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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7323 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7323

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 25, 2024

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 AN ACT

 
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, and for other purposes.

 

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserves 
Tuition Fairness Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. 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, 2025.

SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF ENTITLEMENT TO EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE 
              PAYABLE FOR FLIGHT TRAINING UNDER POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL 
              ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    (a) In General.--Section 3313 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (g)(3)(C), by striking ``In the case'' 
        and inserting ``Subject to the limitation under subsection (m), 
        in the case''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(m) Limitation on Use of Entitlement for Flight Training.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        this chapter and subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the maximum 
        amount payable under this chapter to an individual, over the 
        lifetime of the individual, for tuition and fees for the 
        pursuit of a program of flight training offered by a public 
        institution of higher learning that leads to a degree, 
        certificate, or other non-college degree, regardless of how 
        many such programs the individual pursues, is--
                    ``(A) in the case of an individual who first 
                pursues such a program during the academic year 
                beginning on August 1, 2025, $115,749; or
                    ``(B) in the case of an individual who first 
                pursues such a program during an academic year 
                beginning on August 1 of any subsequent year, the 
                amount in effect under this subsection for the previous 
                academic year beginning on August 1, as increased by 
                the percentage increase equal to the most recent 
                percentage increase determined under section 3015(h) of 
                this title.
            ``(2) Pursuit on less than a full-time basis.--In the case 
        of an individual who is entitled to educational assistance 
        under this chapter by reason of any of paragraph (3) through 
        (7) of section 3311(b) of this title, the maximum amount 
        payable under paragraph (1) is--
                    ``(A) the amount in effect under paragraph (1), 
                multiplied by
                    ``(B) the same percentage applicable to the monthly 
                amounts payable to the individual under paragraphs (2) 
                through (6) of subsection (c).
            ``(3) Prior use of entitlement.--In the case of an 
        individual who is entitled to educational assistance under this 
        chapter and who uses any of such entitlement prior to the 
        pursuit of a program of flight training offered by a public 
        institution of higher learning that leads to a degree, 
        certificate, or other non-college degree, the maximum amount of 
        payable to the individual under this subsection is--
                    ``(A) the maximum total amount in effect under 
                paragraph (1), minus
                    ``(B) the amount of entitlement to educational 
                assistance the individual used before enrolling in such 
                program.''.
    (b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on August 1, 2025, and shall apply with respect to an 
individual who first pursues a program of flight training on or after 
August 1, 2025.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 25, 2024.

            Attest:

                                             KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

                                                                 Clerk.
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