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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1383 

To temporarily preserve higher rates for tuition and fees for programs of 

education at non-public institutions of higher learning pursued by individuals enrolled in the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the 

Department of Veterans Affairs before the enactment of the Post-9/ 

11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 6, 2011 

Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself and Mr. STUTZMAN) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

A BILL 

To temporarily preserve higher rates for tuition and fees 

for programs of education at non-public institutions of 

higher learning pursued by individuals enrolled in the 

Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs before the enactment of 

the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010, 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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Restoring GI Bill Fair3 ness Act of 2011’’. 

4 SEC. 2. PRESERVATION OF HIGHER RATES FOR TUITION 

5 AND FEES FOR PROGRAMS OF EDUCATION AT 

6 NON-PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER 

7 LEARNING PURSUED BY INDIVIDUALS EN8 ROLLED IN SUCH PROGRAMS PRIOR TO 

9 CHANGE IN MAXIMUM AMOUNT. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding paragraph 

11 (1)(A)(ii) of section 3313(c) of title 38, United States 

12 Code (as amended by the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational 

13 Assistance Improvements Act of 2010 (Public Law 111– 

14 377)), the amount payable under that paragraph (or as 

15 appropriately adjusted under paragraphs (2) through (7) 

16 of that section) for tuition and fees for pursuit by an indi17 vidual described in subsection (b) of an approved program 

18 of education at a non-public institution of higher learning 

19 during the period beginning on August 1, 2011, and end20 ing on July 31, 2014, shall be the greater of— 

21 (1) $17,500; or 

22 (2) the established charges payable for the pro23 gram of education determined using the table of the 

24 Department of Veterans Affairs entitled ‘‘Post-9/11 

25 GI Bill 2010–2011 Tuition and Fee In-State Maxi26 mums’’, published October 27, 2010 (75 Fed. Reg. 


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1 66193), as if that table applied to the pursuit of the 

2 program of education by that individual during that 

3 period. 

4 (b) COVERED INDIVIDUALS.—An individual described 

5 in this subsection is an individual entitled to educational 

6 assistance under chapter 33 of title 38, United States 

7 Code, who, on or before April 1, 2011, was enrolled in 

8 a non-public institution of higher learning in a State in 

9 which— 

10 (1) the maximum amount of tuition per credit 

11 in the 2010–2011 academic year, as determined pur12 suant to the table referred to in subsection (a)(2), 

13 exceeded $700; and 

14 (2) the combined amount of tuition and fees for 

15 full-time attendance in the program of education in 

16 such academic year exceeded $17,500. 

17 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

18 (1) The term ‘‘approved program of education’’ 

19 has the meaning given that term in section 3313(b) 

20 of title 38, United States Code. 

21 (2) The term ‘‘established charges’’, with re22 spect to a program of education, means the actual 

23 charges (as determined pursuant to regulations pre24 scribed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on the 

25 basis of a full academic year) for tuition and fees 


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1 which similarly circumstanced nonveterans enrolled 

2 in the program of education would be required to 

3 pay. 

4 (3) The term ‘‘institution of higher learning’’ 

5 has the meaning given that term in section 3452(f) 

6 of title 38, United States Code. 

7 SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON COST OF LIVING INCREASES FOR 

8 CERTAIN EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PRO9 GRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

10 AFFAIRS. 

11 During the 24-month period beginning on August 1, 

12 2011, the maximum amount of the monthly stipend pay13 able under subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of sub14 section (c) of section 3313 of title 38, United States Code, 

15 is the amount payable under clause (i) of such subpara16 graph on August 1, 2011. Upon the expiration on the 24- 

17 month period, the amount of such monthly stipend shall 

18 be the amount otherwise authorized under section 

19 3313(c)(1)(B) of title 38, United States Code. 

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