H.R. 3385 – No Financial Aid for Sex Offenders Act

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Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee

November 17, 2003

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Introduced in House

October 29, 2003

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October 29, 2003

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Education and Workforce Committee

October 29, 2003

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Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee

November 17, 2003

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Rep. Ric KellerR-FL-8 · Oct 29, 2003

Mr. Speaker, today I am introducing the No Financial Aid for Sex Offenders Act for 2003. It is a national embarrassment that we are handing out taxpayer dollars for pedophiles and rapists to take…

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Introduced in HouseIssued October 29, 2003

        [Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3385 Introduced in House (IH)]

108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3385

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prevent sex offenders
subject to involuntary civil commitments from receiving Federal student
financial aid.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

October 29, 2003

Mr. Keller (for himself, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Putnam, Mr. Wilson
of South Carolina, and Mr. Crenshaw) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

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A BILL

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prevent sex offenders
subject to involuntary civil commitments from receiving Federal student
financial aid.

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 ``No Financial Aid for Sex Offenders
Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON AID.

(a) Pell Grants.--Section 401(b)(8) of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a(b)(8)) is amended by inserting before the period
the following: ``or who is subject to an involuntary civil commitment
upon completion of a period of incarceration for a sexual offense (as
determined under regulations of the Secretary)''.
(b) Loans.--Section 484(b)(5) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1091(b)(5)) is
amended by inserting before the period the following: ``and no student
who is subject to an involuntary civil commitment upon completion of a
period of incarceration for a sexual offense (as determined under
regulations of the Secretary) is eligible to receive a loan under this
title''.
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