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. WIL-
SON 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 se-
cure 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 ac-
tive 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 mili-
tary 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 edu-
cation 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
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the student was unable to complete, or for which 
that individual did not receive academic credit, be-
cause 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 defer-
ral of enrollment or reapplication requirements and 
to provide the greatest flexibility possible with ad-
ministrative 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 posi-
tion financially in relation to those loans because of 
such service.
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