Fry Scholarship Improvement Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1283
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]
Introduced: 2019-05-02
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Disability and paralysis

Higher education

Military personnel and dependents

National Guard and reserves

Student aid and college costs

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Latest action: action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-05-02
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Fry Scholarship Improvement Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill expands eligibility for the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship, commonly referred to as the Fry Scholarship, which entitles specified dependents of an active-duty servicemember who died in the line of duty on or after September 11, 2001, to educational assistance under the Post-9/11 GI Bill. </p> <p>Specifically, the bill expands eligibility for the Fry Scholarship to the following dependents:</p> <ul> <li>a child or surviving spouse of a servicemember who dies on or after September 11, 2001, serving in a line of duty other than active duty, and</li> <li>a child or surviving spouse of a Selected Reserve member who dies on or after September 11, 2001, from a service-connected disability within four years after the date of the last discharge from active duty.</li> </ul>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1283 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 2, 2019 Mr. Lankford (for himself and Mr. Carper ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship to children and spouses of certain deceased members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fry Scholarship Improvement Act of 2019 . 2. Expansion of eligibility for Fry Scholarship to children and spouses of certain deceased members of the Armed Forces (a) In general Section 3311(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph (12); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following new paragraphs (10) and (11): (10) An individual who is the child or spouse of a person who, on or after September 11, 2001, dies in line of duty while serving on duty other than active duty as a member of the Armed Forces. (11) An individual who is the child or spouse of a member of the Selected Reserve who dies on or after September 11, 2001— (A) from a service-connected disability; and (B) not later than four years after the date of the last discharge or release of that member from active duty or active duty for training. . (b) Applicability date The amendments made by subsection (a) apply with respect to a quarter, semester, or term, as applicable, commencing on or after August 1, 2020.