A bill to provide the Secretary of Education with specific waiver authority to respond to conditions in the national emergency declared by the President on September 14, 2001.
Authorizes such waiver or modification of requirements in order to provide relief from certain financial and administrative burdens to affected individuals who: (1) are serving on active duty during the emergency; (2) are serving on National Guard duty during the emergency; (3) reside or are employed in a disaster area declared by any Federal, State, or local official in connection with the emergency; or (4) suffered direct economic hardship as a direct result of the emergency, as determined under a waiver or modification issued under this Act. Authorizes waiver or modification of certain reporting requirements for institutions of higher education, lenders, guarantee agencies, and other entities participating in such programs, if such entities are located in declared disaster areas connected to the emergency.
Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) all institutions offering postsecondary education should provide a full refund to students who are members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty during the national emergency, for that portion of a period of instruction the student was unable to complete, or for which the individual did not receive academic credit, because he or she was called up for such service; and (2) if affected individuals withdraw from a course of study as a result of such service, such institutions should make every effort to minimize deferral of enrollment or reapplication requirements and should provide the greatest flexibility possible with administrative deadlines related to those applications.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 278.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S13311; text as passed Senate: CR S13311-13312)
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S13311; text as passed Senate: CR S13311-13312)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Held at the desk.
Mr. McKeon moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR 12/19/2001 H10891-10892)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1793.
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Miller, George objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H10938)
Enacted as Public Law 107-122
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Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR 12/19/2001 H10893-10899)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 12/19/2001 H10893-10899)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 107-122.
Became Public Law No: 107-122.