Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Veterans Higher Education Opportunity Act”.
Veterans Higher Education Opportunity Act
A BILL
To clarify the cancellation of loans of members of the Armed Forces under the Federal Perkins Loan Program.
Sec. 2 Cancellation of loans of members of the armed forces made from student loan funds
Section 465(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087ee(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
“(8) For the purpose of this subsection, the term year of service where applied to service by a member of the Armed Forces described in paragraph (2)(D) means a qualified tour of duty that—
“(A) is for 6 months or longer; or
“(B) was less than 6 months because the member was discharged or released from active duty in the Armed Forces for an injury or disability incurred in or aggravated by service in the Armed Forces.”