[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3780 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3780

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require a State to charge 
   in-State tuition rates to active-duty members of the Armed Forces 
    domiciled or stationed on active duty in that State and to the 
                      dependents of such members.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 9, 2007

 Mr. Edwards (for himself, Mr. Boyd of Florida, Mrs. Boyda of Kansas, 
 Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Hinojosa, 
  Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, and Mr. McHugh) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require a State to charge 
   in-State tuition rates to active-duty members of the Armed Forces 
    domiciled or stationed on active duty in that State and to the 
                      dependents of such members.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Military Child College Affordability 
Act''.

SEC. 2. IN-STATE TUITION RATES FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES ON 
              ACTIVE DUTY AND DEPENDENTS.

    Part B of title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1011 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section:

``SEC. 123. IN-STATE TUITION RATES FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES ON 
              ACTIVE DUTY AND DEPENDENTS.

    ``(a) Requirement.--A member of the armed forces on active duty for 
a period of more than 30 days whose domicile or permanent duty station 
is in a State, and the dependents of such a member, may not be charged 
tuition for attendance at a public institution of higher education in 
that State at a rate that is greater than the rate charged for 
residents of that State.
    ``(b) Continuation.--If a member of the armed forces, or a 
dependent of a member, pays tuition at a public institution of higher 
education in a State at a rate determined by reason of subsection (a), 
the provisions of subsection (a) shall continue to apply to such member 
or dependent while continuously enrolled at that institution, 
notwithstanding a subsequent change in the permanent duty station of 
the member to a location outside the State.
    ``(c) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect at each 
public institution of higher education in a State at the beginning of 
the first period of enrollment at that institution that begins more 
than 90 days after the date of enactment of the Military Child College 
Affordability Act.
    ``(d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            ``(1) State.--The term `State' has the meaning given that 
        term in section 103 of this Act.
            ``(2) Military definitions.--The terms `armed forces' and 
        `active duty for a period of more than 30 days' have the 
        meanings given those terms in section 101 of title 10, United 
        States Code.''.
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