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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 944 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to require courses of education 

provided by public institutions of higher education that are approved 

for purposes of the All-Volunteer Force Educational Assistance Program 

and Post-9/11 Educational Assistance to charge veterans tuition and 

fees at the in-State tuition rate, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 14, 2013 

Mr. SANDERS (for himself and Mr. BURR) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to require courses 

of education provided by public institutions of higher 

education that are approved for purposes of the AllVolunteer Force Educational Assistance Program and 

Post-9/11 Educational Assistance to charge veterans tuition and fees at the in-State tuition rate, and for other 

purposes. 

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 ‘‘Veterans’ Educational 

5 Transition Act of 2013’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. APPROVAL OF COURSES OF EDUCATION PROVIDED 

2 BY PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDU3 CATION FOR PURPOSES OF ALL-VOLUNTEER 

4 FORCE EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PRO5 GRAM AND POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL ASSIST6 ANCE CONDITIONAL ON IN-STATE TUITION 

7 RATE FOR VETERANS. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3679 of title 38, United 

9 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol10 lowing new subsection: 

11 ‘‘(c)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 

12 chapter and subject to paragraphs (3) through (5), the 

13 Secretary shall disapprove a course of education provided 

14 by a public institution of higher education to a covered 

15 individual pursuing a course of education with educational 

16 assistance under chapter 30 or 33 of this title while living 

17 in the State in which the public institution of higher edu18 cation is located if the institution charges tuition and fees 

19 for that course for the covered individual at a rate that 

20 is higher than the rate the institution charges for tuition 

21 and fees for that course for residents of the State in which 

22 the institution is located, regardless of the covered individ23 ual’s State of residence. 

24 ‘‘(2) For purposes of this subsection, a covered indi25 vidual is any individual as follows: 


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1 ‘‘(A) A veteran who was discharged or released 

2 from a period of not fewer than 180 days of service 

3 in the active military, naval, or air service less than 

4 two years before the date of enrollment in the course 

5 concerned. 

6 ‘‘(B) An individual who is entitled to assistance 

7 under section 3311(b)(9) or 3319 of this title by vir8 tue of such individual’s relationship to a veteran de9 scribed in subparagraph (A). 

10 ‘‘(3) It shall not be grounds to disapprove a course 

11 of education under paragraph (1) if a public institution 

12 of higher education requires a covered individual pursuing 

13 a course of education at the institution to demonstrate an 

14 intent to establish residency in the State in which the in15 stitution is located in order to be charged tuition and fees 

16 for that course at a rate that is equal to or less than the 

17 rate the institution charges for tuition and fees for that 

18 course for residents of the State. 

19 ‘‘(4) The Secretary may waive such requirements of 

20 paragraph (1) as the Secretary considers appropriate. 

21 ‘‘(5) Disapproval under paragraph (1) shall apply 

22 only with respect to educational assistance under chapters 

23 30 and 33 of this title.’’. 

24 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (c) of section 

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1 section (a) of this section) shall apply with respect to edu2 cational assistance provided for pursuit of programs of 

3 education during academic terms that begin after July 1, 

4 2015. 

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