Fry Scholarship Enhancement Act

Bill: 115-hr-3370
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8]
Introduced: 2017-07-24
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Higher education

Military personnel and dependents

Student aid and college costs

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Latest action: action_date: 2017-07-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-07-24
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Fry Scholarship Enhancement Act</strong></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): (1) 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); and (2) an individual who, on or after such date, serves at least 90 days but less than 6 months on active duty and who, after completion of such service, either continues on active duty for an aggregate of less than 6 months or is discharged or released before completion of such amount of active duty service. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3370 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 24, 2017 Mr. Jeffries introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the Yellow Ribbon G.I. Education Enhancement Program to cover recipients of the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry scholarship, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fry Scholarship Enhancement Act . 2. Expansion of Yellow Ribbon G.I. Education Enhancement Program (a) In general 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), (8), and (9) of section 3311(b) of this title . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on August 1, 2018.