[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3661 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3661

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a monthly housing 
    stipend under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program for 
  individuals pursuing programs of education offered through distance 
                   learning, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 29, 2009

 Mr. Rehberg introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a monthly housing 
    stipend under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program for 
  individuals pursuing programs of education offered through distance 
                   learning, 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. MONTHLY HOUSING STIPEND UNDER POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL 
              ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUALS PURSUING PROGRAMS OF 
              EDUCATION OFFERED THROUGH DISTANCE LEARNING.

    Section 3313(c)(1)(B)(i) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by striking the following: ``(other than, in the case 
        of assistance under this section only, a program of education 
        offered through distance learning)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following: ``, except that in 
        the case of an individual pursuing a program of education 
        offered through distance learning, the amount of the monthly 
        housing stipend under this clause shall be the amount equal to 
        the monthly amount of the basic allowance for housing payable 
        under section 403 of title 37 for a member with dependents in 
        pay grade E-5 residing in the military housing area that 
        encompasses all or the majority portion of the ZIP code area in 
        which the individual resides.''.
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