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<item congress="113" measure-type="s" measure-number="614" measure-id="id113s614" originChamber="SENATE" orig-publish-date="2013-03-19" update-date="2013-04-16">
<title>A bill to require the continuation of tuition assistance programs for members of the Armed Forces for the remainder of fiscal year 2013.</title>
<summary summary-id="id113s614v00" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2013-04-16">
<action-date>2013-03-19</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>Directs the Secretaries of the military departments to carry out tuition assistance programs for members of the Armed Forces during the remainder of FY2013, using funds appropriated for such programs under the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 reduced by a specified budget sequestration percentage.</p>]]></summary-text>
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