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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 262 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide equity for tuition and 

fees for individuals entitled to educational assistance under the Post9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans 

Affairs who are pursuing programs of education at institutions of higher 

learning, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 7, 2013 

Mr. DURBIN 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 provide equity 

for tuition and fees for individuals entitled to educational 

assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance 

Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs who 

are pursuing programs of education at institutions of 

higher learning, 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 Education 

5 Equity Act of 2013’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PROTECTING EQUITY FOR TUITION AND FEES FOR 

2 INDIVIDUALS ENTITLED TO ASSISTANCE 

3 UNDER THE POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL ASSIST4 ANCE PROGRAM WHO ARE PURSUING PRO5 GRAMS OF EDUCATION AT INSTITUTIONS OF 

6 HIGHER LEARNING. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Clause (i) of subparagraph (A) of 

8 paragraph (1) of subsection (c) of section 3313 of title 

9 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

10 ‘‘(i) In the case of a program of edu11 cation pursued at a public institution of 

12 higher learning, the lesser of— 

13 ‘‘(I) the actual net cost for tui14 tion and fees assessed by the institu15 tion for the program of education 

16 after the application of— 

17 ‘‘(aa) any waiver of, or re18 duction in, tuition and fees; and 

19 ‘‘(bb) any scholarship, or 

20 other Federal, State, institu21 tional, or employer-based aid or 

22 assistance (other than loans and 

23 any funds provided under section 

24 401(b) of the Higher Education 

25 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a)) 

26 that is provided directly to the 


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1 institution and specifically des2 ignated for the sole purpose of 

3 defraying tuition and fees; or 

4 ‘‘(II) the greater of— 

5 ‘‘(aa) the actual net cost for 

6 in-State tuition and fees assessed 

7 by the institution for the pro8 gram of education after the ap9 plication of— 

10 ‘‘(AA) any waiver of, or 

11 reduction in, tuition and 

12 fees; and 

13 ‘‘(BB) any scholarship, 

14 or other Federal, State, in15 stitutional, or employer16 based aid or assistance 

17 (other than loans and any 

18 funds provided under section 

19 401(b) of the Higher Edu20 cation Act of 1965 (20 

21 U.S.C. 1070a)) that is pro22 vided directly to the institu23 tion and specifically des24 ignated for the sole purpose 


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1 of defraying tuition and 

2 fees; or 

3 ‘‘(bb) the amount equal to— 

4 ‘‘(AA) for the academic 

5 year beginning on August 1, 

6 2011, $17,500; or 

7 ‘‘(BB) for any subse8 quent academic year, the 

9 amount in effect for the pre10 vious academic year under 

11 this subclause, as increased 

12 by the percentage increase 

13 equal to the most recent 

14 percentage increase deter15 mined under section 3015(h) 

16 of this title.’’. 

17 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

18 subsection (a) shall apply with respect to the payment of 

19 educational assistance for an academic year beginning on 

20 or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

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