[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 191 (Monday, November 1, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7553-S7554]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4096. Mr. CARDIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed to 
the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 
for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle E of title V, add the following:

     SEC. 576. REPORT ON STATUS OF ARMY TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
                   ARMY IGNITED PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees a report on 
     the status of the Army IgnitED program of the Army's Tuition 
     Assistance Program.
       (b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) 
     shall describe--

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       (1) the estimated date when the Army IgnitED program will 
     be fully functional;
       (2) the estimated date when service members will be 
     reimbursed for out of pocket expenses caused by processing 
     delays and errors under the Army IgnitED program; and
       (3) the estimated date when institutions of higher 
     education will be fully reimbursed for all costs typically 
     provided through the Tuition Assistance Program but delayed 
     due to processing delays and errors under the Army IgnitED 
     program.
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