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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3949 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide additional educational 

assistance under the Post-9/11 GI Bill for veterans pursuing a degree 

in science, technology, engineering, or math. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 5, 2015 

Mr. VEASEY (for himself, Ms. NORTON, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Ms. LEE, Mr. 

HONDA, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. MEEKS, 

Ms. MOORE, Mr. RUSH, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, and Mr. SWALWELL of 

California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide additional 

educational assistance under the Post-9/11 GI Bill for 

veterans pursuing a degree in science, technology, engineering, or math. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be referred to as the ‘‘Veterans’ STEM 

5 Education Program’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE UNDER 

2 POST-9/11 GI BILL FOR VETERANS PURSUING 

3 DEGREE IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGI4 NEERING, OR MATH. 

5 (a) ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 33 of title 38, 

7 United States Code, is amended by inserting after 

8 section 3316 the following new section: 

9 ‘‘§ 3316A. Veterans’ STEM Education Program 

10 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) The Secretary may pay to 

11 an individual entitled to educational assistance under this 

12 chapter such additional amount as the Secretary considers 

13 appropriate if— 

14 ‘‘(A) the individual is using such assistance to 

15 pursue a program of education described in sub16 section (b); and 

17 ‘‘(B) the amount of such assistance otherwise 

18 provided under this chapter does not cover the full 

19 cost of the established charges for such program of 

20 education, as determined after the application of any 

21 waiver of, or reduction in, tuition and fees and any 

22 scholarship, or other Federal, State, institutional, or 

23 employer-based aid or assistance (other than loans 

24 and any funds provided under section 401(b) of the 

25 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a)) 

26 that is provided directly to the institution offering 


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1 such program of education and specifically des2 ignated for the sole purpose of defraying tuition and 

3 fees. 

4 ‘‘(2) Amounts payable to an individual under this sec5 tion are in addition to any other amounts payable to such 

6 individual under this chapter. 

7 ‘‘(b) COVERED PROGRAMS OF EDUCATION.—A pro8 gram of education described in this subsection is a pro9 gram of education with a focus (as determined in accord10 ance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary for pur11 poses of this section) on science, technology, engineering, 

12 or math.’’. 

13 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec14 tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 

15 by inserting after the item relating to section 3316 

16 the following new item: 

‘‘3316A. Veterans’ STEM Education Program.’’. 

17 (b) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Section 3325(c) of 

18 title 38, United States Code, is amended— 

19 (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 

20 inserting a semicolon; 

21 (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para22 graph (4); and 

23 (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol24 lowing new paragraph: 


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1 ‘‘(3) a detailed description of the activities car2 ried out under section 3316A of this title during the 

3 academic year covered by the report and an evalua4 tion of such activities; and’’. 

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