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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 5278 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the period under which 

an election must be made for entitlement to educational assistance under 

the All-Volunteer Educational Assistance Program of Department of Veterans Affairs, to phase out the use of such program, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 3, 2019 

Mr. BERGMAN (for himself and Miss RICE of New York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, 

and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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 

A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the period 

under which an election must be made for entitlement 

to educational assistance under the All-Volunteer Educational Assistance Program of Department of Veterans 

Affairs, to phase out the use of such program, and 

for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘GI Bill Planning Act 

3 of 2019’’. 

4 SEC. 2. PERIOD FOR ELECTION TO RECEIVE BENEFITS 

5 UNDER ALL-VOLUNTEER EDUCATIONAL AS6 SISTANCE PROGRAM OF DEPARTMENT OF 

7 VETERANS AFFAIRS. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3011 of title 38, United 

9 States Code, is amended— 

10 (1) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘Any such 

11 election shall be made at the time the individual ini12 tially enters on active duty as a member of the 

13 Armed Forces’’ and inserting ‘‘Any such election 

14 shall be made during the 90-day period beginning on 

15 the day that is 180 days after the date on which the 

16 individual initially enters initial training’’; and 

17 (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘that such 

18 individual is entitled to such pay’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘that begin after the date that is 270 days after the 

20 date on which the individual initially enters initial 

21 training’’. 

22 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

23 subsection (a) shall take effect 180 days after the date 

24 of enactment of this Act. 


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1 SEC. 3. PHASE OUT OF ALL-VOLUNTEER EDUCATIONAL AS2 SISTANCE PROGRAM. 

3 Subsection (a)(1)(A) of section 3011 of title 38, 

4 United States Code, as amended by section 1, is further 

5 amended by striking ‘‘after June 30, 1985’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘during the period beginning July 1, 1985, and ending 

7 September 30, 2029’’. 

8 SEC. 4. REQUIREMENTS FOR IN-STATE TUITION. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3679(c) of title 38, 

10 United States Code, is amended— 

11 (1) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘less than 

12 three years before the date of enrollment in the 

13 course concerned’’; and 

14 (2) in paragraph (4)— 

15 (A) by striking ‘‘It shall’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘(A) It shall’’; and 

17 (B) by adding at the end the following new 

18 subparagraph: 

19 ‘‘(B) To the extent feasible, the Secretary shall make 

20 publicly available on the internet website of the Depart21 ment a database explaining any requirements described in 

22 subparagraph (A) that are established by a public institu23 tion of higher learning for an individual to be charged tui24 tion and fees at a rate that is equal to or less than the 

25 rate the institution charges for tuition and fees for resi26 dents of the State in which the institution is located. The 


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1 Secretary shall disapprove a course of education provided 

2 by such an institution that does not provide the Sec3 retary— 

4 ‘‘(i) an initial explanation of such requirements; 

5 and 

6 ‘‘(ii) not later than 90 days after the date on 

7 which any such requirements change, the updated 

8 requirements.’’. 

9 (b) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by this 

10 section shall apply with respect to a quarter, semester, or 

11 term, as applicable, commencing on or after August 1, 

12 2020. 

13 SEC. 5. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 

14 The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 

15 complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 

16 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 

17 titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 

18 Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 

19 by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro20 vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 

21 vote on passage. 

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