1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria Education Relief Act of 2017 . 2. Allocation and use of campus-based higher education assistance (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Affected area The term affected area means an area for which the President declared a major disaster or an emergency under section 401 or 501, respectively, of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5170 and 5191) as a result of Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Irma, Hurricane Maria, Tropical Storm Harvey, Tropical Storm Irma, or Tropical Storm Maria. (2) Affected student The term affected student means an individual who has applied for or received student financial assistance under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.), and who— (A) was enrolled or accepted for enrollment on August 25, 2017, at an institution of higher education that is located in an affected area; (B) is a dependent student who was enrolled or accepted for enrollment on August 25, 2017, at an institution of higher education that is not located in an affected area, but whose parent or parents resided or was employed on August 25, 2017, in an affected area