[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1206 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1206

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to exclude veterans education 
benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill for purposes of determining need 
analysis for grants to students in attendance at institutions of higher 
                               learning.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 9, 2005

 Mr. Simpson 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 exclude veterans education 
benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill for purposes of determining need 
analysis for grants to students in attendance at institutions of higher 
                               learning.

    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 ``Veterans Education Affordability Act 
of 2005''.

SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF MONTGOMERY GI BILL EDUCATION BENEFITS IN 
              DETERMINING NEED ANALYSIS FOR GRANTS TO STUDENTS IN 
              ATTENDANCE AT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING.

    (a) In General.--Section 480(j) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1087vv(j)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``(but excluding 
        benefits described in paragraph (2)(E) of such subsection)'' 
        after ``, including veterans' education benefits as defined in 
        subsection (c)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(4) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), veterans' education benefits 
described in subsection (c)(2)(E) shall not be treated as financial 
assistance for purposes of section 471(3).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to periods of enrollment beginning on or after the 
date of enactment of this Act.
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