[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
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[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