Secretary may waive the amounts that students are required to return in section 484B of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1091b ) with respect to Federal Pell Grants or other grant assistance if the withdrawals on which the returns are based on withdrawals by students who withdrew from the institution as a result of a qualifying emergency. (c) Canceling loan obligation Notwithstanding any other provision of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), the Secretary shall cancel the borrower's obligation to repay the portion of a loan made under part D of title IV of such Act for a recipient of assistance who withdraws from the institution during the payment period as a result of a qualifying emergency. (d) Approved leave of absence Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes of receiving assistance under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.), an institution of higher education may, as a result of a qualifying emergency, provide a student with an approved leave of absence that does not require the student to return at the same point in the academic program that the student began the leave of absence if the student returns within the same semester (or the equivalent). 4509. Satisfactory progress Notwithstanding section 484 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1091 ), in determining whether a student is maintaining satisfactory progress for purposes of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.), an institution of higher education may, as a result of a qualifying emergency, exclude from the quantitative component of the calculation any attempted credits that were not completed by such student without requiring an appeal by such student. 4510. Continuing education at affected foreign institutions (a) In general Notwithstanding section 481(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1088(b) ), with respect to a foreign institution, in the case of a public health emergency, major disaster or emergency,