[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4366 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4366

   To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs to make payments to individuals entitled to 
   educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance 
   program who pursue a program of education solely through distance 
               learning to be used to purchase computers.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 9, 2017

 Mrs. Torres 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 individuals entitled to 
   educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance 
   program who pursue a program of education solely through distance 
               learning to be used to purchase computers.

    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 ``GI Bill Distance Learning 
Improvement Act''.

SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL PAYMENT TO DISTANCE LEARNERS UNDER DEPARTMENT OF 
              VETERANS AFFAIRS POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
              FOR PURCHASE OF COMPUTER.

    Section 3313 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(j) Additional Amount for Purchase of Computers for Distance 
Learners.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall make a one-time 
        payment to an individual pursuing a program of education solely 
        through distance learning on more than a half-time basis in an 
        amount of $500 to be used for the purchase of a computer for 
        use in pursuing such program of education.
            ``(2) Application.--To be eligible for a payment under this 
        subsection, an individual shall submit to the Secretary an 
        application containing such information and assurances as the 
        Secretary may require.''.
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