I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1969 
To increase Federal Pell Grants for the children of fallen police officers, 
firefighters, and other public safety officers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 14, 2013 
Mr. FITZPATRICK (for himself, Mr. GRIMM, Mr. KEATING, Mr. KING of New 
York, Mr. NUGENT, Mr. PETERS of Michigan, and Ms. SCHWARTZ) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To increase Federal Pell Grants for the children of fallen 
police officers, firefighters, and other public safety officers. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Children of Fallen He-
roes Scholarship Act of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The year 2012 was a deadly year for law 
enforcement officers, with 126 men and women 
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killed in the line of duty. That year, 83 firefighters 
lost their lives and 21 emergency medical services 
providers suffered fatalities in the line of duty. 
(2) Congress recognizes the sacrifice of the 
families of fallen public safety officers. 
(3) The financial loss for a family with children 
could be detrimental for decades. 
(4) Families who have given the ultimate sac-
rifice deserve the support of the American people as 
their children pursue higher education. 
SEC. 3. CALCULATION OF FEDERAL PELL GRANT ELIGI-
BILITY. 
Section 401(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1070a(f)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4)(A) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) or any other 
provision of this section, the expected family contribution 
of each student described in subparagraph (B) shall be 
deemed to be zero for the period during which each such 
student is eligible to receive a Federal Pell Grant under 
subsection (c). 
‘‘(B) Subparagraph (A) shall apply to any student 
at an institution of higher education— 
‘‘(i) whose parent or guardian— 
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‘‘(I) was actively serving as a police officer, 
firefighter, or other public safety officer; and 
‘‘(II) died as a result of performing a pub-
lic safety service; and 
‘‘(ii) who was 18 years or less, or was enrolled 
as a full-time or part-time student at an institution 
of higher education, as of the time of the parent or 
guardian’s death. 
‘‘(C) For purposes of this paragraph— 
‘‘(i) the term ‘police officer, firefighter, or other 
public safety officer’ means an individual who— 
‘‘(I) is a law enforcement officer or fire-
fighter in a police department or fire depart-
ment which is organized and operated by a 
State or political subdivision to provide police 
protection, firefighting services, or emergency 
medical services for any area within the juris-
diction of such State or political subdivision; 
‘‘(II) is an emergency medical services pro-
vider who provides out-of-hospital emergency 
medical care, including an emergency medical 
technician or paramedic; or 
‘‘(III) is a member of a qualified volunteer 
emergency response organization who provides 
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firefighting services or emergency medical serv-
ices; and 
‘‘(ii) the term ‘qualified volunteer emergency re-
sponse organization’ means any volunteer organiza-
tion that— 
‘‘(I) is organized and operated to provide 
firefighting or emergency medical services for 
persons in the State or political subdivision, as 
the case may be; and 
‘‘(II) is required (by written agreement) by 
the State or political subdivision to furnish fire-
fighting or emergency medical services in such 
State or political subdivision.’’. 
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendment made by section 3 of this Act shall 
apply with respect to Federal Pell Grants awarded for aca-
demic year 2014–2015, and each succeeding academic 
year. 
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