[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1383 Reported in House (RH)]
Union Calendar No. 42
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1383
[Report No. 112-81]
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.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 6, 2011
Mr. Miller of Florida (for himself and Mr. Stutzman) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs
May 20, 2011
Additional sponsors: Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Runyan, Mr. Hanna, Mr.
Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Israel, Mr. Rehberg, Mrs. Adams, Mrs.
McCarthy of New York, and Mr. Serrano
May 20, 2011
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
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A BILL
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,
<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Restoring GI Bill Fairness
Act of 2011''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) $17,500; or</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) the combined amount of tuition and fees for
full-time attendance in the program of education in such
academic year exceeded $17,500.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Definitions.--In this section:</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) The term ``approved program of education'' has
the meaning given that term in section 3313(b) of title 38,
United States Code.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) The term ``institution of higher learning''
has the meaning given that term in section 3452(f) of title 38,
United States Code.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON COST OF LIVING INCREASES FOR CERTAIN
EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
VETERANS AFFAIRS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> During the 24-month period beginning on August 1, 2011,
the maximum amount of the monthly stipend payable under subparagraph
(B) of paragraph (1) of subsection (c) of section 3313 of title 38,
United States Code, is the amount payable under clause (i) of such
subparagraph on August 1, 2011. Upon the expiration on the 24-month
period, the amount of such monthly stipend shall be the amount
otherwise authorized under section 3313(c)(1)(B) of title 38, United
States Code.</DELETED>
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 lesser of--
(1) $27,000; or
(2) the established charges payable for the program of
education.
(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 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), 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. LIMITATION ON COST OF LIVING INCREASES FOR CERTAIN EDUCATIONAL
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS.
During the 24-month period beginning on October 1, 2011, the
maximum amount of the monthly stipend payable under subparagraph (B) of
paragraph (1) of subsection (c) of section 3313 of title 38, United
States Code, is the amount payable under clause (i) of such
subparagraph on August 1, 2011. Upon the expiration on the 24-month
period, the amount of such monthly stipend shall be the amount
otherwise authorized under section 3313(c)(1)(B) of title 38, United
States Code.
Union Calendar No. 42
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1383
[Report No. 112-81]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
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.
_______________________________________________________________________
May 20, 2011
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed