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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 456 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to include the cost of applying 

to an institution of higher learning as part of the benefits provided 

under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 21, 2015 

Mr. MURPHY of Florida (for himself, Mr. MESSER, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. 

JOLLY, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. DELANEY, Mr. 

RUSH, Mr. PITTENGER, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. DIAZBALART, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. FATTAH, Ms. LEE, Mr. 

ISRAEL, Ms. FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. HONDA, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, 

Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. YOHO, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. CONNOLLY, Ms. 

MATSUI, Mr. JONES, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Ms. ROSLEHTINEN, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. HASTINGS, Ms. 

WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. RANGEL, Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of 

New Mexico, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. CA ́RDENAS, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. 

ASHFORD, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. BYRNE, Mr. 

RYAN of Ohio, Ms. KUSTER, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. WESTERMAN, 

Mr. YARMUTH, Ms. CHU of California, Mr. SIRES, Mr. VALADAO, Mr. 

BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Ms. KAPTUR, Ms. BROWNLEY of 

California, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. SERRANO, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. GIBBS, 

Mr. CONYERS, Mr. COHEN, Mr. KING of New York, and Mrs. LOWEY) 

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 

Veterans’ Affairs 

A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to include the cost 

of applying to an institution of higher learning as part 

of the benefits provided under the Post-9/11 Educational 

Assistance Program. 


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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 cited as the ‘‘Reducing Barriers for 

5 Veterans Education Act of 2015’’. 

6 SEC. 2. COSTS OF APPLYING TO INSTITUTION OF HIGHER 

7 LEARNING. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 33 of title 38, United 

9 States Code, is amended by inserting after section 3315A 

10 the following new section: 

11 ‘‘§ 3315B. Costs of applying to institution of higher 

12 learning 

13 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—An individual entitled to edu14 cational assistance under this chapter shall also be entitled 

15 to educational assistance for the application fee required 

16 to apply to an approved program of education at an insti17 tution of higher learning. 

18 ‘‘(b) AMOUNT.—The total amount of educational as19 sistance payable under this chapter to an individual for 

20 applications described in subsection (a) is the lesser of— 

21 ‘‘(1) the total application fees charged to the in22 dividual by the institutions of higher learning; or 

23 ‘‘(2) $750. 

24 ‘‘(c) CHARGE AGAINST ENTITLEMENT.—The number 

25 of months (and any fraction thereof) of entitlement 


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1 charged an individual under this chapter for an applica2 tion described in subsection (a) shall be determined at the 

3 rate of one month for each amount that equals the amount 

4 determined under section 3315A(c)(2) of this title.’’. 

5 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

6 at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 

7 after the item relating to section 3315A the following new 

8 item: 

‘‘3315B. Costs of applying to institution of higher learning.’’. 

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