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113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2210
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 23, 2013
Mr. Young of Florida
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Veterans’
Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the
eligibility of children of certain deceased veterans to educational assistance
under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of
Veterans Affairs.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship
Improvements Act of 2013.
2.
Entitlement of
children of certain deceased veterans to educational assistance under the
Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans
Affairs
(a)
In
general
Section 3311(b)(9) is
amended—
(1) by striking
2001, dies in line of duty while serving on active duty as a member of
the Armed Forces. and inserting 2001—; and
(2) by adding at the
end the following new subparagraphs:
(A) dies in line of duty while serving on
active duty as a member of the Armed Forces; or
(B) is awarded the
Purple Heart for an injury and dies as a result of that injury during the
60-day period beginning on the date of the person’s discharge or release from
active duty service in the Armed
Forces.
.
(b)
Effective
date
The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with
respect to a person who dies on or after September 11, 2001.