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105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 759

To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase certain rates of

educational assistance, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FEBRUARY 13, 1997

Mr. FILNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on Veterans’ Affairs

A BILL

To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase certain

rates of educational assistance, 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. INCREASE IN EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE

4 RATES.

5 (a) BASIC EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.—

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3015 of title 38,

7 United States Code, is amended—

8 (A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking out

9 ‘‘$400’’ and inserting in lieu thereof

10 ‘‘$470.66’’; and
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1 (B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking out

2 ‘‘$325’’ and inserting in lieu thereof

3 ‘‘$382.42’’.

4 (2) CPI ADJUSTMENT.—Section 3015(g) of

5 such title is amended by striking out ‘‘October 1,

6 1994’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘October 1,

7 1998’’.

8 (b) SURVIVORS AND DEPENDENTS EDUCATIONAL

9 ASSISTANCE.—Section 3532 of title 38, United States

10 Code, is amended—

11 (1) in subsection (a)(1)—

12 (A) by striking out ‘‘$404’’ and inserting

13 in lieu thereof ‘‘$444’’;

14 (B) by striking out ‘‘$304’’ and inserting

15 in lieu thereof ‘‘$334’’; and

16 (C) by striking out ‘‘$202’’ and inserting

17 in lieu thereof ‘‘$222’’;

18 (2) in subsection (a)(2), by striking out ‘‘$404’’

19 and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘$444’’;

20 (3) in subsection (b), by striking out ‘‘$404’’

21 and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘$444’’; and

22 (4) in subsection (c)(2)—

23 (A) by striking out ‘‘$327’’ and inserting

24 in lieu thereof ‘‘$360’’;
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1 (B) by striking out ‘‘$245’’ and inserting

2 in lieu thereof ‘‘$270’’; and

3 (C) by striking out ‘‘$163’’ and inserting

4 in lieu thereof ‘‘$179’’.

5 (c) CORRESPONDENCE COURSE.—Section 3534(b) of

6 title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking out

7 ‘‘$404’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘$444’’.

8 (d) SPECIAL RESTORATIVE TRAINING.—Section

9 3542(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—

10 (1) by striking out ‘‘$404’’ and inserting in lieu

11 thereof ‘‘$444’’;

12 (2) by striking out ‘‘$127’’ each place such

13 term appears and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘$140’’;

14 and

15 (3) by striking out ‘‘$13.46’’ and inserting in

16 lieu thereof ‘‘$14.80’’.

17 (e) APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING.—Section

18 3687(b)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—

19 (A) by striking out ‘‘$294’’ and inserting in lieu

20 thereof ‘‘$323’’;

21 (B) by striking out ‘‘$220’’ and inserting in lieu

22 thereof ‘‘$242’’;

23 (C) by striking out ‘‘$146’’ and inserting in lieu

24 thereof ‘‘$161’’; and
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1 (D) by striking out ‘‘$73’’ and inserting in lieu

2 thereof ‘‘$80’’.

3 (f) SELECTED RESERVE EDUCATIONAL ASSIST4 ANCE.—

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 16131(b)(1) of title

6 10, United States Code, is amended—

7 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking out

8 ‘‘$190’’ and inserting in lieu thereof

9 ‘‘$223.56’’;

10 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking out

11 ‘‘$143’’ and inserting in lieu thereof

12 ‘‘$167.67’’; and

13 (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking out

14 ‘‘$95’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘$111.78’’.

15 (2) CPI ADJUSTMENT.—Section 16131(b)(2) of

16 such title is amended by striking out ‘‘October 1,

17 1994’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘October 1,

18 1998’’.

19 SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

20 The amendments made by section 1 shall take effect

21 on October 1, 1997.

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