Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 118.djvu/2005

 118 STAT. 1975 PUBLIC LAW 108–375—OCT. 28, 2004 ‘‘(2) in the case of a member of the National Guard, is on full time National Guard duty (as defined in section 101(d)(5) of title 10, United States Code) 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, United States Code, for purposes of responding to a national emergency declared by the President and sup ported by Federal funds. ‘‘(b) FORGIVENESS OF INTEREST PAYMENTS DUE WHILE BOR ROWER ISAMOBILIZED MILITARY RESERVIST.—Any requirement that a borrower of a direct loan made under this title make any interest payment on the loan that would otherwise be required to be made while the borrower is a mobilized military reservist is rescinded. ‘‘(c) DEFERRAL OF PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS DUE WHILE OR AFTER BORROWER ISAMOBILIZED MILITARY RESERVIST.—The due date of any payment of principal on a direct loan made to a borrower under this title that would otherwise be required to be made while or after the borrower is a mobilized military reservist is deferred for a period equal in length to the period for which the borrower is a mobilized military reservist. ‘‘(d) NONACCRUAL OF INTEREST.—Interest on a direct loan made to a borrower described in this section shall not accrue during the period the borrower is a mobilized military reservist. ‘‘(e) BORROWER NOT CONSIDERED TO BE DELINQUENT OR RECEIVING DEBT FORGIVENESS.—Notwithstanding section 373 or any other provision of this title, a borrower who receives assistance under this section shall not, as a result of the assistance, be consid ered to be delinquent or receiving debt forgiveness for purposes of receiving a direct or guaranteed loan under this title.’’. SEC. 665. SURVEY AND ANALYSIS OF EFFECT OF EXTENDED AND FRE QUENT MOBILIZATION OF RESERVISTS FOR ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE ON RESERVIST INCOME. (a) SURVEY OF MOBILIZED RESERVISTS TO DETERMINE DIFFEREN TIAL BETWEEN PRIVATE SECTOR INCOME AND MILITARY COMPENSA TION.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a survey involving members of the reserve components who serve, or have served, on active duty in support of a contingency operation at any time during the period beginning on September 11, 2001, and ending on September 30, 2005, to determine the extent to which such members sustained a reduction in monthly income during their period of active duty service compared to their average monthly civilian income during the 12 months preceding their mobilization. (2) To the extent practicable, at least 50 percent of the total number of members of the reserve components who have served on active duty in support of a contingency operation at any time during the period specified in paragraph (1) should be included in the survey. To participate in the survey, a member shall agree to make available to the Secretary such information as the Secretary may require to accurately calculate the average monthly civilian income of the member. (b) CALCULATION OF INCOME DIFFERENTIAL.—In the case of each member participating in the survey under subsection (a) whose total monthly military compensation during the active duty service of the member was less, or appeared to be less, than the average monthly civilian income of the member, the Secretary of Defense,

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