Fry Scholarship Enhancement Act of 2023

Fry Scholarship Enhancement Act of 2023 This bill expands eligibility for the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship, commonly referred to as the Fry Scholarship. The scholarship provides educational assistance under the Post-9/11 GI Bill to specified dependents of service members who, on or after September 11, 2001, died in the line of duty as a member of the Armed Forces or from a service-connected disability while a member of the Selected Reserve. Specifically, the bill expands eligibility for the Fry Scholarship to include a child or spouse of a person who died on or after September 11, 2001, from a service-connected disability within 120 days of being honorably discharged or released from service in the Armed Forces. This expansion of eligibility applies to quarters, semesters, or terms beginning on or after August 1, 2024.