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US S1283

US S1283
Fry Scholarship Improvement Act of 2019


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Introduced
05/02/2019
In Committee
05/02/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

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. 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. Specifically, the bill expands eligibility for the Fry Scholarship to the following dependents: 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 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.

AI Summary

This bill expands eligibility for the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship, also known as the Fry Scholarship, which provides educational assistance under the Post-9/11 GI Bill to certain dependents of active-duty servicemembers who died in the line of duty on or after September 11, 2001. Specifically, the bill extends eligibility to the child or surviving spouse of a servicemember who dies on or after September 11, 2001, while serving in a line of duty other than active duty, as well as the 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 of their last discharge or release from active duty or active-duty training.

Committee Categories

Military Affairs and Security

Sponsors (2)

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (on 05/02/2019)

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