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                                                 Union Calendar No. 571
118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7323

                      [Report No. 118-675, Part I]

   To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to disapprove courses of education offered by a public 
   institution of higher learning that does not charge the in-State 
 tuition rate to a veteran using certain educational assistance under 
                         title 10 of such Code.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 13, 2024

 Mr. Van Orden (for himself and Mr. McGarvey) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in 
    addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

                           September 16, 2024

    Reported from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs with amendments
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

                           September 16, 2024

 Committee on Armed Services discharged; committed to the Committee of 
  the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
    [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on 
                           February 13, 2024]


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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to disapprove courses of education offered by a public 
   institution of higher learning that does not charge the in-State 
 tuition rate to a veteran using certain educational assistance under 
                         title 10 of such Code.


 


    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 ``Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserves 
Tuition Fairness Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS DISAPPROVAL OF COURSES OFFERED 
              BY PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING THAT DO NOT 
              CHARGE VETERANS IN-STATE TUITION RATE FOR PURPOSES OF 
              SELECTED RESERVE EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 3679 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, or chapter 1606 of 
        title 10,'' after ``chapter 30, 31, 33, or 35 of this title'';
            (2) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following 
        new subparagraph:
            ``(E) An individual who is entitled to assistance under 
        section 16131 of title 10.''; and
            (3) in paragraph (6), by inserting ``, or chapter 1606 of 
        title 10'' before the period at the end.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Subsection (e) of such section is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, or 
                chapter 1606 of title 10,'' after ``chapter 31, 33, or 
                35 of this title''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``chapter 31 
                33, or 35 of this title'' and inserting ``chapter 31, 
                33, or 35 of this title, or chapter 1606 of title 10''; 
                and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``chapter 31 33, or 35 of 
        this title'' and inserting ``chapter 31, 33, or 35 of this 
        title, or chapter 1606 of title 10''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply with 
respect to an academic period that begins on or after August 1, 2024.

SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF ENTITLEMENT TO EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE 
              PAYABLE FOR FLIGHT TRAINING UNDER POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL 
              ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    (a) In General.--Section 3313 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (g)(3)(C), by striking ``In the case'' 
        and inserting ``Subject to the limitation under subsection (m), 
        in the case''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(m) Limitation on Use of Entitlement for Flight Training.--(1) 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter and subject to 
paragraph (2), the maximum total amount payable under this chapter for 
tuition and fees in the case of an individual pursuing a degree-
granting or non-degree-granting program of flight training offered by a 
public institution of higher learning is--
            ``(A) in the case of an individual who first pursues such a 
        program during the academic year beginning on August 1, 2025, 
        $108,480; and
            ``(B) in the case of an individual who first pursues such a 
        program during any subsequent academic year, the amount in 
        effect under this subsection for the previous academic year 
        beginning on August 1, as increased by the percentage increase 
        equal to the most recent percentage increase determined under 
        section 3015(h) of this title.
    ``(2) An individual who receives educational assistance under this 
subsection may not receive more than the maximum total amount in effect 
under paragraph (1) with respect to the individual, regardless of when 
the individual pursues the program of flight training or how many such 
programs the individual pursues.
    ``(3) An individual who receives educational assistance under this 
subsection in an amount equal to less than the maximum total amount in 
effect under paragraph (1) shall be entitled to additional educational 
assistance under this chapter in an amount equal to the difference 
between--
            ``(A) the amount the individual received under this 
        subsection, and
            ``(B) the maximum total amount in effect under paragraph 
        (1).''.
    (b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on August 1, 2025, and shall apply with respect to an 
individual who first pursues a program of flight training on or after 
August 1, 2025.
            Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to amend title 38, 
        United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
        to disapprove courses of education offered by a public 
        institution of higher learning that does not charge the in-
        State tuition rate to a veteran using certain educational 
        assistance under title 10 of such Code, and for other 
        purposes.''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 571

118th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 7323

                      [Report No. 118-675, Part I]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

   To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to disapprove courses of education offered by a public 
   institution of higher learning that does not charge the in-State 
 tuition rate to a veteran using certain educational assistance under 
                         title 10 of such Code.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 16, 2024

    Reported from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs with amendments

                           September 16, 2024

 Committee on Armed Services discharged; committed to the Committee of 
  the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed