Scholarship for Service: The Building Better Americans Act
This bill establishes a scholarship-for-service program for students who served at least two years in the military, an emergency medical service, or a police force, or as a teacher's assistant or firefighter, and who submit a certification of such service prior to enrolling as an undergraduate in an institution of higher education (IHE). An eligible undergraduate student may receive a grant in the amount equal to the cost of attendance at the IHE in which the student enrolls for two academic years.
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8043 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8043
To establish a scholarship program for certain individuals who have
completed at least 2 years of service in the military, emergency
medical service, police force, or as a teacher's assistant or
firefighter, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 14, 2020
Mr. Johnson of Ohio introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Education and Labor
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A BILL
To establish a scholarship program for certain individuals who have
completed at least 2 years of service in the military, emergency
medical service, police force, or as a teacher's assistant or
firefighter, and for other purposes.
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 ``Scholarship for Service: The
Building Better Americans Act''.
SEC. 2. SCHOLARSHIP FOR SERVICE IN THE MILITARY, POLICE FORCE, OR AS A
FIREFIGHTER.
Part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1070 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Subpart 11--Scholarship for Service Program
``SEC. 420S. SCHOLARSHIP FOR SERVICE IN THE MILITARY, EMERGENCY MEDICAL
SERVICE, POLICE FORCE, OR AS A TEACHER'S ASSISTANT OR
FIREFIGHTER.
``(a) Definition of Eligible Student.--In this subpart, the term
`eligible student' means a student who prior to enrolling as an
undergraduate in an institution of higher education--
``(1) served at least 2 years in the military, emergency
medical service, police force, or as a teacher's assistant or
firefighter; and
``(2) submits to the Secretary a certification of the
service described in paragraph (1).
``(b) Grants.--
``(1) In general.--At the election of the eligible student
under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall award a grant to such
eligible student in the amount equal to the cost of attendance
at the institution of higher education in which such eligible
student enrolls.
``(2) Option of eligible student.--An eligible student may
elect to receive a grant under paragraph (1) for any 2 academic
years in which such student is an undergraduate.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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