[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5516 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5516

   To increase Federal Pell Grants for the children of fallen police 
          officers, firefighters, and other first responders.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 28, 2008

  Mr. Patrick J. Murphy of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. Platts) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                          Education and Labor

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                                 A BILL


 
   To increase Federal Pell Grants for the children of fallen police 
          officers, firefighters, and other first responders.

    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 ``Officer Daniel Faulkner Children of 
Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. 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--
                            ``(I) was actively serving as a police 
                        officer, firefighter, or other first responder; 
                        and
                            ``(II) died as a result of performing 
                        service as such a first responder; 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.
            ``(C) For purposes of this paragraph--
                    ``(i) the term `police officer, firefighter, or 
                other first responder' means an individual who--
                            ``(I) is a police officer or firefighter in 
                        a police department or fire department which is 
                        organized and operated by a State or political 
                        subdivision to provide police protection, 
                        firefighting services, or emergency medical 
                        services for any area within the jurisdiction 
                        of such State or political subdivision;
                            ``(II) is an emergency medical services 
                        provider who provides out-of-hospital emergency 
                        medical care, including an emergency medical 
                        technician, paramedic, or certified first 
                        responder; or
                            ``(III) is a member of a qualified 
                        volunteer emergency response organization who 
                        provides firefighting services or emergency 
                        medical services; and
                    ``(ii) the term `qualified volunteer emergency 
                response organization' means any volunteer organization 
                that--
                            ``(I) is organized and operated to provide 
                        firefighting or emergency medical services for 
                        persons in the State or political subdivision, 
                        as the case may be; and
                            ``(II) is required (by written agreement) 
                        by the State or political subdivision to 
                        furnish firefighting or emergency medical 
                        services in such State or political 
                        subdivision.''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendment made by section 2 of this Act shall apply with 
respect to Federal Pell Grants awarded for academic year 2009-2010, and 
each succeeding academic year.
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