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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2697 

To increase Federal Pell Grants for the children of fallen public safety 

officers, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 14, 2019 

Mr. HARDER of California introduced the following bill; which was referred 

to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 

Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 

the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To increase Federal Pell Grants for the children of fallen 

public safety officers, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Corporal Ronil Singh 

5 and Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. CALCULATION OF ELIGIBILITY. 

7 Section 473(b)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 

8 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087mm(b)(2)) is amended— 


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1 (1) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘, or 

2 spouse’’ after ‘‘guardian’’; and 

3 (2) in subparagraph (C), by insert ‘‘, or 

4 spouse’s’’ after ‘‘guardian’s’’. 

5 SEC. 3. CALCULATION OF PELL GRANT AMOUNT. 

6 Section 401(b)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 

7 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a(b)(2)) is amended— 

8 (1) by striking the matter preceding clause (i) 

9 of subparagraph (A) and inserting the following: 

10 ‘‘(2)(A) Subject to subparagraph (C), the 

11 amount of the Federal Pell Grant for a student eligi12 ble under this part shall be—’’; and 

13 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub14 paragraph: 

15 ‘‘(C) In the case of a student who meets the re16 quirements of subparagraphs (A), (B)(ii), and (C) of 

17 section 473(b)(2)— 

18 ‘‘(i) clause (ii) of subparagraph (A) of this 

19 paragraph shall be applied by substituting 

20 ‘from the amounts appropriated in the last en21 acted appropriation Act applicable to that 

22 award year, an amount equal to the amount of 

23 the increase calculated under paragraph (7)(B) 

24 for that year’ for ‘the amount of the increase 


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1 calculated under paragraph (7)(B) for that 

2 year’; and 

3 ‘‘(ii) such student— 

4 ‘‘(I) shall be provided an amount 

5 under clause (i) of this subparagraph only 

6 to the extent that funds are specifically 

7 provided in advance in an appropriation 

8 Act to such students for that award year; 

9 and 

10 ‘‘(II) shall not be eligible for the 

11 amounts made available pursuant to 

12 clauses (i) through (iii) of paragraph 

13 (7)(A).’’. 

14 SEC. 4. BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 

15 The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 

16 complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 

17 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 

18 titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 

19 Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 

20 by the Chairman of the Budget Committee of the House 

21 of Representatives, provided that such statement has been 

22 submitted prior to the vote on passage. 


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1 SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

2 This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 

3 take effect on June 1, 2019. 

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