[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2301 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2301

   To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to make payments to educational institutions under the 
   Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program at the end of a quarter, 
               semester, or term, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 22, 2011

 Mr. Stutzman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to make payments to educational institutions under the 
   Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program at the end of a quarter, 
               semester, or term, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Streamlining Education Claims 
Processing Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 3301 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new paragraphs:
            ``(5) The term `quarter, semester, or term' means the 
        academic period during which a course of education is pursued, 
        as established by the educational institution offering the 
        course of education.
            ``(6) The term `full-time pursuit' means, with respect to a 
        program of education, the pursuit of such program of education 
        during any quarter, semester, or term on a basis that the 
        educational institution offering the program of education has 
        established and treats as full-time for that quarter, semester, 
        or term.''.

SEC. 3. PAYMENT OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AT THE END OF A QUARTER, 
              SEMESTER, OR TERM UNDER POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE 
              PROGRAM.

    (a) Payment.--Subsection (d)(1) of section 3313 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
sentence: ``Such payments shall be payable not later than 30 days 
following receipt of the charges incurred by the individual entitled to 
educational assistance under this chapter at the end of the quarter, 
semester, or term, as the case may be.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subjection (a) shall 
apply with respect to a quarter, semester, or term that begins on or 
after August 1, 2011.

SEC. 4. DETERMINATION OF COST PER CREDIT HOUR.

    Section 3313(h) of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(h) Payment of Established Charges to 
        Educational Institutions.--Amounts'' and inserting:
    ``(g) Payment of Established Charges.--
            ``(1) Payment to educational institutions.--Amounts''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(2) Determination of cost per credit hour.--In 
        determining the established charges for each credit hour of a 
        program of education for any term, quarter, or semester, the 
        Secretary shall divide the total cost of the tuition for 
        enrollment in the program of education on a full-time basis for 
        that term, quarter, or semester by the number of credit hours 
        the educational institution offering the program of education 
        has established and treats as full-time for that term, quarter, 
        or semester.''.
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