I
112th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5834
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
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.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
National Education for Service
Heritage Act
.
In-state tuition rates for dependent children of individuals who have served on active duty for at least 15 years
Amendments
Section 135 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1015d) is amended—
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
;
in subsection (a)—
in the heading, by
striking Requirement
and inserting
Requirements
;
by striking
In the
and inserting the following:
Members on active duty
In the
; and
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
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
in subsection (b)—
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
by inserting
, in the case of a member of the armed forces,
after
notwithstanding
.
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.