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[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 158 Introduced in House (IH)]

108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 158

      To express the support and commitment of the U.S. House of 
Representatives for the troops serving to protect and defend the United 
 States of America by encouraging actions to extend and protect their 
           student financial aid for postsecondary education.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 25, 2003

  Mr. Kline (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Sam Johnson of 
 Texas, Mr. Upton, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Platts, Mr. Wilson of 
South Carolina, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Kirk, and 
Mr. Ross) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                               RESOLUTION

 
      To express the support and commitment of the U.S. House of 
Representatives for the troops serving to protect and defend the United 
 States of America by encouraging actions to extend and protect their 
           student financial aid for postsecondary education.

Whereas there is no more important cause than that of our Nation's defense;
Whereas the United States will protect the freedom and secure the safety of its 
        citizens;
Whereas the United States military is the finest in the world and its personnel 
        are determined to lead the world in pursuit of peace;
Whereas hundreds of thousands of Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, and Coast 
        Guard reservists and members of the National Guard have been called to 
        active duty or active service;
Whereas the men and women of the United State military put their lives on hold, 
        leave their families, jobs, and postsecondary education in order to 
        serve their country and do so with distinction; and
Whereas there is no more important cause for this Congress than to support the 
        members of the United States military and provide assistance with their 
        transition into and out of active duty and active service: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives urges--
            (1) the Secretary of Education to continue the longstanding 
        commitment of the United States to the men and women of the 
        United States Armed Forces, serving on active duty (including 
        Reserves), by providing assistance and flexibility with their 
        transition into and out of postsecondary education;
            (2) all institutions offering postsecondary education to 
        provide a full refund of tuition and fees and other charges to 
        students who are members of the Armed Forces, serving on active 
        duty (including Reserves), for that portion of a period of 
        instruction the student was unable to complete, or for which 
        that individual did not receive academic credit, because he or 
        she was called up for such service;
            (3) all postsecondary institutions to make every effort, if 
        an individual withdraws from a course of study as a result of 
        such service, to minimize deferral of enrollment or 
        reapplication requirements and to provide the greatest 
        flexibility possible with administrative deadlines related to 
        those applications; and
            (4) lending institutions holding or servicing Federal 
        student loans for a borrower called to such service to provide 
        all available benefits, forbearance, deferrals, and flexibility 
        with respect to such loans as necessary to ensure that such 
        borrowers who are called to active duty are not placed in a 
        worse position financially in relation to those loans because 
        of such service.
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