Corporal Ronil Singh and Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act

Bill: 116-hr-2697
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-10]
Introduced: 2019-05-14
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Higher education

Law enforcement officers

Marriage and family status

Student aid and college costs
Latest action: action_date: 2019-05-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-05-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Corporal Ronil Singh and Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act</b></p> <p>This bill eliminates the expected family contribution (EFC) used to determine financial need in the case of a Pell Grant-eligible student whose spouse died as a result of performing military service in Iraq or Afghanistan after September 11, 2001, or while in the line of duty as a police officer, firefighter, or other public safety officer. Such a student is eligible to receive an automatic zero EFC and qualifies for the maximum Pell Grant award if the student was younger than 24 years old or enrolled at an institution of higher education at the time of the spouse's death. Currently, the automatic zero EFC provision applies only to a Pell Grant-eligible student whose parent or guardian died in the line of duty. </p> <p>The bill also modifies the calculation of the increased Pell Grant award for these students.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2697 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 14, 2019 Mr. Harder of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor , and in addition to the Committee on the Budget , 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Corporal Ronil Singh and Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act . 2. Calculation of eligibility Section 473(b)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087mm(b)(2) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B), by inserting , or spouse after guardian ; and (2) in subparagraph (C), by insert , or spouse’s after guardian’s . 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 eligible under this part shall be— ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (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 substituting from the amounts appropriated in the last enacted appropriation Act applicable 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— (I) shall be provided an amount under clause (i) of this subparagraph only to the extent that funds are specifically provided in advance in an appropriation 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). . 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 Budget Committee of the House of Representatives, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage. 5. Effective date This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on June 1, 2019.