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Union Calendar No. 52 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1947 

[Report No. 116–76] 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to exempt transfers of funds from 

Federal agencies to the Department of Veterans Affairs for nonprofit 

corporations established under subchapter IV of chapter 73 of such 

title from certain provisions of the Economy Act. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 28, 2019 

Mr. DAVID P. ROE of Tennessee (for himself and Mr. BRINDISI) introduced 

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

MAY 20, 2019 

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 

on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 28, 2019] 


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A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to exempt transfers 

of funds from Federal agencies to the Department of 

Veterans Affairs for nonprofit corporations established 

under subchapter IV of chapter 73 of such title from 

certain provisions of the Economy Act. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN TRANSFERS. 

4 Section 7364(b)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is 

5 amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 

6 ‘‘Any amounts so transferred after September 30, 2016, 

7 shall be available without regard to fiscal year limitations, 

8 notwithstanding section 1535(d) of title 31.’’. 

9 SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN 

10 FLIGHT TRAINING AND OTHER PROGRAMS OF 

11 EDUCATION. 

12 (a) USE OF ENTITLEMENT FOR PRIVATE PILOT’S LI13 CENSES.—Section 3034(d) of title 38, United States Code, 

14 is amended— 

15 (1) in paragraph (1) by striking the semicolon 

16 and inserting the following: ‘‘and is required for the 

17 course of education being pursued (including with re18 spect to a dual major, concentration, or other element 

19 of a degree); and’’; 

20 (2) by striking paragraph (2); and 

21 (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para22 graph (2). 

23 (b) ACCELERATED PAYMENTS FOR FLIGHT TRAIN24 ING.—Section 3313 of such title is amended by adding at 

25 the end the following new subsection: 


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1 ‘‘(l) ACCELERATED PAYMENTS FOR CERTAIN FLIGHT

2 TRAINING.— 

3 ‘‘(1) PAYMENTS.—An individual enrolled in a 

4 program of education pursued at a vocational school 

5 or institution of higher learning in which flight 

6 training is required to earn the degree being pursued 

7 (including with respect to a dual major, concentra8 tion, or other element of such a degree) may elect to 

9 receive accelerated payments of amounts for tuition 

10 and fees determined under subsection (c). The amount 

11 of each accelerated payment shall be an amount equal 

12 to twice the amount for tuition and fee so determined 

13 under such subsection, but the total amount of such 

14 payments may not exceed the total amount of tuition 

15 and fees for the program of education. The amount of 

16 monthly stipends shall be determined in accordance 

17 with such subsection (c) and may not be accelerated 

18 under this paragraph. 

19 ‘‘(2) EDUCATIONAL COUNSELING.—An indi20 vidual may make an election under paragraph (1) 

21 only if the individual receives educational counseling 

22 under section 3697A(a) of this title. 

23 ‘‘(3) CHARGE AGAINST ENTITLEMENT.—The 

24 number of months of entitlement charged an indi25 vidual for accelerated payments made pursuant to 


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1 paragraph (1) shall be determined at the rate of two 

2 months for each month in which such an accelerated 

3 payment is made.’’. 

4 (c) FLIGHT TRAINING AT PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.— 

5 Subsection (c)(1)(A) of such section 3313 is amended— 

6 (1) in clause (i)— 

7 (A) by redesignating subclauses (I) and (II) 

8 as items (aa) and (bb), respectively; 

9 (B) by striking ‘‘In the case of a program 

10 of education pursued at a public institution of 

11 higher learning’’ and inserting ‘‘(I) Subject to 

12 subclause (II), in the case of a program of edu13 cation pursued at a public institution of higher 

14 learning not described in clause (ii)(II)(bb)’’; 

15 and 

16 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

17 subclause: 

18 ‘‘(II) In determining the actual net 

19 cost for in-State tuition and fees pursuant 

20 to subclause (I), the Secretary may not pay 

21 for tuition and fees relating to flight train22 ing.’’; and 

23 (2) in clause (ii)— 


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1 (A) in subclause (I), by redesignating items 

2 (aa) and (bb) as subitems (AA) and (BB), re3 spectively; 

4 (B) in subclause (II), by redesignating 

5 items (aa) and (bb) as subitems (AA) and (BB), 

6 respectively; 

7 (C) by redesignating subclauses (I) and (II) 

8 as items (aa) and (bb), respectively; 

9 (D) by striking ‘‘In the case of a program 

10 of education pursued at a non-public or foreign 

11 institution of higher learning’’ and inserting 

12 ‘‘(I) In the case of a program of education de13 scribed in subclause (II)’’; and 

14 (E) by adding at the end the following new 

15 subclause: 

16 ‘‘(II) A program of education described 

17 in this subclause is any of the following: 

18 ‘‘(aa) A program of education 

19 pursued at a non-public or foreign in20 stitution of higher learning. 

