I 112th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1451 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 8, 2011 Mrs. Davis of California (for herself and Mr. Hunter) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To repeal a modification of authority to make certain interval payments of educational assistance under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Post 9/11 GI Bill Payment Restoration Act.

2.

Repeal of modification of authority to make certain interval payments of educational assistance under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs

(a)

Repeal

The Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–377) is amended by striking section 206. (b)

Effective date

The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

3.

Rescission of unspent Federal funds to off set loss in revenues

(a)

In General

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of all available unobligated funds equal to the amount required to implement this Act in appropriated discretionary funds are hereby rescinded. (b)

Implementation

The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall determine and identify funding from appropriation accounts that has been deemed duplicative by the Government Accountability Office, and the rescission under subsection (a) shall apply and the amount of such rescission that shall apply to each such account. Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit a report to the Secretary of the Treasury and Congress of the accounts and amounts determined and identified for rescission under the preceding sentence.