[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5834 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5834

 To require each State receiving assistance under the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 to charge in-State tuition rates at public institutions of 
higher education in the State to the dependent children of individuals 
who have served on active duty for at least 15 years and whose domicile 
                            is in the State.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 18, 2012

 Mr. Boswell introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require each State receiving assistance under the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 to charge in-State tuition rates at public institutions of 
higher education in the State to the dependent children of individuals 
who have served on active duty for at least 15 years and whose domicile 
                            is in the State.

    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 ``National Education for Service 
Heritage Act''.

SEC. 2. IN-STATE TUITION RATES FOR DEPENDENT CHILDREN OF INDIVIDUALS 
              WHO HAVE SERVED ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR AT LEAST 15 YEARS.

    (a) Amendments.--Section 135 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1015d) is amended--
            (1) in the heading, by inserting after ``dependent 
        children'' the following: ``, and for dependent children of 
        individuals who have served on active duty for at least 15 
        years'';
            (2) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the heading, by striking ``Requirement'' and 
                inserting ``Requirements'';
                    (B) by striking ``In the'' and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(1) Members on active duty.--In the''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
            ``(2) Individuals who have served on active duty for at 
        least 15 years.--In the case of an individual who has served on 
        active duty for at least 15 years in the aggregate and whose 
        domicile is in a State that receives assistance under this Act, 
        such State shall not charge any dependent child of such 
        individual tuition for attendance at a public institution of 
        higher education in the State at a rate that is greater than 
        the rate charged for residents of the State''; and
            (3) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by inserting ``or a dependent child of an 
                individual who has served on active duty for at least 
                15 years in the aggregate'' before ``pays tuition''; 
                and
                    (B) by inserting ``, in the case of a member of the 
                armed forces,'' after ``notwithstanding''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect at each public institution of higher education in a State 
that receives assistance under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) for the first period of enrollment at such 
institution that begins after the 90-day period beginning on the date 
of enactment of this Act.
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