[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 944 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 944

To amend title 38, United States Code, to require courses of education 
 provided by public institutions of higher education that are approved 
for purposes of the All-Volunteer Force Educational Assistance Program 
  and Post-9/11 Educational Assistance to charge veterans tuition and 
       fees at the in-State tuition rate, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 14, 2013

 Mr. Sanders (for himself and Mr. Burr) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require courses of education 
 provided by public institutions of higher education that are approved 
for purposes of the All-Volunteer Force Educational Assistance Program 
  and Post-9/11 Educational Assistance to charge veterans tuition and 
       fees at the in-State tuition rate, 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 ``Veterans' Educational Transition Act 
of 2013''.

SEC. 2. APPROVAL OF COURSES OF EDUCATION PROVIDED BY PUBLIC 
              INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION FOR PURPOSES OF ALL-
              VOLUNTEER FORCE EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND POST-
              9/11 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE CONDITIONAL ON IN-STATE 
              TUITION RATE FOR VETERANS.

    (a) In General.--Section 3679 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter and 
subject to paragraphs (3) through (5), the Secretary shall disapprove a 
course of education provided by a public institution of higher 
education to a covered individual pursuing a course of education with 
educational assistance under chapter 30 or 33 of this title while 
living in the State in which the public institution of higher education 
is located if the institution charges tuition and fees for that course 
for the covered individual at a rate that is higher than the rate the 
institution charges for tuition and fees for that course for residents 
of the State in which the institution is located, regardless of the 
covered individual's State of residence.
    ``(2) For purposes of this subsection, a covered individual is any 
individual as follows:
            ``(A) A veteran who was discharged or released from a 
        period of not fewer than 180 days of service in the active 
        military, naval, or air service less than two years before the 
        date of enrollment in the course concerned.
            ``(B) An individual who is entitled to assistance under 
        section 3311(b)(9) or 3319 of this title by virtue of such 
        individual's relationship to a veteran described in 
        subparagraph (A).
    ``(3) It shall not be grounds to disapprove a course of education 
under paragraph (1) if a public institution of higher education 
requires a covered individual pursuing a course of education at the 
institution to demonstrate an intent to establish residency in the 
State in which the institution is located in order to be charged 
tuition and fees for that course at a rate that is equal to or less 
than the rate the institution charges for tuition and fees for that 
course for residents of the State.
    ``(4) The Secretary may waive such requirements of paragraph (1) as 
the Secretary considers appropriate.
    ``(5) Disapproval under paragraph (1) shall apply only with respect 
to educational assistance under chapters 30 and 33 of this title.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--Subsection (c) of section 3679 of title 38, 
United States Code (as added by subsection (a) of this section) shall 
apply with respect to educational assistance provided for pursuit of 
programs of education during academic terms that begin after July 1, 
2015.
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