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To increase Federal Pell Grants for the children of fallen public safety officers, and for other purposes.
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| Introduced in House | 833 | n/a | n/a |
| Engrossed in House | 1,060 | 89 | 72% |
| Referred in Senate | 1,057 | 5 Show Changes Hide Changes | 15% |
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HR 959 EHRFSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
111th CONGRESSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
2d SessionCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
H. R. 959CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
May 17, 2010CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
May 17, 2010CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
AN ACTCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
To increase Federal Pell Grants for the children of fallen public safety officers, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘Officer Daniel Faulkner Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act of 2010’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 2. CALCULATION OF ELIGIBILITY.
Section 473(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (
(1) in paragraph (2)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘(in the case of a student who meets the requirement of subparagraph (B)(i)), or academic year 2011-2012 (in the case of a student who meets the requirement of subparagraph (B)(ii)),’ after ‘academic year 2009-2010’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(B) whose parent or guardian was--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(i) a member of the Armed Forces of the United States and died as a result of performing military service in Iraq or Afghanistan after September 11, 2001; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(ii) was actively serving as a public safety officer and died in the line of duty while performing as a public safety officer; and’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) in paragraph (3)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) by striking ‘Notwithstanding’ and inserting the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(A) ARMED FORCES- Notwithstanding’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) by striking ‘paragraph (2)’ and inserting ‘subparagraphs (A), (B)(i), and (C) of paragraph (2)’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(C) by adding at the end the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(B) PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, unless the Secretary establishes an alternate method to adjust the expected family contribution, for each student who meets the requirements of subparagraphs (A), (B)(ii), and (C) of paragraph (2), a financial aid administrator shall--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(i) verify with the student that the student is eligible for the adjustment;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(ii) adjust the expected family contribution in accordance with this subsection; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(iii) notify the Secretary of the adjustment and the student’s eligibility for the adjustment.’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) by adding at the end the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(4) TREATMENT OF PELL AMOUNT- Notwithstanding section 1212 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, in the case of a student who receives an increased Federal Pell Grant amount under this section, the total amount of such Federal Pell Grant, including the increase under this subsection, shall not be considered in calculating that student’s educational assistance benefits under the Public Safety Officer’s Benefits program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(5) DEFINITIONS- For purposes of this subsection--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(A) the term ‘public safety officer’ means an individual serving a public agency in an official capacity, with or without compensation, as a law enforcement officer, as a firefighter, or as a member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(B) the term ‘law enforcement officer’ means an individual who--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(i) is authorized by law to engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of, or the incarceration of any person for, any violation of law; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(ii) has statutory powers of arrest or apprehension;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(C) the term ‘firefighter’ means an individual who is trained in the suppression of fire or hazardous-materials response and has the legal authority to engage in these duties;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(D) the term ‘member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew’ means an individual who is an officially recognized or designated public employee member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(E) the term ‘public agency’ means the United States, any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands of the United States, Guam, American Samoa, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, any territory or possession of the United States, or any unit of local government, department, agency, or instrumentality of any of the foregoing, and the Amtrak Police and Federal Reserve Police departments.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 3. CALCULATION OF PELL GRANT AMOUNT.
Section 401(b)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended by the SAFRA Act (
(1) in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ‘The Amount’ and inserting ‘Subject to subparagraph (C), the amount’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(C) In the case of a student who meet the requirements of subparagraphs (A), (B)(ii), and (C) of section 473(b)(2)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(i) clause (ii) of subparagraph (A) of this paragraph shall be applied by substituting ‘from the amounts appropriated in the last enacted appropriation Act applicable to that award year, an amount equal to the amount of the increase calculated under paragraph (8)(B) for that year’ for ‘the amount of the increase calculated under paragraph (8)(B) for that year’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(ii) such student--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(I) shall be provided an amount under clause (i) of this subparagraph only to the extent that funds are specifically provided in advance in an appropriation Act to such students for that award year; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(II) shall not be eligible for the amounts made available pursuant to clauses (i) through (iii) of paragraph (8)(A).’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 4. BUDGETARY EFFECTS.
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled ‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’ for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall take effect on July 1, 2011.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Passed the House of Representatives May 12, 2010.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
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Clerk. 111th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 959 AN ACT
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