[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 34, Volume 3] [Revised as of July 1, 2003] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 34CFR674.59] [Page 620] TITLE 34--EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PART 674--FEDERAL PERKINS LOAN PROGRAM--Table of Contents Subpart D--Loan Cancellation Sec. 674.59 Cancellation for military service. (a) Cancellation on a Defense loan. (1) An institution shall cancel up to 50 percent of a Defense loan made after April 13, 1970, for the borrower's full-time active service starting after June 30, 1970, in the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard. (2) The cancellation rate is 12\1/2\ percent of the original loan principal, plus the interest on the unpaid balance accruing during the year of qualifying service, for the first complete year of qualifying service, and for each consecutive year of qualifying service. (3) Service for less than a complete year, including any fraction of a year beyond a complete year of service, does not qualify for military cancellation. (b) Cancellation of an NDSL or Perkins loan. (1) An institution shall cancel up to 50 percent of an NDSL or Perkins loan for service as a member of the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard in an area of hostilities that qualifies for special pay under section 310 of title 37 of the United States Code. (2) The cancellation rate is 12\1/2\ percent of the original loan principal, plus the interest on the unpaid balance accruing during the year of qualifying service, for each complete year of qualifying service. (3) Service for less than a complete year, including any fraction of a year beyond a complete year of service, does not qualify for military cancellation. (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 425(b)(3) and 1087ee) [52 FR 45758, Dec. 1, 1987. Redesignated at 59 FR 61413, Nov. 30, 1994]