[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1383 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1383


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 24, 2011

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 AN ACT


 
To temporarily preserve higher rates for tuition and fees for programs 
 of education at non-public institutions of higher learning pursued by 
individuals enrolled in the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of 
 the Department of Veterans Affairs before the enactment of the Post-9/
 11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Restoring GI Bill Fairness Act of 
2011''.

SEC. 2. PRESERVATION OF HIGHER RATES FOR TUITION AND FEES FOR PROGRAMS 
              OF EDUCATION AT NON-PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER 
              LEARNING PURSUED BY INDIVIDUALS ENROLLED IN SUCH PROGRAMS 
              PRIOR TO CHANGE IN MAXIMUM AMOUNT.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(A)(ii) of section 
3313(c) of title 38, United States Code (as amended by the Post-9/11 
Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010 (Public Law 
111-377)), the amount payable under that paragraph (or as appropriately 
adjusted under paragraphs (2) through (7) of that section) for tuition 
and fees for pursuit by an individual described in subsection (b) of an 
approved program of education at a non-public institution of higher 
learning during the period beginning on August 1, 2011, and ending on 
July 31, 2014, shall be the greater of--
            (1) $17,500; or
            (2) the established charges payable for the program of 
        education determined using the table of the Department of 
        Veterans Affairs entitled ``Post-9/11 GI Bill 2010-2011 Tuition 
        and Fee In-State Maximums'', published October 27, 2010 (75 
        Fed. Reg. 66193), as if that table applied to the pursuit of 
        the program of education by that individual during that period.
    (b) Covered Individuals.--An individual described in this 
subsection is an individual entitled to educational assistance under 
chapter 33 of title 38, United States Code, who, on or before April 1, 
2011, was enrolled in a non-public institution of higher learning in a 
State in which--
            (1) the maximum amount of tuition per credit in the 2010-
        2011 academic year, as determined pursuant to the table 
        referred to in subsection (a)(2), exceeded $700; and
            (2) the combined amount of tuition and fees for full-time 
        attendance in the program of education in such academic year 
        exceeded $17,500.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``approved program of education'' has the 
        meaning given that term in section 3313(b) of title 38, United 
        States Code.
            (2) The term ``established charges'', with respect to a 
        program of education, means the actual charges (as determined 
        pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Veterans 
        Affairs on the basis of a full academic year) for tuition and 
        fees which similarly circumstanced nonveterans enrolled in the 
        program of education would be required to pay.
            (3) The term ``institution of higher learning'' has the 
        meaning given that term in section 3452(f) of title 38, United 
        States Code.

SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF LOAN GUARANTY FEE FOR CERTAIN SUBSEQUENT LOANS.

    (a) Extension.--Section 3729(b)(2)(B)(ii) of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``January 1, 2004, and before October 1, 
        2011'' and inserting ``October 1, 2011, and before October 1, 
        2012''; and
            (2) by striking ``3.30'' both places it appears and 
        inserting ``2.80''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 3729(b)(2)(B)(iii) of such title 
is amended by striking ``October 1, 2011'' and inserting ``October 1, 
2012''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) 
shall take effect on October 1, 2011.

            Passed the House of Representatives May 23, 2011.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.