text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Service Members Student Loan Relief 
  Act''.
  
  SEC. 2. DEFERRAL FOR CERTAIN PERIOD IN CONNECTION WITH RECEIPT OF 
                ORDERS FOR MOBILIZATION FOR WAR OR NATIONAL EMERGENCY.
  
      (a) Federal Family Education Loans.--Section 428(b)(1)(M) of the 
  Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078(b)(1)(M)) is amended--
              (1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ``, 
          during any period'';
              (2) in clause (i), by striking ``during which'' and 
          inserting ``during any period during which'';
              (3) in clause (ii), by striking ``during which'' and 
          inserting ``during any period during which'';
              (4) in clause (iii)--
                      (A) by striking ``during which'' and inserting 
                  ``during any period during which''; and
                      (B) in the matter following subclause (II), by 
                  striking ``or'' after the semicolon;
              (5) by redesignating clause (iv) as clause (vi);
              (6) by inserting after clause (iii) the following:
                              ``(iv) in the case of any borrower who has 
                          received a call or order to duty described in 
                          subclause (I) or (II) of clause (iii), during 
                          the shorter of--
                                      ``(I) the period beginning on the 
                                  date such call or order to duty is 
                                  received by the borrower and ending on 
                                  the first day of the service described 
                                  in subclause (I) or (II) of clause 
                                  (iii); and
                                      ``(II) the 180-day period preceding 
                                  the first day of such service;
                              ``(v) notwithstanding clause (iv)--
                                      ``(I) in the case of any borrower 
                                  described in such clause whose call or 
                                  order to duty is cancelled before the 
                                  first day of the service described in 
                                  subclause (I) or (II) of clause (iii) 
                                  because of a personal injury in 
                                  connection with training to prepare for 
                                  such service, during the period 
                                  described in clause (iv) and during an 
                                  additional period equal to the duration 
                                  of such service, as specified by or 
                                  otherwise determined in the original 
                                  call or order to duty; and
                                      ``(II) in the case of any borrower 
                                  whose call or order to duty is 
                                  cancelled before the first day of such 
                                  service for a reason other than an 
                                  injury described in subclause (I), 
                                  during the period beginning on the date 
                                  the call or order to duty is received 
                                  by the borrower and ending on the date 
                                  that is 14 days after such call or 
                                  order to duty is cancelled; and''; and
              (7) in clause (vi) (as redesignated by paragraph (5)), by 
          striking ``not in excess'' and inserting ``during any period 
          not in excess''.
      (b) Direct Loans.--Section 455(f)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 
  1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e(f)(2)) is amended--
              (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
          ``during any period'';
              (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``during which'' and 
          inserting ``during any period during which'';
              (3) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``not in excess'' and 
          inserting ``during any period not in excess'';
              (4) in subparagraph (C)--
                      (A) by striking ``during which'' and inserting 
                  ``during any period during which''; and
                      (B) in the matter following clause (ii), by 
                  striking ``or'' after the semicolon;
              (5) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (F);
              (6) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:
                      ``(D) in the case of any borrower who has received 
                  a call or order to duty described in clause (i) or (ii) 
                  of subparagraph (C), during the shorter of--
                              ``(i) the period beginning on the date such 
                          call or order to duty is received by the 
                          borrower and ending on the first day of the 
                          service described in clause (i) or (ii) of 
                          subparagraph (C); and
                              ``(ii) the 180-day period preceding the 
                          first day of such service;
                      ``(E) notwithstanding subparagraph (D)--
                              ``(i) in the case of any borrower described 
                          in such subparagraph whose call or order to 
                          duty is cancelled before the first day of the 
                          service described in clause (i) or (ii) of 
                          subparagraph (C) because of a personal injury 
                          in connection with training to prepare for such 
                          service, during the period described in 
                          subparagraph (D) and during an additional 
                          period equal to the duration of such service, 
                          as specified by or otherwise determined in the 
                          original call or order to duty; and
                              ``(ii) in the case of any borrower whose 
                          call or order to duty is cancelled before the 
                          first day of such service for a reason other 
                          than an injury described in clause (i), during 
                          the period beginning on the date the call or 
                          order to duty is received by the borrower and 
                          ending on the date that is 14 days after such 
                          call or order to duty is cancelled; and''; and
              (7) in subparagraph (F) (as redesignated by paragraph (5)), 
          by striking ``not in excess'' and inserting ``during any period 
          not in excess''.
      (c) Perkins Loans.--Section 464(c)(2)(A) of the Higher Education 
  Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087dd(c)(2)(A)) is amended--
              (1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 
          ``during any period'';
              (2) in clause (i), by striking ``during which'' and 
          inserting ``during any period during which'';
              (3) in clause (ii), by striking ``not in excess'' and 
          inserting ``during any period not in excess'';
              (4) in clause (iii), by striking ``during which'' and 
          inserting ``during any period during which'';
              (5) by redesignating clauses (iv) and (v) as clauses (vi) 
          and (vii), respectively;
              (6) by inserting after clause (iii) the following:
                      ``(iv) in the case of any borrower who has received 
                  a call or order to duty described in subclause (I) or 
                  (II) of clause (iii), during the shorter of--
                              ``(I) the period beginning on the date such 
                          call or order to duty is received by the 
                          borrower and ending on the first day of the 
                          service described in subclause (I) or (II) of 
                          clause (iii); and
                              ``(II) the 180-day period preceding the 
                          first day of such service;
                      ``(v) notwithstanding clause (iv)--
                              ``(I) in the case of any borrower described 
                          in such clause whose call or order to duty is 
                          cancelled before the first day of the service 
                          described in subclause (I) or (II) of clause 
                          (iii) because of a personal injury in 
                          connection with training to prepare for such 
                          service, during the period described in clause 
                          (iv) and during an additional period equal to 
                          the duration of such service, as specified by 
                          or otherwise determined in the original call or 
                          order to duty; and
                              ``(II) in the case of any borrower whose 
                          call or order to duty is cancelled before the 
                          first day of such service for a reason other 
                          than an injury described in subclause (I), 
                          during the period beginning on the date the 
                          call or order to duty is received by the 
                          borrower and ending on the date that is 14 days 
                          after such call or order to duty is 
                          cancelled;'';
              (7) in clause (vi) (as redesignated by paragraph (5)), by 
          striking ``not in excess'' and inserting ``during any period 
          not in excess''; and
              (8) in clause (vii) (as redesignated by paragraph (5)), by 
          striking ``during which'' and inserting ``during any period 
          during which''.
      (d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in the amendments made by this 
  section shall be construed to authorize any refunding of any repayment 
  of a loan.
      (e) Applicability.--The amendments made by this section shall apply 
  with respect to all loans made, insured, or guaranteed under title IV 
  of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.).
  
  SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
  
      Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et 
  seq.) is further amended--
              (1) in section 428B(d)(1)(A)(ii) (20 U.S.C. 1078-
          2(d)(1)(A)(ii)), by striking ``428(b)(1)(M)(i)(I)'' and 
          inserting ``clause (i)(I), (iv), or (v) of section 
          428(b)(1)(M)''; and
              (2) in section 493D(a) (20 U.S.C. 1098f(a)), by striking 
          ``section 428(b)(1)(M)(iii), 455(f)(2)(C), or 
          464(c)(2)(A)(iii)'' and inserting ``clause (iii) or (iv) of 
          section 428(b)(1)(M), subparagraph (C) or (D) of section 
          455(f)(2), or clause (iii) or (iv) of section 464(c)(2)(A)''.
target: Service Members Student Loan Relief Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow members of the Armed Forces and National Guard to defer payments of principal on their Federal Family Education Loans, William D. Ford Federal Direct Loans, and Federal Perkins Loans for the period (up to 180 days) beginning on the date they receive a call or order to duty in connection with a war, military operation, or national emergency and ending on their first day of service. (Currently, the payment of principal on those loans is also deferred during their period of service and for the 180-day period after their demobilization date.) Allows individuals whose call to duty is cancelled before their first day of service: (1) due to a service training injury, to defer payments of principal on those loans through what would have been their period of service; and (2) for a reason other than a service training injury, to defer payments of principal on those loans for 14 days after that cancellation.
feat_title: Service Members Student Loan Relief Act