[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 245 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 245

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the calculation 
 of the amount of the monthly housing stipend payable under the Post-9/
11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
    based on the location of the campus where classes are attended.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 4, 2017

 Mr. Cook (for himself and Mr. Takano) 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 provide for the calculation 
 of the amount of the monthly housing stipend payable under the Post-9/
11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
    based on the location of the campus where classes are attended.

    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' Education Equity Act''.

SEC. 2. CALCULATION OF MONTHLY HOUSING STIPEND UNDER POST-9/11 
              EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM BASED ON LOCATION OF 
              CAMPUS WHERE CLASSES ARE ATTENDED.

    (a) In General.--Section 3313(c)(1)(B)(i)(I) of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``the institution of higher 
learning at which the individual is enrolled'' and inserting ``the 
campus of the institution of higher learning where the individual 
physically participates in a majority of classes''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to initial enrollment in a program of education on 
or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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