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H. Res. 107 — what changed

SFC Sean Cooley and SPC Christopher Horton Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowship Program Act

From Introduced in House to Engrossed in House. 2 sections amended between Introduced in House and Engrossed in House.

Section 1 Short title

changed This Act resolution may be cited as the “SFC Sean Cooley and SPC Christopher Horton Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowship Program Act”.

Sec. 2 Congressional Gold Star Fellowship Program

(a)
Establishment— There is established in the House of Representatives the Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowship Program (hereafter in this resolution referred to as the “Program”) under which, under the direction of the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, an eligible individual may serve a 12-month fellowship in the office of a Member of the House of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress).
(b)
Exclusion of appointees for purposes of limit on number of employees in Member offices— Any individual serving a fellowship under the Program in the office of a Member shall not be included in the determination of the number of employees employed by the Member under section 104(a) of the House of Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections Act (2 U.S.C. 5321(a)).
(c)
Placement in Member offices in District of Columbia or congressional district of Member— An individual may serve a fellowship under the Program at the Member’s office in the District of Columbia or the Member’s office in the congressional district the Member represents.
(d)
added Eligible individual defined— In this section, the term “eligible individual” means the child (including a stepchild), spouse, or sibling of—
(d)
removed Eligibility—
(1)
removed In general— An individual is eligible to serve a fellowship under the Program if the individual is the child (including a stepchild), spouse, or sibling of a member of the Armed Forces who is a hostile casualty or died from a training-related injury.
(1)
changed Definitions— In this subsection, a person who dies in the terms hostile casualty line of duty while serving as a member of the Armed Forces (including the reserve components and training-related injury have the meanings given those terms in section 2402(b) National Guard), regardless of title 38, United States Code.the duty status of the member while serving, unless such death was the result of the willful misconduct of the member; or
(2)
added a veteran who dies from a service-connected disability (as defined in section 101 of title 38, United States Code) during the 4-year period beginning on the date of the last discharge or release of the veteran from the Armed Forces.
(e)
Regulations— The Program shall be carried out in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Committee on House Administration.