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          <text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fry Scholarship Enhancement Act of 2023&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This bill expands eligibility for the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship, commonly referred to as the Fry Scholarship. The scholarship provides educational assistance under the Post-9/11 GI Bill to specified dependents of service members who, on or after September 11, 2001, died in the line of duty as a member of the Armed Forces or from a service-connected disability while a member of the Selected Reserve. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Specifically, the bill expands eligibility for the Fry Scholarship to include a child or spouse of a person who died on or after September 11, 2001, from a service-connected disability within 120 days of being honorably discharged or released from service in the Armed Forces.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This expansion of eligibility applies to quarters, semesters, or terms beginning on or after August 1, 2024. &lt;/p&gt;</text>
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        <title>A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, 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 120 days of serving in the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.</title>
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