[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 94 (Tuesday, May 18, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27013-27014]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-10415]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Increase in Maximum Tuition and Fee Amounts Payable Under the 
Post-9/11 GI Bill

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to inform the public of the 
increase in the Post-9/11 GI Bill maximum tuition and fee amounts 
payable and the increase in the amount used to determine an 
individual's entitlement charge for reimbursement of a licensing, 
certification, or national test for the 2021-2022 academic year (AY), 
effective August 1, 2021 through July 31, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jamak Clifton, Management and Program 
Analyst, Education Service (225), Veterans Benefits Administration, 
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 
20420, Telephone: (202) 461-9800 (This is not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For the 2021-2022 academic year, the Post-9/
11 GI Bill allows VA to pay the actual net cost of tuition and fees not 
to exceed the in-state amounts for students pursuing training at public 
schools; $26,042.81 for students training at private and foreign 
schools; $26,042.81 for students training at non-degree granting 
schools; $14,881.59 for students training at vocational flight schools; 
and $12,649.34 for students training at correspondence schools. In 
addition, the entitlement charge for individuals receiving 
reimbursement of the costs associated with taking a licensing, 
certification, or national test is pro-rated based on the actual amount 
of the fee charged for the test relative to the rate of $2,172.71 for 
one month. The maximum reimbursable amount for licensing and 
certification tests is $2,000. There is no maximum reimbursable amount 
for national tests.
    Sections 3313, 3315, and 3315A of title 38, United States Code, 
direct VA to increase the maximum tuition and fee payments and 
entitlement-charge amounts each academic year (beginning on August 1st) 
based on the most recent percentage increase determined under 38 U.S.C. 
3015(h). The percentage increase is determined under 38 U.S.C. 3015(h). 
The most recent percentage increase determined under 38 U.S.C. 3015(h) 
is 3.5 percent, which was effective on October 1, 2020.
    The maximum tuition and fee payments and entitlement charge amounts 
for training pursued under the Post-9/11 GI Bill beginning after July 
31, 2021, and before August 1, 2022 are listed below. VA's calculations 
for the 2020-2021 academic year are based on the 3.5 percent increase.

                         2021-2022 Academic Year
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                                          Actual net cost of tuition and
             Type of school                     fees not to exceed
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            Post-9/11 GI Bill Maximum Tuition and Fee Amounts
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PUBLIC.................................  In-State/Resident Charges.
PRIVATE/FOREIGN........................  $26,042.81.

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NON-DEGREE GRANTING....................  $26,042.81.
VOCATIONAL FLIGHT......................  $14,881.59.
CORRESPONDENCE.........................  $12,649.34.
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              Post-9/11 Entitlement Charge Amount for Tests
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LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION TESTS......  Entitlement will be pro-rated
                                          based on the actual amount of
                                          the fee charged for the test
                                          relative to the rate of
                                          $2,172.71 for one month. The
                                          maximum reimbursable amount
                                          for licensing and
                                          certification tests is $2,000.
NATIONAL TESTS.........................  Entitlement will be pro-rated
                                          based on the actual amount of
                                          the fee charged for the test
                                          relative to the rate of
                                          $2,172.71 for one month. There
                                          is no maximum reimbursable
                                          amount for national tests.
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Signing Authority

    Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, approved this 
document on March 15, 2021, and authorized the undersigned to sign and 
submit the document to the Office of the Federal Register for 
publication electronically as an official document of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs.

Luvenia Potts,
Regulation Development Coordinator, Office of Regulation Policy & 
Management, Office of General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2021-10415 Filed 5-17-21; 8:45 am]
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