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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 112 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the payment of 

stipends to veterans who pursue doctoral degrees in science or technology. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 4, 2007 

Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia introduced the following bill; which was 

referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 

payment of stipends to veterans who pursue doctoral 

degrees in science or technology. 

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 ‘‘G.I. Advanced Edu5 cation in Science and Technology Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress makes the following findings: 

8 (1) The United States is starting to lose domi9 nance in science and technology. 


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1 (2) Increasingly the mothers and fathers of sci2 entific and technological invention are not American, 

3 and the number of new doctorates in the sciences, 

4 and the number of doctoral students from other 

5 countries staying in the United States, are on the 

6 decline. 

7 (3) This decline has serious implications for 

8 jobs, industry, and national security in the United 

9 States. 

10 (4) Shortages in the science and technology 

11 base of the United States will be addressed, in part, 

12 by creating a scientific and technology doctoral 

13 study program in the sciences of engineering, mathe14 matics, and technology for veterans. 

15 SEC. 3. STIPENDS FOR PURSUIT OF DOCTORAL DEGREES 

16 IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 30 of title 38, United 

18 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol19 lowing new subchapter: 


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1 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER V—STIPENDS FOR VETERANS 

2 PURSUING DOCTORAL DEGREES IN 

3 SCIENCE OR TECHNOLOGY 

4 ‘‘§ 3041. Stipend for pursuit of certain doctoral de5 grees 

6 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of ap7 propriations for such purpose, the Secretary shall pay a 

8 monthly stipend to each eligible doctoral candidate under 

9 this subchapter for each month that the candidate is pur10 suing full-time a doctoral degree in the sciences of engi11 neering, mathematics, or other technology disciplines. 

12 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE DOCTORAL CANDIDATES DEFINED.— 

13 In this subchapter, the term ‘eligible doctoral candidate’ 

14 means an individual who meets the following require15 ments: 

16 ‘‘(1) The individual meets the requirements 

17 that apply under section 3011 for entitlement to 

18 basic educational assistance under subchapter II of 

19 this title, other than requirement under subsection 

20 (c) of such section 3011 (relating to reductions in 

21 basic pay). 

22 ‘‘(2) The individual is pursuing full-time a doc23 toral degree in the sciences of engineering, mathe24 matics, or technology disciplines, after having comVerDate Aug 31 2005 23:25 Jan 09, 2007 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H112.IH H112

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1 pleted a bachelor’s degree program in any academic 

2 discipline at an institution of higher education. 

3 ‘‘(c) RELATION TO BASIC MONTGOMERY GI BILL

4 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.—Payment of educational as5 sistance under this subchapter is in addition to payment 

6 of educational assistance under subchapter II or III of this 

7 chapter. 

8 ‘‘§ 3042. Duration of payments 

9 ‘‘Payments of stipends under section 3041 of this 

10 title to an eligible doctoral candidate may be made for a 

11 period not to exceed a total of 60 months. 

12 ‘‘§ 3043. Amount of stipend 

13 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the 

14 Secretary shall pay to an eligible doctoral candidate pur15 suing a course at an institution of higher learning leading 

16 to a doctoral degree referred to in section 3041(a) of this 

17 title at the monthly rate of $1,200. 

18 ‘‘(b) ADJUSTMENT FOR INFLATION.—With respect to 

19 any fiscal year beginning after fiscal year 2007, the Sec20 retary shall provide a percentage increase (rounded to the 

21 nearest dollar) in the rate payable under subsection (a) 

22 equal to the percentage by which— 

23 ‘‘(1) the Consumer Price Index (all items, 

24 United States city average) for the 12-month period 

25 ending on the June 30 preceding the beginning of 


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1 the fiscal year for which the increase is made, ex2 ceeds 

3 ‘‘(2) such Consumer Price Index for the 12- 

4 month period preceding the 12-month period de5 scribed in paragraph (1). 

6 ‘‘§ 3044. Requirements 

7 ‘‘Payments of stipends under section 3041 of this 

8 title to an eligible doctoral candidate may be made only 

9 insofar as the eligible doctoral candidate— 

10 ‘‘(1) has been accepted into an accredited doc11 toral program at an institution of higher learning; 

12 ‘‘(2) provides annual documentation to the Sec13 retary of full-time matriculation in the doctoral pro14 gram; and 

15 ‘‘(3) maintains good academic standing. 

16 ‘‘§ 3045. Time limitation for payment of stipends 

17 ‘‘The period during which the Secretary may make 

18 payments of stipends under section 3041 of this title to 

19 an eligible doctoral candidate under this subchapter ex20 pires at the end of the 10-year period beginning on the 

21 date on which the eligible doctoral candidate is discharged 

22 or released from active duty in the Armed Forces.’’. 

23 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) Section 3011 

24 of such title is amended in subsection (f)(1) and (g) by 


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1 striking ‘‘chapter’’ each place it appears and inserting 

2 ‘‘subchapter’’. 

3 (2) Section 3018A(a) of such title is amended by 

4 striking ‘‘education assistance under this chapter’’ and in5 serting ‘‘educational assistance under this subchapter’’. 

6 (3) Section 3018B of such title is amended by strik7 ing ‘‘education assistance under this chapter’’ each place 

8 it appears and inserting ‘‘educational assistance under 

9 this subchapter’’. 

10 (4) Section 3018C of such title is amended by strik11 ing ‘‘educational assistance under this chapter’’ each place 

12 it appears and inserting ‘‘educational assistance under 

13 this subchapter’’. 

14 (5) Section 3019 of such title is amended by striking 

15 ‘‘chapter’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘sub16 chapter’’. 

17 (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

18 at the beginning of chapter 30 of title 38, United States 

19 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 

20 items: 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER V—STIPENDS FOR VETERANS PURSUING DOCTORAL DEGREES

IN SCIENCE OR TECHNOLOGY

‘‘3041. Stipend for pursuit of certain doctoral degrees. 

‘‘3042. Duration of payments. 

‘‘3043. Amount of stipend. 

‘‘3044. Requirements. 

‘‘3045. Time limitation for payment of stipends.’’. 

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