IIB 112th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1383 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 24, 2011 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs 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.

1.

Short title

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

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.

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. Karen L. Haas, Clerk