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§1098ee Definitions

Title 20 › Chapter 28— HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE › Subchapter IV— STUDENT ASSISTANCE › Part G–1— Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students › § 1098ee

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Defines key military terms and who counts as an affected person during a war, military operation, or national emergency. Active duty: means the Title 10 meaning, but not duty for training or attending a service school. Affected individual: someone on active duty in a war, military operation, or national emergency; someone doing qualifying National Guard duty in those situations; someone who lives or works in an area declared a disaster in connection with a national emergency; or someone who has direct economic hardship from a war, operation, or national emergency as the Secretary decides. Military operation: means a contingency operation under Title 10. National emergency: means one declared by the President. Serving on active duty in these situations: includes Reservists or retired members ordered to active duty for the war, operation, or emergency, and members who are assigned away from their normal duty station. Qualifying National Guard duty: means full-time Guard duty called by the President or Secretary of Defense for more than 30 consecutive days under section 502(f) of Title 32, tied to a war, operation, or Presidential national emergency and supported by Federal funds.

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Title 20, §1098ee

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In this part:
(1)The term “active duty” has the meaning given such term in section 101(d)(1) of title 10, except that such term does not include active duty for training or attendance at a service school.
(2)The term “affected individual” means an individual who—
(A)is serving on active duty during a war or other military operation or national emergency;
(B)is performing qualifying National Guard duty during a war or other military operation or national emergency;
(C)resides or is employed in an area that is declared a disaster area by any Federal, State, or local official in connection with a national emergency; or
(D)suffered direct economic hardship as a direct result of a war or other military operation or national emergency, as determined by the Secretary.
(3)The term “military operation” means a contingency operation as such term is defined in section 101(a)(13) of title 10.
(4)The term “national emergency” means a national emergency declared by the President of the United States.
(5)The term “serving on active duty during a war or other military operation or national emergency” shall include service by an individual who is—
(A)a Reserve of an Armed Force ordered to active duty under section 12301(a), 12301(g), 12302, 12304, or 12306 of title 10 or any retired member of an Armed Force ordered to active duty under section 688 of such title, for service in connection with a war or other military operation or national emergency, regardless of the location at which such active duty service is performed; and
(B)any other member of an Armed Force on active duty in connection with such war, operation, or emergency or subsequent actions or conditions who has been assigned to a duty station at a location other than the location at which such member is normally assigned.
(6)The term “qualifying National Guard duty during a war or other military operation or national emergency” means service as a member of the National Guard on full-time National Guard duty (as defined in section 101(d)(5) of title 10) under a call to active service authorized by the President or the Secretary of Defense for a period of more than 30 consecutive days under section 502(f) of title 32, in connection with a war, another military operation, or a national emergency declared by the President and supported by Federal funds.

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Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly set out in a note under section 1070 of this title. Section was enacted as part of the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003, and not as part of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 which comprises this subchapter.

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20 U.S.C. § 1098ee

Title 20Education

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

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