II 110th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2246 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 26, 2007 Mr. Coleman (for himself and Mrs. Lincoln) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend eligibility for Federal TRIO programs to members of the reserve components serving on active duty in support of contingency operations.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Veterans Upward Bound Improvement Act.

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Extension of eligibility for Federal TRIO programs to members of the reserve components serving on active duty in support of contingency operations

Section 402A(g)(3) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–11(g)(3)) is amended— (1)in subparagraph (A), by striking or at the end; (2)in subparagraph (B), by striking the period and inserting ; or; and (3)by adding at the end the following new subparagraph (C): (C)was a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces who served on active duty in support of a contingency operation (as that term is defined in section 101(a)(13) of title 10, United States Code) on or after September 11, 2001. .