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110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5516 

To increase Federal Pell Grants for the children of fallen police officers, 

firefighters, and other first responders. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 28, 2008 

Mr. PATRICK J. MURPHY of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. PLATTS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 

A BILL 

To increase Federal Pell Grants for the children of fallen 

police officers, firefighters, and other first responders. 

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 ‘‘Officer Daniel Faulk5 ner Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act of 2008’’. 

6 SEC. 2. CALCULATION OF FEDERAL PELL GRANT ELIGI7 BILITY. 

8 Section 401(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

9 (20 U.S.C. 1070a(f)) is amended by adding at the end 

10 the following new paragraph: 


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1 ‘‘(4)(A) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) or any 

2 other provision of this section, the expected family 

3 contribution of each student described in subpara4 graph (B) shall be deemed to be zero for the period 

5 during which each such student is eligible to receive 

6 a Federal Pell Grant under subsection (c). 

7 ‘‘(B) Subparagraph (A) shall apply to any stu8 dent at an institution of higher education— 

9 ‘‘(i) whose parent or guardian— 

10 ‘‘(I) was actively serving as a police 

11 officer, firefighter, or other first responder; 

12 and 

13 ‘‘(II) died as a result of performing 

14 service as such a first responder; and 

15 ‘‘(ii) who was 18 years or less, or was en16 rolled as a full-time or part-time student at an 

17 institution of higher education, as of the time 

18 of the parent or guardian’s death. 

19 ‘‘(C) For purposes of this paragraph— 

20 ‘‘(i) the term ‘police officer, firefighter, or 

21 other first responder’ means an individual 

22 who— 

23 ‘‘(I) is a police officer or firefighter in 

24 a police department or fire department 

25 which is organized and operated by a State 


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1 or political subdivision to provide police 

2 protection, firefighting services, or emer3 gency medical services for any area within 

4 the jurisdiction of such State or political 

5 subdivision; 

6 ‘‘(II) is an emergency medical services 

7 provider who provides out-of-hospital emer8 gency medical care, including an emer9 gency medical technician, paramedic, or 

10 certified first responder; or 

11 ‘‘(III) is a member of a qualified vol12 unteer emergency response organization 

13 who provides firefighting services or emer14 gency medical services; and 

15 ‘‘(ii) the term ‘qualified volunteer emer16 gency response organization’ means any volun17 teer organization that— 

18 ‘‘(I) is organized and operated to pro19 vide firefighting or emergency medical 

20 services for persons in the State or polit21 ical subdivision, as the case may be; and 

22 ‘‘(II) is required (by written agree23 ment) by the State or political subdivision 

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1 ical services in such State or political sub2 division.’’. 

3 SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

4 The amendment made by section 2 of this Act shall 

5 apply with respect to Federal Pell Grants awarded for aca6 demic year 2009–2010, and each succeeding academic 

7 year. 

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