When was this a good idea?

I can understand the desire to use public funds carefully and even cautiously, ensuring that any money distributed is used for the intended purpose (notice I’m not even mentioning Iraq in this). But at what point did this ever seem like a good idea?

The House on Wednesday was expected to pass two Katrina-related bills: One would allow the secretary of education to waive the current rule that recipients of Pell Grants for low-income students must repay those grants when they are forced to withdraw from classes due to natural disasters.

Yes, I sometimes read Faux News, what of it?