Restoring GI Bill Fairness Act of 2011 Public Law 112–26 Restoring GI Bill Fairness Act of 2011 26 112–26 Statute Compilation United States House of Representatives Office of the Legislative Counsel text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Statute Compilations USLM converter, version 20210527.1 2021-10-15 Restoring GI Bill Fairness Act of 2011 9613 112 2011-08-03 Restoring GI Bill Fairness Act of 2011 [(Public Law 112–26)] [This law has not been amended] [Currency: This publication is a compilation of the text of Public Law 112-26. It was last amended by the public law listed in the As Amended Through note above and below at the bottom of each page of the pdf version and reflects current law through the date of the enactment of the public law listed at https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/comps/] [Note: While this publication does not represent an official version of any Federal statute, substantial efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of its contents. The official version of Federal law is found in the United States Statutes at Large and in the United States Code. The legal effect to be given to the Statutes at Large and the United States Code is established by statute (1 U.S.C. 112, 204).]
AN ACTTo temporarily preserve higher rates for tuition and fees for programs of education at non-public institutions of higher learning pursued by individuals enrolled in the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs before the enactment of the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010, 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 “Restoring GI Bill Fairness Act of 2011”.
SEC. 2. [38 U.S.C. 3313 note] PRESERVATION OF HIGHER RATES FOR TUITION AND FEES FOR PROGRAMS OF EDUCATION AT NON-PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING PURSUED BY INDIVIDUALS ENROLLED IN SUCH PROGRAMS PRIOR TO CHANGE IN MAXIMUM AMOUNT. (a) In General.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(A)(ii) of section 3313(c) of title 38, United States Code (as amended by the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-377)), the amount payable under that paragraph (or as appropriately adjusted under paragraphs (2) through (7) of that section) for tuition and fees for pursuit by an individual described in subsection (b) of an approved program of education at a non-public institution of higher learning during the period beginning on August 1, 2011, and ending on July 31, 2014, shall be the greater of— (1) $17,500; or (2) the established charges payable for the program of education determined using the table of the Department of Veterans Affairs entitled “Post-9/11 GI Bill 2010-2011 Tuition and Fee In-State Maximums”, published October 27, 2010 (75 Fed. Reg. 66193), as if that table applied to the pursuit of the program of education by that individual during that period. (b) Covered Individuals.—An individual described in this subsection is an individual entitled to educational assistance under chapter 33 of title 38, United States Code, who, since January 4, 2011, has been enrolled in the same non-public institution of higher learning in a State in which— (1) the maximum amount of tuition per credit in the 2010-2011 academic year, as determined pursuant to the table referred to in subsection (a)(2), exceeded $700; and (2) the combined amount of tuition and fees for full-time attendance in the program of education in such academic year exceeded $17,500. (c) Definitions.—In this section: (1) The term “approved program of education” has the meaning given that term in section 3313(b) of title 38, United States Code. (2) The term “established charges”, with respect to a program of education, means the actual charges (as determined pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on the basis of a full academic year) for tuition and fees which similarly circumstanced nonveterans enrolled in the program of education would be required to pay. (3) The term “institution of higher learning” has the meaning given that term in section 3452(f) of title 38, United States Code.
SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF LOAN GUARANTY FEE FOR CERTAIN SUBSEQUENT LOANS. (a) Extension.—Section 3729(b)(2)(B) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in clause (i)— (A) by striking “January 1, 2004” and inserting “October 1, 2011”; and (B) by striking “3.00” both places it appears and inserting “3.30”; (2) in clause (ii)— (A) by striking “January 1, 2004, and before October 1, 2011” and inserting “October 1, 2011, and before October 1, 2012”; and (B) by striking “3.30” both places it appears and inserting “2.80”; and (3) in clause (iii), by striking “October 1, 2011” and inserting “October 1, 2012”. (b) [38 U.S.C. 3729 note] Effective Date.—The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the later of October 1, 2011, or the date of the enactment of this Act.