IV 

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. 

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 

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; 
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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

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives urges—

2 (1) the Secretary of Education to continue the 

3 longstanding commitment of the United States to 

4 the men and women of the United States Armed 

5 Forces, serving on active duty (including Reserves), 

6 by providing assistance and flexibility with their 

7 transition into and out of postsecondary education; 

8 (2) all institutions offering postsecondary edu9 cation to provide a full refund of tuition and fees 

10 and other charges to students who are members of 

11 the Armed Forces, serving on active duty (including 

12 Reserves), for that portion of a period of instruction 
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1 the student was unable to complete, or for which 

2 that individual did not receive academic credit, be3 cause he or she was called up for such service; 

4 (3) all postsecondary institutions to make every 

5 effort, if an individual withdraws from a course of 

6 study as a result of such service, to minimize defer7 ral of enrollment or reapplication requirements and 

8 to provide the greatest flexibility possible with ad9 ministrative deadlines related to those applications; 

10 and 

11 (4) lending institutions holding or servicing 

12 Federal student loans for a borrower called to such 

13 service to provide all available benefits, forbearance, 

14 deferrals, and flexibility with respect to such loans 

15 as necessary to ensure that such borrowers who are 

16 called to active duty are not placed in a worse posi17 tion financially in relation to those loans because of 

18 such service.

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