,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gcgb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #be1 #bjbj,mr4 
,reschenthaler 7for himself1 ,mr4       
,trone1 ,mr4 ,brown of ,maryland1 ,mr4  
,thompson of ,pennsylvania1 and ,mr4    
,ryan7 introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,education and ,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,higher ,education ,act of    
#aife to include all members of the     
,armed ,forces in the definition of     
independent student for purposes of     
determining the eligibility of such     
members for ,federal financial          
assistance1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,improving ,college ,affordability 
for our ,guard and ,reserve ,act4  #b4  
,definition of independent student      
,section #dhj7;d77#a7 of the ,higher    
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajhgvv7d77#a77 is amended-- 7#a7 by    
redesignating subparagraphs 7,e7 through
 7,i7 as subparagraphs 7,f7 through     

7,j71 respectively2 and  7#b7 by        
striking subparagraph 7,d7 and inserting
 the following3  7,d7 is a veteran of   
the ,armed ,forces 7as defined in       
subsection 7c77#a772  7,e7 is a member  
of the ,armed ,forces 7including the    
,national ,guard or ,reserve7 without   
regard to whether such individual is    
serving on active duty2  4