I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 949 
To increase Federal Pell Grants for the children of fallen public safety 
officers, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 7, 2017 
Mr. FITZPATRICK (for himself and Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on the 
Budget, and the Judiciary, 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. 
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’’. 
SEC. 2. CALCULATION OF ELIGIBILITY. 
Section 473(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1087mm(b)) is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(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 2015–2016 (in the case of a 
student who meets the requirement of subpara-
graph (B)(ii)),’’ after ‘‘academic year 2009– 
2010’’; and 
(B) by amending subparagraph (B) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(B) whose parent or guardian was— 
‘‘(i) a member of the Armed Forces of 
the United States and died as a result of 
performing military service in Iraq or Af-
ghanistan after September 11, 2001; or 
‘‘(ii) actively serving as a public safety 
officer and died in the line of duty while 
performing as a public safety officer; and’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Notwithstanding’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(A) ARMED FORCES.—Notwithstanding’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘paragraph (2)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subparagraphs (A), (B)(i), and (C) of 
paragraph (2)’’; and 
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(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) PUBLIC
SAFETY
OFFICERS.—Not-
withstanding 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 para-
graph (2), a financial aid administrator shall— 
‘‘(i) verify with the student that the 
student is eligible for the adjustment; 
‘‘(ii) adjust the expected family con-
tribution in accordance with this sub-
section; and 
‘‘(iii) notify the Secretary of the ad-
justment and the student’s eligibility for 
the adjustment.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) TREATMENT OF PELL AMOUNT.—Notwith-
standing section 1212 of the Omnibus Crime Control 
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796d–1), 
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 con-
sidered in calculating that student’s educational as-
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sistance benefits under the Public Safety Officers’ 
Benefits program under subpart 2 of part L of title 
I of such Act. 
‘‘(5) DEFINITION
OF
PUBLIC
SAFETY
OFFI-
CER.—For purposes of this subsection, the term 
‘public safety officer’ means— 
‘‘(A) a public safety officer, as defined in 
section 1204 of title I of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 3796b); or 
‘‘(B) a fire police officer, defined as an in-
dividual who— 
‘‘(i) is serving in accordance with 
State or local law as an officially recog-
nized or designated member of a legally or-
ganized public safety agency; 
‘‘(ii) is not a law enforcement officer, 
a firefighter, a chaplain, or a member of a 
rescue squad or ambulance crew; and 
‘‘(iii) provides scene security or di-
rects traffic— 
‘‘(I) in response to any fire drill, 
fire call, or other fire, rescue, or police 
emergency; or 
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‘‘(II) 
at 
a 
planned 
special 
event.’’. 
SEC. 3. CALCULATION OF PELL GRANT AMOUNT. 
Section 401(b)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a(b)(2)) is amended— 
(1) by striking the matter preceding clause (i) 
of subparagraph (A) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2)(A) Subject to subparagraph (C), the 
amount of the Federal Pell Grant for a student eligi-
ble under this part shall be—’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(C) In the case of a student who meets 
the requirements of subparagraphs (A), (B)(ii), 
and (C) of section 473(b)(2)— 
‘‘(i) clause (ii) of subparagraph (A) of 
this paragraph shall be applied by sub-
stituting ‘from the amounts appropriated 
in the last enacted appropriation Act appli-
cable to that award year, an amount equal 
to the amount of the increase calculated 
under paragraph (7)(B) for that year’ for 
‘the amount of the increase calculated 
under paragraph (7)(B) for that year’; and 
‘‘(ii) such student— 
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‘‘(I) shall be provided an amount 
under clause (i) of this subparagraph 
only to the extent that funds are spe-
cifically provided in advance in an ap-
propriation Act to such students for 
that award year; and 
‘‘(II) shall not be eligible for the 
amounts made available pursuant to 
clauses (i) through (iii) of paragraph 
(7)(A).’’. 
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 Senate Budget Committee, pro-
vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 
vote on passage. 
SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 
take effect on July 1, 2017. 
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