[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1072 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1072

 To amend chapter 1606 of title 10, United States Code, to modify the 
    basis utilized for annual adjustments in amounts of educational 
            assistance for members of the Selected Reserve.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 19, 2009

Mrs. Lincoln (for herself and Mr. Crapo) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend chapter 1606 of title 10, United States Code, to modify the 
    basis utilized for annual adjustments in amounts of educational 
            assistance for members of the Selected Reserve.

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

SECTION 1. MODIFICATION OF BASIS FOR ANNUAL ADJUSTMENTS IN AMOUNTS OF 
              EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR MEMBERS OF THE SELECTED 
              RESERVE.

    (a) In General.--Section 16131(b)(2) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ``equal to'' and all that follows and 
inserting ``not less than the percentage by which--
            ``(A) the average cost of undergraduate tuition in the 
        United States, as determined by the National Center for 
        Education Statistics, for the last academic year preceding the 
        beginning of the fiscal year for which the increase is made, 
        exceeds
            ``(B) the average cost of undergraduate tuition in the 
        United States, as so determined, for the academic year 
        preceding the academic year described in subparagraph (A).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on October 1, 2009, and shall apply to adjustments in 
amounts of educational assistance for members of the Selected Reserve 
that are made for fiscal years beginning on or after that date.
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