving on active duty during a war or other military operation or national emergency; [sbull] Are performing qualifying National Guard duty during a war or other military operation or national emergency; [sbull] Reside or are employed in an area that is declared a disaster area by any Federal, State, or local official in connection with a national emergency; or [sbull] Suffered direct economic hardship as a direct result of a war or other military operation or national emergency, as determined by the Secretary. The Secretary is issuing these waivers and modifications under the authority of section 2(a) of the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students (HEROES) Act of 2003, Pub. L. 108-76. Section 2(b) of the HEROES Act requires the Secretary to publish, in a notice in the Federal Register, the waivers or modifications of