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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7613 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7613

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a limitation on 
the amount of entitlement to educational assistance payable for flight 
  training under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the 
                    Department of Veterans Affairs.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 11, 2024

 Mr. Kean of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. McGarvey) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
                                Affairs

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                                 A BILL

 
 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a limitation on 
the amount of entitlement to educational assistance payable for flight 
  training under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the 
                    Department of Veterans Affairs.

    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 ``Veterans Flight Training 
Responsibility Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. 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) Limitation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        this chapter, the maximum total amount payable under this 
        chapter for flight training fees in the case of an individual 
        pursuing a program of a flight training offered by a public 
        institution of higher learning is $100,000, as increased under 
        paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Annual percentage increase.--With respect to any 
        fiscal year, the Secretary shall provide a percentage increase 
        (rounded to the nearest dollar) in the maximum amount of 
        payable under paragraph (1), equal to the percentage by which--
                    ``(A) the Consumer Price Index (all items, United 
                States city average) for the 12-month period ending on 
                the June 30 preceding the beginning of the fiscal year 
                for which the increase is made, exceeds
                    ``(B) the Consumer Price Index for the 12-month 
                period preceding the 12-month period described in 
                subparagraph (A).''.
    (b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to an individual who first pursues a program of 
flight training on or after August 1, 2025.
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