[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3897 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3897

To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the monthly housing 
    stipend under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program for 
 individuals who pursue programs of education solely through distance 
                learning on more than a half-time basis.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 23, 2019

Mr. Bilirakis 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 increase the monthly housing 
    stipend under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program for 
 individuals who pursue programs of education solely through distance 
                learning on more than a half-time basis.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. INCREASE OF MONTHLY HOUSING STIPEND UNDER THE POST-9/11 
              EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO PURSUE 
              PROGRAMS OF EDUCATION SOLELY THROUGH DISTANCE LEARNING ON 
              MORE THAN A HALF-TIME BASIS.

    (a) In General.--Section 3313(c)(1)(B) of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking clause (iii);
            (2) by redesignating clause (iv) as clause (iii); and
            (3) in clause (i), in the matter preceding subclause (I), 
        by striking ``clauses (ii) and (iii)'' and inserting ``clause 
        (ii)''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to a quarter, semester, or term beginning on or after August 1, 
2020.
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