September 30, 2007
On Sunday, September 30, 2007, the President signed into law:
H.R. 3625, which makes permanent the authority of the Secretary of Education to waive or modify Federal student financial assistance program requirements to assist individuals or academic institutions affected by a war, other military operation, or national emergency.
George W. Bush, Statement by the Press Secretary Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/283753