109 HR 5733 IH: Children of Fallen Soldiers Pell Grant U.S. House of Representatives 2006-06-29 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 109th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5733 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 29, 2006 Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas (for herself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Wynn, Mrs. McCarthy, Ms. Solis, Mr. Schwarz of Michigan, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mrs. Christensen) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To ensure Pell Grant eligibility for any student whose parent or guardian died as a result of performing military service in Iraq or Afghanistan after September 11, 2001.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Children of Fallen Soldiers Pell Grant Act of 2006.

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Calculation of Federal Pell Grant eligibility

Section 401(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a(f)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4)(A)Notwithstanding paragraph (1) or any other provision of this section, the expected family contribution of each student described in subparagraph (B) shall be deemed to be zero for the period during which each such student is eligible to receive a Federal Pell Grant under subsection (c). (B)Subparagraph (A) shall apply to any student at an institution of higher education— (i)whose parent or guardian was a member of the Armed Forces of the United States who died as a result of performing military service in Iraq or Afghanistan after September 11, 2001; and (ii)who was 18 years or less, or was enrolled as a full-time or part-time student at an institution of higher education, as of the time of the parent or guardian’s death. .

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Effective date

The amendment made by section 2 of this Act shall apply with respect to Federal Pell Grants awarded for academic year 2006–2007, and each succeeding academic year.