113 HR 1969 IH: Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act of 2013
U.S. House of Representatives
2013-05-14
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1.This Act may be cited as the
Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship
Act of 2013
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2.Congress finds the following:
(1)The year 2012 was
a deadly year for law enforcement officers, with 126 men and women killed in
the line of duty. That year, 83 firefighters lost their lives and 21 emergency
medical services providers suffered fatalities in the line of duty.
(2)Congress
recognizes the sacrifice of the families of fallen public safety
officers.
(3)The financial loss
for a family with children could be detrimental for decades.
(4)Families who have
given the ultimate sacrifice deserve the support of the American people as
their children pursue higher education.
3.Calculation of
Federal Pell Grant eligibilitySection 401(f) of the Higher Education Act
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a(f)) is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
(4)(A)Notwithstanding
paragraph (1) or any other provision of this section, the expected family
contribution of each student described in subparagraph (B) shall be deemed to
be zero for the period during which each such student is eligible to receive a
Federal Pell Grant under subsection (c).
(B)Subparagraph (A) shall apply to any
student at an institution of higher education—
(i)whose parent or guardian—
(I)was actively serving as a police
officer, firefighter, or other public safety officer; and
(II)died as a result of performing a
public safety service; and
(ii)who was 18 years or less, or was
enrolled as a full-time or part-time student at an institution of higher
education, as of the time of the parent or guardian’s death.
(C)For purposes of this
paragraph—
(i)the term police officer,
firefighter, or other public safety officer
means an individual
who—
(I)is a law enforcement officer or
firefighter in a police department or fire department which is organized and
operated by a State or political subdivision to provide police protection,
firefighting services, or emergency medical services for any area within the
jurisdiction of such State or political subdivision;
(II)is an emergency medical services
provider who provides out-of-hospital emergency medical care, including an
emergency medical technician or paramedic; or
(III)is a member of a qualified
volunteer emergency response organization who provides firefighting services or
emergency medical services; and
(ii)the term qualified volunteer
emergency response organization
means any volunteer organization
that—
(I)is organized and operated to
provide firefighting or emergency medical services for persons in the State or
political subdivision, as the case may be; and
(II)is required (by written agreement)
by the State or political subdivision to furnish firefighting or emergency
medical services in such State or political
subdivision.
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4.The amendment made by
section 3 of this Act shall apply with respect to Federal Pell Grants awarded
for academic year 2014–2015, and each succeeding academic year.