Senate Bill 1096
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Fry Scholarship Enhancement Act of 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Apr 13, 2021
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
1096
Congress
117
Policy Area
Armed Forces and National Security
Armed Forces and National Security
Primary focus of measure is military operations and spending, facilities, procurement and weapons, personnel, intelligence; strategic materials; war and emergency powers; veterans’ issues. Measures concerning alliances and collective security, arms sales and military assistance, or arms control may fall under International Affairs policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Fry Scholarship Enhancement Act of 2021
This bill expands eligibility for the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship, commonly referred to as the Fry Scholarship, which entitles specified dependents of service members who died in the line of duty on or after September 11, 2001, to educational assistance under the Post-9/11 GI Bill.
Specifically, the bill expands eligibility for the Fry Scholarship to include a child or spouse of a person who dies on or after September 11, 2001, from a service-connected disability within 120 days of being honorably discharged or released from service in the Armed Forces.
This expansion of eligibility applies to quarters, semesters, or terms beginning on or after August 1, 2023.
April 13, 2021
04/28/2021
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
04/13/2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
04/13/2021
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:49:22 PM