,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ehej  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #af1 #bjah,miss  
,gonzlez-,coln ( ,pu]to ,rico introduc$ 
! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !        
,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce   
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,high] ,education 
,act ( #aife to waive ! #ij-aj rule =   
propriet>y in/itutions impact$ by       
,hurricanes ,irma or ,m>ia4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,pu]to  
,rico ,high] ,education ,disa/] ,relief 
,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !      
foll[+3  7#a7 ,on ,septemb] #f1 #bjag1  
,hurricane ,irma made l&fall 9 ,pu]to   
,rico1 p>ticul>ly affect+ its ea/ coa/ &
 ! isl&s ( ,vieques & ,culebra4  7#b7   
,:ile ,pu]to ,rico 0 recov]+ f          
,hurricane ,irma1 on ,septemb] #bj1     
#bjag1 ,hurricane ,m>a made l&fall 9    
,pu]to ,rico z a category #d hurricane1 
be+ ! wor/ /orm to /rike ! ,isl& 9 ov]  
#hj ye>s4  7#c7 ,consequ5tly1 ,pu]to    
,rican in/itutions ( high] education h  
fac$ extraord9>y exp5ses to cont9ue _!  

op]ations1 su* z p[] g5]ators1 fuel1    
additional security gu>ds1              
transportation1 clean+1 recon/ruction1  
food1 potable wat]1 among o!rs4 ,9 mo/  
cases1 ! insurance companies are n cov]+
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paym5ts4  7#d7 ,/ud5ts 9 ,pu]to ,rico   
lack ! funds to cov] _! tuition paym5t  
plans because !y h be5 us+ su* funds to 
deal ) _! own extraord9>y exp5ses 9 !   
aft]ma? ( ,hurricanes ,irma & ,m>a4     
,:ile o!r /ud5ts are leav+ ! ,isl& &    
cont9u+ _! /udies 9 ! contigu\s ,unit$  
,/ates4  7#e7 ,z a result ( ,hurrianes  
,irma & ,m>ia1 ,pu]to ,rican =-pr(it    
high] education in/itutions are unable  
to comply ) ! #ij-aj ,rule "u section   
#dhg7;a77#bd7 ( ! ,high] ,education ,act
 ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhd7;a77#bd77 
because !y are unable to meet !         
requirem5t t n less ?an t5 p]c5t ( su*  
in/itution's rev5ues be d]iv$ f s\rces  
o!r ?an funds provid$ "u title ,,iv (   
su* ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj et seq474 
#c4 ,waiv] ( #ij-aj rule ,section       

#dhg7;a77#bd7 ( ! ,high] ,education ,act
 ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhd7;a77#bd77 
is am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ 7#bd7 ,9 ! case
 ( & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#bd7  7,a7 ,9 ! 
case (  2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end !    
foll[+3  7,b7 ,subp>agraph 7,a7 %all n  
apply ) respect to fiscal ye>s #bjah    
?r\gh #bjbj to an in/itution describ$ 9 
su* subp>agraph 7,a7 t is locat$ 9 an   
area decl>$ z a major disa/] "u ! ,rob]t
 ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy  
,assi/ance ,act result+ f ,hurricane    
,irma or ,m>ia4  4