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<dc:title>116 S2136 IS: To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the ability of veterans to receive in-state tuition using educational assistance administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.</dc:title>
<dc:publisher>U.S. Senate</dc:publisher>
<dc:date>2019-07-17</dc:date>
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		<congress>116th CONGRESS</congress><session>1st Session</session>
		<legis-num>S. 2136</legis-num>
		<current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber>
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			<action-date date="20190717">July 17, 2019</action-date>
			<action-desc><sponsor name-id="S396">Mrs. Blackburn</sponsor> (for herself and <cosponsor name-id="S338">Mr. Manchin</cosponsor>) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the <committee-name committee-id="SSVA00">Committee on Veterans' Affairs</committee-name></action-desc>
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		<legis-type>A BILL</legis-type>
		<official-title>To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the ability of veterans to receive in-state
			 tuition using educational assistance administered by the Secretary of
			 Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.</official-title>
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		<section id="S1" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Requirements for in-state tuition</header>
 <subsection id="id08B0954AA2AD420394236D4322B074AA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 3679(c) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id2EC35687188A41AAA1339CC5E8D32CBB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(A), by striking <quote>less than three years before the date of enrollment in the course concerned</quote>; and</text>
 </paragraph><paragraph id="id9A1F390021B24B379D97D7C66E223442"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)—</text> <subparagraph id="id519FBA8A253949DC8BBAF5F71FDB8E2A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>It shall</quote> and inserting <quote>(A) It shall</quote>; and</text>
 </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0A2AEA87B9AF4FC5A08E50D7559533E8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id83DD3BCA746240CCB03A70CBE5788EF3" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="idE6BBAF78E2CB400AB07F8CBB0F4DE58E" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idE4AD720EF7FA4B5D9D1B91B83F4F68FB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>To the extent feasible, the Secretary shall make publicly available on the internet website of the Department a database explaining any requirements described in subparagraph (A) that are established by a public institution of higher learning for an individual to be charged tuition and fees at a rate that is equal to or less than the rate the public institution charges for tuition and fees for residents of the State in which the public institution is located.</text>
 </clause><clause id="id909720AC78C8411FA4652E7D80263FB6" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The Secretary shall disapprove a course of education provided by a public institution of higher learning that does not provide the Secretary—</text>
 <subclause id="idB823F419AD6544C38C77FC5E526ECC54"><enum>(I)</enum><text>an initial explanation of the requirements described in subparagraph (A); and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id1FCF48A1F2734D5C9444639C49217DDC"><enum>(II)</enum><text>not later than 90 days after the date on which any requirements change, the updated requirements.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
 </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idE044B2B984674AB5AB2FDD38487FADAC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Application</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to a quarter, semester, or term, as applicable, commencing no earlier than August 1, 2020.</text>
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