[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2210 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2210

  To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the eligibility of 
 children of certain deceased veterans to educational assistance under 
   the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of 
                           Veterans Affairs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 23, 2013

Mr. Young of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                 to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the eligibility of 
 children of certain deceased veterans to educational assistance under 
   the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of 
                           Veterans Affairs.

    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 ``Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David 
Fry Scholarship Improvements Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. ENTITLEMENT OF CHILDREN OF CERTAIN DECEASED VETERANS TO 
              EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE UNDER THE POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL 
              ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    (a) In General.--Section 3311(b)(9) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``2001, dies in line of duty while serving 
        on active duty as a member of the Armed Forces.'' and inserting 
        ``2001--''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
                    ``(A) dies in line of duty while serving on active 
                duty as a member of the Armed Forces; or
                    ``(B) is awarded the Purple Heart for an injury and 
                dies as a result of that injury during the 60-day 
                period beginning on the date of the person's discharge 
                or release from active duty service in the Armed 
                Forces.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to a person who dies on or after September 11, 2001.
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