[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2274 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2274

   To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress 
annual reports on the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 22, 2011

Mr. Bilirakis introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on 
   Armed Services, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress 
annual reports on the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program, 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. ANNUAL REPORTS ON POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

    (a) Reports Required.--
            (1) In general.--Subchapter III of chapter 33 of title 38, 
        United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
        following new section:
``Sec. 3325. Reporting requirement
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary shall 
submit to the Congress at least once every year separate reports on the 
operation of the program provided for in this chapter.
    ``(b) Contents of Secretary of Defense Reports.--The Secretary of 
Defense shall include in each report submitted under this section--
            ``(1) information indicating--
                    ``(A) the extent to which the benefit levels 
                provided under this chapter are adequate to achieve the 
                purposes of inducing individuals to enter and remain in 
                the Armed Forces and of providing an adequate level of 
                financial assistance to help meet the cost of pursuing 
                a program of education;
                    ``(B) whether it is necessary for the purposes of 
                maintaining adequate levels of well-qualified active-
                duty personnel in the Armed Forces to continue to offer 
                the opportunity for educational assistance under this 
                chapter to individuals who have not yet entered active-
                duty service; and
                    ``(C) describing the efforts under section 3323(b) 
                of this title to inform members of the Armed Forces of 
                the active duty service requirements for entitlement to 
                educational assistance benefits under this chapter and 
                the results from such efforts; and
            ``(2) such recommendations for administrative and 
        legislative changes regarding the provision of educational 
        assistance to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and 
        their dependents, as the Secretary of Defense considers 
        appropriate.
    ``(c) Contents of Secretary of Veterans Affairs Reports.--The 
Secretary shall include in each report submitted under this section--
            ``(1) information concerning the level of utilization of 
        educational assistance and of expenditures under this chapter;
            ``(2) the number of credit hours, certificates, degrees, 
        and other qualifications earned by beneficiaries under this 
        chapter during the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year during 
        which the report is submitted; and
            ``(3) such recommendations for administrative and 
        legislative changes regarding the provision of educational 
        assistance to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and 
        their dependents, as the Secretary considers appropriate.
    ``(d) Termination.--No report shall be required under this section 
after January 1, 2021.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
        item relating to section 3324 the following new item:

``3325. Reporting requirement.''.
    (b) Repeal of Report on All Volunteer-Force Educational Assistance 
Program.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 30 of such title is amended by 
        striking section 3036.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of such chapter is amended by striking the item 
        relating to section 3036.
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