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<dc:title>118 HR 7323 RH: Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserves Tuition Fairness Act of 2024</dc:title>
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<distribution-code display="yes">IB</distribution-code><calendar display="yes">Union Calendar No. 571</calendar><congress display="yes">118th CONGRESS</congress><session display="yes">2d Session</session><legis-num display="yes">H. R. 7323</legis-num><associated-doc role="report" display="yes">[Report No. 118–675, Part I]</associated-doc><current-chamber>IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES</current-chamber><action display="yes"><action-date date="20240213">February 13, 2024</action-date><action-desc><sponsor name-id="V000135">Mr. Van Orden</sponsor> (for himself and <cosponsor name-id="M001220">Mr. McGarvey</cosponsor>) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HVR00">Committee on Veterans' Affairs</committee-name>, and in addition to the Committee on <committee-name committee-id="HAS00">Armed Services</committee-name>, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned</action-desc></action><action display="yes"><action-date date="20240916">September 16, 2024</action-date><action-desc>Reported from the <committee-name committee-id="HVR00">Committee on Veterans' Affairs</committee-name> with amendments</action-desc><action-instruction>Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic</action-instruction></action><action display="yes"><action-date date="20240916">September 16, 2024</action-date><action-desc>Committee on <committee-name committee-id="HAS00">Armed Services</committee-name> discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed</action-desc><action-instruction>For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 13, 2024</action-instruction></action><action><action-desc><pagebreak></pagebreak></action-desc></action><legis-type>A BILL</legis-type><official-title display="yes">To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disapprove courses of education offered by a public institution of higher learning that does not charge the in-State tuition rate to a veteran using certain educational assistance under title 10 of such Code.<pagebreak></pagebreak></official-title></form><legis-body display-enacting-clause="yes-display-enacting-clause" changed="added" style="OLC" committee-id="HVR00" reported-display-style="italic" id="HCB4A6AFD15944308B6A86547AD439D66"><section id="H3BE5706816924158AE99897FDA5CD045" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserves Tuition Fairness Act of 2024</short-title></quote>. </text></section><section id="H383638B374884F8CABEF60EE62BF86DB"><enum>2.</enum><header>Department of Veterans Affairs disapproval of courses offered by public institutions of higher learning that do not charge veterans in-state tuition rate for purposes of selected reserve educational assistance program</header><subsection id="HE6F0827FB6AD4771B3AADC764E715FE5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subsection (c) of section 3679 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H53433E99B535433095CA93F2DC9EF5F4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>, or <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/10/1606">chapter 1606</external-xref> of title 10,</quote> after <quote>chapter 30, 31, 33, or 35 of this title</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFF9EC5239109432A80516DCDBCE7D193"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:</text><quoted-block id="H9D606BC0231049B18F0FAECD471B1A19" style="OLC" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="HVR00"><subparagraph id="HE974B68FFFC34E2EA9FD46588B0A7AC4" indent="up1"><enum>(E)</enum><text>An individual who is entitled to assistance under section 16131 of title 10.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H23BA61EC934F4D988631242B32867690"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (6), by inserting <quote>, or <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/10/1606">chapter 1606</external-xref> of title 10</quote> before the period at the end.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H24A9BEF20B59472698FB1FB848F145DE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header><text>Subsection (e) of such section is amended—</text><paragraph id="HFFCC462DA96C4FF49D9DD169F830072B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><subparagraph id="HA5EC8A19088C4705B3BE9206C33189E9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>, or <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/10/1606">chapter 1606</external-xref> of title 10,</quote> after <quote>chapter 31, 33, or 35 of this title</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF4A9B5D807B14FFCBB30101A25F75607"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>chapter 31 33, or 35 of this title</quote> and inserting <quote>chapter 31, 33, or 35 of this title, or <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/10/1606">chapter 1606</external-xref> of title 10</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H03ECB4F7673A4AC3BF624B6320A4241C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>chapter 31 33, or 35 of this title</quote> and inserting <quote>chapter 31, 33, or 35 of this title, or <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/10/1606">chapter 1606</external-xref> of title 10</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H66A1F94632C5447D8F7469AF75F0A52E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply with respect to an academic period that begins on or after August 1, 2024.</text></subsection></section><section id="H47C1F6F36F01407CB23EC6AC421F90A2"><enum>3.</enum><header>Limitation on amount of entitlement to educational assistance payable for flight training under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of Department of Veterans Affairs</header><subsection id="H3B729E89F85C430EB84CC5A8EBAFB3C8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3313 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H64AFFE09E7874FE2848BBE6AB34E5973"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (g)(3)(C), by striking <quote>In the case</quote> and inserting <quote>Subject to the limitation under subsection (m), in the case</quote>; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC51E623127754F31B9A9C651C3BD9DF0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text><quoted-block style="USC" id="HF03CB3EB54024A49A704F4EB60383C9E" display-inline="no-display-inline" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="HVR00"><subsection id="HBD33D22B46E24D7AB3A4FB4D5FFFAAD6"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Limitation on use of entitlement for flight training</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H2855BC3705754A279F25FE4C21F96173"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter and subject to paragraph (2), the maximum total amount payable under this chapter for tuition and fees in the case of an individual pursuing a degree-granting or non-degree-granting program of flight training offered by a public institution of higher learning is—</text><subparagraph id="H71F2C4B5D4D94B8890E05A0CFBD44564" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the case of an individual who first pursues such a program during the academic year beginning on August 1, 2025, $108,480; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8F073A84FE7D4CE18FB50BC02DE07795" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of an individual who first pursues such a program during any subsequent academic year, the amount in effect under this subsection for the previous academic year beginning on August 1, as increased by the percentage increase equal to the most recent percentage increase determined under section 3015(h) of this title.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H534CFB0D283549F490EEC275630CB6CF" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>An individual who receives educational assistance under this subsection may not receive more than the maximum total amount in effect under paragraph (1) with respect to the individual, regardless of when the individual pursues the program of flight training or how many such programs the individual pursues.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC6DCBF7F6D714A63B89AACDA94AF8396" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An individual who receives educational assistance under this subsection in an amount equal to less than the maximum total amount in effect under paragraph (1) shall be entitled to additional educational assistance under this chapter in an amount equal to the difference between—</text><subparagraph id="H5485523F5AD0460F974B68286488800F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the amount the individual received under this subsection, and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE7255E026EC444EDBA2A6459973D45EB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the maximum total amount in effect under paragraph (1).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEEFBF74991D44B609A450EFFC000DFD2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on August 1, 2025, and shall apply with respect to an individual who first pursues a program of flight training on or after August 1, 2025.</text></subsection></section></legis-body><official-title-amendment>Amend the title so as to read: <quote>A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disapprove courses of education offered by a public institution of higher learning that does not charge the in-State tuition rate to a veteran using certain educational assistance under title 10 of such Code, and for other purposes.</quote>.</official-title-amendment><endorsement display="yes"><action-date date="20240916">September 16, 2024</action-date><action-desc>Reported from the <committee-name committee-id="HVR00">Committee on Veterans' Affairs</committee-name> with amendments</action-desc><action-date date="20240916">September 16, 2024</action-date><action-desc>Committee on <committee-name committee-id="HAS00">Armed Services</committee-name> discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed</action-desc></endorsement></bill> 

