[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1824 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1824

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

                             March 29, 2007

   Mr. Michaud (for himself, Mr. Miller of Florida, and Ms. Herseth) 
 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) Heading.--The heading of section 3014A of such title is 
        amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``and employment in certain other occupations''.
            (2) Table of sections.--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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