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I 110th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7107 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 25, 2008 Mr. Smith of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To require, as a condition of participation in the programs under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, public institutions of higher education to charge dependent children of members of the Armed Forces a rate of tuition equal to the rate of tuition charged to in-State residents.

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In-State tuition rate for dependent children of members of the Armed Forces

(a)

Amendment

Section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1094(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (30)(A)In the case of a public institution of higher education, the institution will charge a dependent military child tuition at the same rate as the rate of tuition that the institution charges to residents of the State in which the institution is located. (B)For the purposes of this paragraph— (i)the term dependent military child means an individual who— (I)is an unmarried child of a member of the Armed Forces (including an unmarried dependent stepchild or adopted child); and (II)is under 26 years of age at the beginning of the first academic year for which the individual is charged tuition in accordance with this paragraph; and (ii)the term member of the Armed Forces— (I)includes a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces named in section 10101 of title 10, United States Code; and (II)does not include a former member of the Armed Forces. (C)Notwithstanding subparagraph (B)(ii)(II), any individual who— (i)is charged tuition as a dependent military child in accordance with this paragraph for an academic year; and (ii)in the subsequent year fails to meet the requirements of subparagraph (B)(i) because the individual’s parent who was a member of the Armed Forces has become a former member of the Armed Forces, shall continue to be charged tuition as a dependent military child in accordance with this paragraph for the period required to complete the program of study in which the individual is enrolled (as determined by the institution at which the individual is enrolled).. (b)

Effective date

The amendment made by subsection (a) shall be effective for academic years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.