[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4850 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4850

  To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a retroactive 
effective date of law regarding charge to entitlement to Department of 
  Veterans Affairs educational assistance for individuals who do not 
    transfer credits from certain closed or disapproved programs of 
                               education.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 25, 2023

 Mr. Buchanan 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 a retroactive 
effective date of law regarding charge to entitlement to Department of 
  Veterans Affairs educational assistance for individuals who do not 
    transfer credits from certain closed or disapproved programs of 
                               education.

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

SECTION 1. RETROACTIVE EFFECTIVE DATE OF LAW REGARDING CHARGE TO 
              ENTITLEMENT TO DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS EDUCATIONAL 
              ASSISTANCE FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO DO NOT TRANSFER CREDITS 
              FROM CERTAIN CLOSED OR DISAPPROVED PROGRAMS OF EDUCATION.

    Section 3699(c)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following new subparagraph 
(C):
    ``(C) This paragraph, including clauses (ii) and (iii) of 
subparagraph (A), shall apply with respect to the closure or 
discontinuation of a course or program of education, as described in 
subsection (b)(1), that occurs during the period beginning on August 1, 
2021, and ending on September 30, 2023.''.
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