lished under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act, 
and the women, infants, and children program established 
under section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, and 
other programs identified by the Secretary. 
SEC. 9. PROCEDURES. 
(a) DEADLINES AND PROCEDURES.—Sections 482(c) 
and 492 of the Act shall not apply to any waivers, modi-
fications, or actions initiated by the Secretary under this 
Act. 
(b) CASE-BY-CASE BASIS.—The Secretary is not re-
quired to exercise any waiver or modification authority 
under this Act on a case-by-case basis. 
SEC. 10. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY. 
The authority of the Secretary to issue waivers or 
modifications under this Act shall expire at the conclusion 
of the 2005–2006 academic year, but the expiration of 
such authority shall not affect the continuing validity of 
any such waivers or modifications after such academic 
year. 
SEC. 11. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this Act, except as otherwise specifi-
cally provided in this Act, the following terms have the 
following meanings: 
(1) AFFECTED
INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘af-
fected individual’’ means an individual who has ap-
plied for or received student financial assistance 
under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, 
and— 
(A) who is an affected student; or 
(B) whose primary place of employment or 
residency was, as of August 29, 2005, in an 
area affected by a Gulf hurricane disaster. 
(2) AFFECTED
INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘af-
fected institution’’ means an institution of higher 
education that— 
(A) is located in an area affected by a Gulf 
hurricane disaster; and 
(B) has temporarily ceased operations as a 
consequence of a Gulf hurricane disaster, as de-
termined by the Secretary. 
(3) AFFECTED
STATE.—The term ‘‘affected 
State’’ means the State of Alabama, Florida, Lou-
isiana, Mississippi, or Texas. 
(4) AFFECTED STUDENT.—The term ‘‘affected 
student’’ means an individual who has applied for or 
received student financial assistance under title IV 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965, and who— 
(A) was enrolled or accepted for enroll-
ment, as of August 29, 2005, at an institution
of higher education in an area affected by a 
Gulf hurricane disaster; 
(B) was a dependent student enrolled or 
accepted for enrollment at an institution of 
higher education that is not in an area affected 
by a Gulf hurricane disaster, but whose parents 
resided or were employed, as of August 29, 
2005, in an area affected by a Gulf hurricane 
disaster; or 
(C) was enrolled or accepted for enrollment 
at an institution of higher education, as of Au-
gust 29, 2005, and whose attendance was inter-
rupted because of a Gulf hurricane disaster. 
(5) AREA AFFECTED BY A GULF HURRICANE 
DISASTER.—The term ‘‘area affected by a Gulf hur-
ricane disaster’’ means a county or parish, in an af-
fected State, that has been designated by the Fed-
eral Emergency Management Agency for disaster as-
sistance for individuals and households as a result of 
Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita. 
(6) CANCELLED
ENROLLMENT
PERIOD.—The 
term ‘‘cancelled enrollment period’’ means any pe-
riod of enrollment at an affected institution during 
the academic year 2005.
(7) GULF
HURRICANE
DISASTER.—The term 
‘‘Gulf hurricane disaster’’ means a major disaster 
that the President declared to exist, in accordance 
with section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, and that was 
caused by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita. 
(8) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 102 of the High-
er Education Act of 1965, except that the term does 
not include institutions under subsection (a)(1)(C) 
of that section. 
(9) QUALIFIED
STUDENT
LOAN.—The term 
‘‘qualified student loan’’ means any loan made, in-
sured, or guaranteed under part B, D, or E of title 
IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, other than 
a loan under section 428B of such title or a Federal 
Direct Plus loan. 
(10) QUALIFIED
PARENT
LOAN.—The term 
‘‘qualified parent loan’’ means a loan made under 
section 428B of title IV of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 or a Federal Direct Plus loan. 
(11) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretary’’ 
means the Secretary of Education. 
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