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This Act may be cited as the ''Veterans Education Tuition Support
Act of 2009'' or the ''VETS Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. TUITION RELIEF FOR POSTSECONDARY STUDENTS CALLED TO MILITARY
SERVICE.

(a) In General.--Section 484B(b)(2) of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1091b(b)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
''(F) Tuition relief for students called to
military service.--
''(i) Tuition relief.--
''(I) In general.--Subject to
subclause (II), whenever a student's
withdrawal from an institution of
higher education is necessitated by
reason of service in the uniformed
services, the institution shall refund
to such student the tuition and fees
paid by, or on behalf of, such student
for the payment period or period of
enrollment for which such student did
not receive academic credit as a result
of such withdrawal.
''(II) Exception.--Subclause (I)
shall not apply to the tuition or fees
paid on behalf of the student--
''(aa) from scholarships
awarded to the student by the
institution of higher
education; or
''(bb) through funds
awarded under this title.
''(ii) Waiver of repayment by students
called to military service.--In addition to the
waivers authorized by subparagraphs (D) and
(E), the Secretary shall waive the amounts that
students are required to return under this
section if the withdrawals on which the returns
are based are withdrawals necessitated by
reason of service in the uniformed services.
''(iii) Loan forgiveness authorized.--
Whenever a student's withdrawal from an
institution of higher education is necessitated
by reason of service in the uniformed services,
the Secretary shall, with respect to the
payment period or period of enrollment for
which such student did not receive academic
credit as a result of such withdrawal, carry
out a program--
''(I) through the holder of the
loan, to assume the obligation to
repay--
''(aa) the outstanding
principle and accrued interest
on any loan assistance awarded
to the student under part B
(including to a parent on
behalf of the student under
section 428B) for such payment
period or period of enrollment;
minus
''(bb) any amount of such
loan assistance returned by the
institution in accordance with
paragraph (1) of this
subsection for such payment
period or period of enrollment;
and
''(II) to cancel--
''(aa) the outstanding
principle and accrued interest
on the loan assistance awarded
to the student under part D or
E (including a Federal Direct
PLUS loan awarded to a parent
on behalf of the student) for
such payment period or period
of enrollment; minus
''(bb) any amount of such
loan assistance returned by the
institution in accordance with
paragraph (1) of this
subsection for such payment
period or period of enrollment.
''(iv) Reimbursement for cancellation of
perkins loans.--The Secretary shall pay to each
institution for each fiscal year an amount
equal to the aggregate of the amounts of
Federal Perkins loans in such institution's
student loan fund that are cancelled pursuant
to clause (iii)(II) for such fiscal year, minus
an amount equal to the aggregate of the amounts
of any such loans so canceled which were made
from Federal capital contributions to its
student loan fund provided by the Secretary
under section 468. None of the funds
appropriated pursuant to section 461(b) shall
be available for payments pursuant to this
paragraph. To the extent feasible, the
Secretary shall pay the amounts for which any
institution qualifies under this paragraph not
later than 3 months after the institution files
an institutional application for campus-based
funds.
''(v) Loan eligibility and limits for
students.--Any amounts that are returned by an
institution in accordance with paragraph (1),
or forgiven or waived by the Secretary under
this subparagraph, with respect to a payment
period or period of enrollment for which a
student did not receive academic credit as a
result of withdrawal necessitated by reason of
service in the uniformed services, shall not be
included in the calculation of the student's
annual or aggregate loan limits for assistance
under this title, or otherwise affect the
student's eligibility for grants or loans under
this title.
''(vi) Definition.--In this subparagraph,
the term 'service in the uniformed services'
has the meaning given such term in section
484C(a).''.
(b) Effective Date.--
(1) In general.--The amendments made by this Act shall take
effect for periods of service in the uniformed services
beginning after the date of enactment of this Act.
(2) Definition.--In this subsection, the term ''period of
service in the uniformed services'' means the period beginning
30 days prior to the date a student is required to report to
service in the uniformed services (as defined in section
484C(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1091c(a))) and ending when such student returns from such
service.
Student:
Veterans Education Tuition Support Act of 2009 or the VETS Act of 2009 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to refund to students the tuition and fees paid for education they will not receive due to their withdrawal from school to serve in the Armed Forces.

Waives the application of any requirement that students return title IV funds upon withdrawing from school to students whose withdrawal is necessitated by service in the Armed Forces.

Provides loan forgiveness under the Federal Family Education Loan, Direct Loan, and Perkins Loan programs to students whose withdrawal from school is necessitated by service in the Armed Forces.