S.Amdt. 452

SA 452. Mr. BLUMENTHAL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill H.R. 2810, to authorize appropriations for fiscal
year 2018 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year,
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the end of subtitle D of title V, insert the following:

SEC. __. IN-STATE TUITION RATES FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE
ARMED FORCES IN ACTIVE SERVICE, SPOUSES, AND
DEPENDENT CHILDREN.

(a) In General.--Section 135 of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1015d) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 135. IN-STATE TUITION RATES FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED
FORCES IN ACTIVE SERVICE, SPOUSES, AND
DEPENDENT CHILDREN.

``(a) Requirement.--Each State that receives assistance
under this Act shall not charge a member of the armed forces
(or the spouse or dependent child of such member) 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, if the member of the armed forces--
``(1) is serving on active service, as defined in section
101 of title 10, United States Code, and has served on active
service for a period of not less than 10 years; and
``(2) has been stationed in the State--
``(A) for any of the 3 most recent tours of duty of the
member; or
``(B) for any of the 3 longest tours of duty of the member.
``(b) Continuation.--If an individual who is a member of
the armed forces, or the spouse or dependent child of such
member, pays tuition at a public institution of higher
education in a State at a rate determined by subsection (a),
the provisions of such subsection shall continue to apply to
such member, spouse, or dependent, with respect to any State
for which the member met the requirements of paragraph (a)(2)
and without regard to any subsequent change in the permanent
duty station or the retirement of the member, while such
member, spouse or dependent--
``(1) is continuously enrolled at such institution; or
``(2)(A) transfers to another public institution of higher
education during the same academic year or the immediately
following academic year, if the institution is located in a
State where the member has been stationed as described in
subsection (a)(2); and
``(B) is continuously enrolled at such institution.
``(c) Applicability.--This section shall take effect at
each public institution of higher education in a State that
receives assistance under this Act for each period of
enrollment at such institution that begins after July 1,
2018.
``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Active service for a period of more than 30 days.--
The term `active service for a period of more than 30 days'
means active service, as defined in section 101 of title 10,
United States Code, under a call or order that does not
specify a period of 30 days or less.
``(2) Armed forces.--The terms `armed forces' has the
meaning given the term in section 101 of title 10, United
States Code.''.
(b) Effective Date.--Subsection (a), and the amendment made
by subsection (a), shall take effect on July 1, 2018.
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