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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7323 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7323

   To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to disapprove courses of education offered by a public 
   institution of higher learning that does not charge the in-State 
 tuition rate to a veteran using certain educational assistance under 
                         title 10 of such Code.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 13, 2024

 Mr. Van Orden (for himself and Mr. McGarvey) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in 
    addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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

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                                 A BILL

 
   To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to disapprove courses of education offered by a public 
   institution of higher learning that does not charge the in-State 
 tuition rate to a veteran using certain educational assistance under 
                         title 10 of such Code.

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

SECTION 1. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS DISAPPROVAL OF COURSES 
              OFFERED BY PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING THAT DO 
              NOT CHARGE VETERANS IN-STATE TUITION RATE FOR PURPOSES OF 
              SELECTED RESERVE EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 3679 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, or chapter 1606 of 
        title 10,'' after ``chapter 30, 31, 33, or 35 of this title'';
            (2) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following 
        new subparagraph:
            ``(E) An individual who is entitled to assistance under 
        section 16131 of title 10.''; and
            (3) in paragraph (6), by inserting ``, or chapter 1606 of 
        title 10'' before the period at the end.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Subsection (e) of such section is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, or 
                chapter 1606 of title 10,'' after ``chapter 31, 33, or 
                35 of this title''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``chapter 31 
                33, or 35 of this title'' and inserting ``chapter 31, 
                33, or 35 of this title, or chapter 1606 of title 10''; 
                and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``chapter 31 33, or 35 of 
        this title'' and inserting ``chapter 31, 33, or 35 of this 
        title, or chapter 1606 of title 10''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply with 
respect to an academic period that begins on or after August 1, 2024.
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