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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 3373 

To improve the Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant and the Children of 

Fallen Heroes Grant. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 9, 2021 

Mr. KAINE (for himself, Mr. TESTER, and Ms. CORTEZ MASTO) introduced 

the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee 

on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

A BILL 

To improve the Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant and 

the Children of Fallen Heroes Grant. 

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 ‘‘Protecting Our Gold 

5 Star Families Education Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. IMPROVING IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN SERVICE 

7 GRANT AND CHILDREN OF FALLEN HEROES 

8 GRANT. 

9 (a) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT RELATING TO IRAQ

10 AND AFGHANISTAN SERVICE GRANT AND CHILDREN OF


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1 FALLEN HEROES GRANT.—Part A of title IV of the High2 er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.), as 

3 amended by section 703 of the FAFSA Simplification Act 

4 (title VII of division FF of Public Law 116–260), is 

5 amended— 

6 (1) in section 401— 

7 (A) in subsection (c)— 

8 (i) in paragraph (2)— 

9 (I) by striking subparagraph (A); 

10 and 

11 (II) by redesignating subpara12 graphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs 

13 (A) and (B), respectively; 

14 (ii) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking 

15 ‘‘(2)(B)(i)’’ and inserting ‘‘(2)(A)(i)’’; 

16 (iii) by redesignating paragraph (5) as 

17 paragraph (7); and 

18 (iv) by inserting after paragraph (4) 

19 the following: 

20 ‘‘(5) PREVENTION OF DOUBLE BENEFITS.—No 

21 eligible student described in paragraph (2) may con22 currently receive a grant under both this subsection 

23 and subsection (b). 

24 ‘‘(6) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary 

25 shall award grants under this subsection in the same 


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1 manner and with the same terms and conditions, in2 cluding the length of the period of eligibility, as the 

3 Secretary awards Federal Pell Grants under sub4 section (b), except that— 

5 ‘‘(A) the award rules and determination of 

6 need applicable to the calculation of Federal 

7 Pell Grants under subsection (b)(1) shall not 

8 apply to grants made under this subsection; and 

9 ‘‘(B) the maximum period determined 

10 under subsection (d)(5) shall be determined by 

11 including all grants made under this section re12 ceived by the eligible student and all grants so 

13 received under subpart 10 before the effective 

14 date of this subsection.’’; and 

15 (2) by striking section 420R (20 U.S.C. 

16 1070h). 

17 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

18 subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in section 

19 703 of the FAFSA Simplification Act (title VII of division 

20 FF of Public Law 116–260) and subject to the effective 

21 date of section 701(b) of such Act. 

22 (c) TRANSITION.—The Secretary shall take such 

23 steps as are necessary to transition from the Iraq and Af24 ghanistan Service Grant program under subpart 10 of 

25 part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 


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1 (20 U.S.C. 1070h), as in effect on the day before the effec2 tive date of this section, and the provision of Federal Pell 

3 Grants under section 401(c) of the Higher Education Act 

4 of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a(c)), as amended by the FAFSA 

5 Simplification Act and this Act. 

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