[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 717 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 717

To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the scope of programs 
 of education for which accelerated payments of educational assistance 
   under the Montgomery GI Bill may be used, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 9, 2005

  Mr. Michaud (for himself and Mr. Miller of Florida) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the scope of programs 
 of education for which accelerated payments of educational assistance 
   under the Montgomery GI Bill may be used, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. EXPANSION OF PROGRAMS OF EDUCATION ELIGIBLE FOR ACCELERATED 
              PAYMENTS OF EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE UNDER THE MONTGOMERY 
              GI BILL.

    (a) Commercial Driver's License Training Programs.--Subsection 
(b)(1) of section 3014A of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``that leads to''; and
            (2) by inserting before the semicolon at the end the 
        following: ``or (B) employment as an operator of a commercial 
        motor vehicle (as defined in section 31301(4) of title 49)''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--(1) The heading section 3014A of such 
title is amended by adding at the end the following:
 ``and employment in certain other occupations''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 30 of such 
title is amended in the item relating to section 3014A by adding at the 
end the following:

``and employment in certain other occupations.''.

SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF BENEFIT PAYMENTS UNDER THE MONTGOMERY GI BILL FROM 
              INCOME FOR ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATIONS FOR FEDERAL 
              EDUCATION LOANS.

    Section 3015 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(h) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts payable 
by the Secretary under this subchapter with respect to an eligible 
individual shall not be considered as income for purposes of 
determining eligibility of such individual for education grants or 
loans under any other provision of Federal law.''.
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