#aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #ahff ,,an ,,act ,to provide the ,secretary of ,education with waiver authority for the reallocation rules and authority to extend the deadline by which funds have to be reallocated in the campus-based aid programs under the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife due to ,hurricane ,harvey1 ,hurricane ,irma1 and ,hurricane ,maria1 to provide equitable services to children and teachers in private schools1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,hurricanes ,harvey1 ,irma1 and ,maria ,education ,relief ,act of #bjag4 #b4 ,allocation and use of campus-based higher education assistance 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,affected area ,the term affected area means an area for which the ,president declared a major disaster or an emergency under section #dja or #eja1 respectively1 of the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eagj and #eaia7 as a result of ,hurricane ,harvey1 ,hurricane ,irma1 ,hurricane ,maria1 ,tropical ,storm ,harvey1 ,tropical ,storm ,irma1 or ,tropical ,storm ,maria4 7#b7 ,affected student ,the term affected student means an individual who has applied for or received student financial assistance under title ,,iv of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj et seq471 and who-- 7,a7 was enrolled or accepted for enrollment on ,august #be1 #bjag1 at an institution of higher education that is located in an affected area2 7,b7 is a dependent student who was enrolled or accepted for enrollment on ,august #be1 #bjag1 at an institution of higher education that is not located in an affected area1 but whose parent or parents resided or was employed on ,august #be1 #bjag1 in an affected area2 or 7,c7 suffered direct economic hardship as a direct result of ,hurricane ,harvey1 ,hurricane ,irma1 ,hurricane ,maria1 ,tropical ,storm ,harvey1 ,tropical ,storm ,irma1 or ,tropical ,storm ,maria1 as determined by the ,secretary4 7#c7 ,institution of higher education ,the term institution of higher education has the meaning given the term in section #ajb of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajjb74 7#d7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,education4 7b7 ,waivers 7#a7 ,waiver of non-federal share requirement ,notwithstanding sections #dac;,c7a77#b7 and #ddc7;b77#e7 of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;b-#b7;a77#b7 and #ajhg-ec7;b77#e771 with respect to funds made available for award years #bjaf-bjag and #bjag-bjah-- 7,a7 in the case of an institution of higher education that is located in an affected area1 the ,secretary shall waive the requirement that a participating institution of higher education provide a non-,federal share to match ,federal funds provided to the institution for the programs authorized pursuant to subpart #c of part ,a and part ,c of title ,,iv of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;b et seq4 and #ajhg-ea et seq472 and 7,b7 in the case of an institution of higher education that is not located in an affected area but has enrolled or accepted for enrollment any affected students1 the ,secretary may waive the non-,federal share requirement described in subparagraph 7,a7 after considering the institution's student population and existing resources4 7#b7 ,waiver of reallocation rules 7,a7 ,authority to reallocate ,notwithstanding sections #dac;,d7d7 and #ddb7;d7 of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;b-#c7;d7 and #ajhg-eb7;d771 the ,secretary shall-- 7i7 reallocate any funds returned under such section #dac;,d or #ddb of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife that were allocated to institutions of higher education for award year #bjaf-bjag to an institution of higher education that is eligible under subparagraph 7,b72 and 7ii7 waive the allocation reduction for award year #bjah-bjai for an institution of higher education that is eligible under subparagraph 7,b7 returning more than #aj percent of its allocation under such section #dac;,d or #ddb of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife for award year #bjag-bjah4 7,b7 ,institutions eligible for reallocation ,an institution of higher education is eligible under this subparagraph if the institution-- 7i7 participates in the program for which excess allocations are being reallocated2 and 7ii7 7,i7 is located in an affected area2 or 7,,ii7 has enrolled or accepted for enrollment any affected students in award year #bjag-bjah4 7,c7 ,basis of reallocation ,the ,secretary shall-- 7i7 determine the manner in which excess allocations will be reallocated pursuant to this paragraph2 and 7ii7 give preference in making reallocations to the needs of institutions of higher education located in an affected area4 7,d7 ,additional waiver authority ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 in order to carry out this paragraph1 the ,secretary may waive or modify any statutory or regulatory provision relating to the reallocation of excess allocations under subpart #c of part ,a or part ,c of title ,,iv of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;b et seq4 and #ajhg-ea et seq47 in order to ensure that assistance is received by institutions of higher education that are eligible under subparagraph 7,b74 7#c7 ,availability of funds date extension ,notwithstanding any other provision of law-- 7,a7 any funds available to the ,secretary under sections #dac;,a and #dda of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;b and #ajhg-ea7 for which the period of availability would otherwise expire on ,september #cj1 #bjag1 shall be available for obligation by the ,secretary until ,september #cj1 #bjah1 for the purposes of the programs authorized pursuant to subpart #c of part ,a and part ,c of title ,,iv of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;b et seq4 and #ajhg-ea et seq472 and 7,b7 the ,secretary may recall any funds allocated to an institution of higher education for award year #bjaf-bjag under section #dac;,d or #ddb of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;b-#c and #ajhg-eb71 that1 if not returned to the ,secretary as excess allocations pursuant to either of those sections1 would otherwise lapse on ,september #cj1 #bjag1 and reallocate those funds in accordance with paragraph 7#b77;,a74 7c7 ,emergency requirement ,this section is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section #d7;g7 of the ,statutory ,pay-,as-,you-,go ,act of #bjaj 7title ,i of ,public ,law #aaa-aci2 #b ,u4,s4,c4 #icc7;g774 7d7 ,report ,not later than ,october #a1 #bjah1 the ,secretary shall submit to the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,education and the ,workforce of the ,house of ,representatives information on-- 7#a7 the total volume of assistance received by each eligible institution of higher education under subsection 7b77#b72 and 7#b7 the total volume of the non-,federal share waived for each institution of higher education under subsection 7b77#a74 7e7 ,sunset ,the provisions of subsection 7b7 shall cease to be effective on ,september #cj1 #bjah4 #c4 ,project ,,serv and equitable services for children and teachers in private schools ,section #heja7;b77#a7 of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghha7;b77#a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,d71 by striking and2 7#b7 in subparagraph 7,e71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7,f7 section #dfca1 with regard to ,project ,,serv4 4 ,passed the ,senate ,september #bf1 #bjag4,secretary