21 ‘‘(bb) A program of education 

22 pursued at a public institution of high23 er learning in which flight training is 

24 required to earn the degree being pur25 sued (including with respect to a dual 


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1 major, concentration, or other element 

2 of such a degree).’’. 

3 (d) CERTAIN PROGRAMS OF EDUCATION CARRIED OUT

4 UNDER CONTRACT.—Section 3313(c)(1)(A)(ii)(II) of title 

5 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (c)(2)(E), 

6 is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 

7 ‘‘(cc) A program of education pur8 sued at a public institution of higher 

9 learning in which the public institu10 tion of higher learning enters into a 

11 contract or agreement with an entity 

12 (other than another public institution 

13 of higher learning) to provide such pro14 gram of education or a portion of such 

15 program of education.’’. 

16 (e) APPLICATION.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by para18 graph (2), the amendments made by this section shall 

19 apply with respect to a quarter, semester, or term, as 

20 applicable, commencing on or after the date of the en21 actment of this Act. 

22 (2) SPECIAL RULE FOR CURRENT STUDENTS.— 

23 In the case of an individual who, as of the date of the 

24 enactment of this Act, is using educational assistance 

25 under chapter 33 of title 38, United States Code, to 


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1 pursue a course of education that includes a program 

2 of education described in item (bb) or (cc) of section 

3 3313(c)(1)(A)(ii)(II) of title 38, United States Code, 

4 as added by subsections (c) and (d), respectively, the 

5 amendment made by such subsection shall apply with 

6 respect to a quarter, semester, or term, as applicable, 

7 commencing on or after the date that is two years 

8 after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

9 SEC. 3. PROVISION OF INSCRIPTIONS FOR SPOUSES AND 

10 CHILDREN ON CERTAIN HEADSTONES AND 

11 MARKERS FURNISHED BY THE SECRETARY OF 

12 VETERANS AFFAIRS. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2306 of title 38, United 

14 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 

15 new subsection: 

16 ‘‘(j)(1) In addition to any other authority under this 

17 section, in the case of an individual whose grave is not in 

18 a covered cemetery (as that term is defined in subsection 

19 (f)(2)) and for whom the Secretary has furnished a head20 stone or marker under subsection (a) or (d), the Secretary, 

21 if feasible and upon request, may replace the headstone or 

22 marker to add an inscription for the surviving spouse or 

23 eligible dependent child of such individual following the 

24 death of the surviving spouse or eligible dependent child. 


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1 ‘‘(2) If the spouse or eligible dependent child of an in2 dividual referred to in paragraph (1) predeceases the indi3 vidual, the Secretary may, if feasible and upon request, in4 clude an inscription for the spouse or dependent child on 

5 the headstone or marker furnished for the individual under 

6 subsection (a) or (d).’’. 

7 (b) APPLICATION.—Subsection (j) of section 2306 of 

8 title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), 

9 shall apply with respect to an individual who dies on or 

10 after October 1, 2019. 

Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to amend title 

38, United States Code, to exempt transfers of funds 

from Federal agencies to the Department of Veterans Affairs for nonprofit corporations established under subchapter IV of chapter 73 of such title from certain provisions of the Economy Act, and for other purposes.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 52 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1947 

[Report No. 116–76] 

A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to exempt 

of the Economy Act. chapter 73 of such title from certain provisions corporations established under subchapter IV of Department of Veterans Affairs for nonprofit transfers of funds from Federal agencies to the 

MAY 20, 2019 

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee 

dered to be printed of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and orVerDate Sep 11 2014 01:18 May 21, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\H1947.RH H1947

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