,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ajif  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #ac1    
#bjba,mr4 ,lankford 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,carper7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1       
,united ,states ,code1 to expand        
eligibility for the ,marine ,gunnery    
,sergeant ,john ,david ,fry ,scholarship
 to include spouses and children of     
individuals who die from a              
service-connected disability within #abj
 days of serving in the ,armed ,forces1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,fry ,scholarship ,enhancement ,act of  
#bjba4  #b4 ,expansion of eligibility   
for ,marine ,gunnery ,sergeant ,john    
,david ,fry ,scholarship  7a7 ,in       
general ,section #ccaa7;b77#h7 of title 
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
 7#a7 by striking dies in line of duty  
and inserting the following3 8dies--    

7,a7 in line of duty  2  7#b7 in        
subparagraph 7,a71 as designated by     
paragraph 7#a71 by striking the period  
at the end and inserting 2 or2 and  7#c7
 by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph3  7,b7 from a              
service-connected disability during the 
#abj-;day period beginning on the first 
day immediately following the last day  
on which the individual was discharged  
or released from active duty as a member
 of the ,armed ,forces or duty other    
than active duty as a member of the     
,armed ,forces1 but only if-- 7i7 the   
person was discharged with an honorable 
discharge2 or  7ii7 the person's service
 in the ,armed ,forces was characterized
 by the ,secretary concerned as         
honorable4  4  7b7 ,applicability ,the  
amendments made by subsection 7a7 shall 
apply with respect to-- 7#a7 deaths that
 occur before1 on1 or after the date of 
the enactment of this ,act2 and  7#b7 a 
quarter1 semester1 or term1 as          
applicable1 commencing on or after      

,august #a1 #bjbc4