[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4183 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4183

    To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an annual 
     increase in stipend for books, supplies, equipment, and other 
  educational costs under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of 
        Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 24, 2026

Mr. Heinrich (for himself, Mr. Banks, and Ms. Duckworth) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                           Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an annual 
     increase in stipend for books, supplies, equipment, and other 
  educational costs under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of 
        Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Veteran Education Assistance 
Adjustment Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. ANNUAL INCREASE IN STIPEND FOR BOOKS, SUPPLIES, EQUIPMENT, AND 
              OTHER EDUCATIONAL COSTS UNDER POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL 
              ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    Section 3313 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)(1)(B)(iv)(I), by striking ``$1,000'' 
        and inserting ``$1,500'';
            (2) in subsection (e)(2)(B)(i), by striking ``$1,000'' and 
        inserting ``$1,500'';
            (3) in subsection (g)(3), by striking ``$83'' both places 
        it appears and inserting ``$128''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(m) Annual Increase in Stipend for Books, Supplies, Equipment, 
and Other Educational Costs.--With respect to fiscal year 2026 and each 
subsequent fiscal year, the Secretary shall provide a percentage 
increase (rounded to the nearest dollar) in the amounts payable under 
subsections (c)(1)(B)(iv)(I), (e)(2)(B)(i), (g)(3)(A)(iii), and 
(g)(3)(B)(ii), equal to the percentage by which--
            ``(1) the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers 
        (U.S. city average) for the 12-month period ending on the June 
        30 preceding the beginning of the fiscal year for which the 
        increase is made, exceeds
            ``(2) the Consumer Price Index for the 12-month period 
        preceding the 12-month period described in paragraph (1).''.
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