Higher Education Relief Opportunities For Students Act
2002 United States law / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Higher Education Relief Opportunities For Students (HEROES) Act (Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 108ā76 (text) (PDF)) was legislation passed unanimously by the United States Congress and signed into law by President George W. Bush on January 15, 2002. It was extended and amended in 2003, extended in 2005, and made permanent in 2007.
Long title | An act to provide the Secretary of Education with specific waiver authority to respond to a war or other military operation or national emergency. |
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Enacted by | the 107th United States Congress |
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Public law | 107-122 |
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Acts amended | Higher Education Act of 1965 |
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The Act allows the U.S. Secretary of Education to grant waivers or relief to recipients of student financial aid programs under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, in connection with a war or other military operation or national emergency.
[1] It allows waiving of statutory or regulatory requirements related to federal student loans for three categories of individuals: active-duty military or National Guard officials, those who reside or are employed in a declared disaster area, or those who have suffered direct economic hardship as a result of wars, military operations, or national emergencies.[2][3]