Julian Woods Yellow Ribbon Program Expansion Act

Bill: 115-hr-2103
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-4]
Introduced: 2017-04-17
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Higher education

Student aid and college costs

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Latest action: action_date: 2017-04-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-04-17
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Julian Woods Yellow Ribbon Program Expansion Act</b></p> <p>This bill includes under the Yellow Ribbon G.I. Education Enhancement Program (public-private contributions for educational assistance in addition to post-9/11 educational assistance) the child or spouse of an individual who, on or after September 11, 2001, dies in the line of duty while serving on active duty (Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry scholarship recipients). </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2103 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 17, 2017 Mr. Rutherford (for himself and Mr. Peters ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to include the Frye Scholarship in the Yellow Ribbon G.I. Education Enhancement Program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Julian Woods Yellow Ribbon Program Expansion Act . 2. Inclusion of Frye Scholarship recipients in Yellow Ribbon G.I. Education Enhancement Program Section 3317(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 3311(b) and inserting paragraphs (1), (2), and (9) of section 3311(b) of this title .