IV
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 310
Providing for the concurrence by the House with an amendment in the
amendments of the Senate to H.R. 1291.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
DECEMBER 11, 2001
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey submitted the following resolution; which was
considered and agreed to
RESOLUTION
Providing for the concurrence by the House with an
amendment in the amendments of the Senate to H.R. 1291.
Resolved, That, upon the adoption of this resolution,
the House shall be considered to have taken from the
Speaker’s table the bill H.R. 1291, with the Senate
amendments thereto, and to have concurred in the Senate
amendment to the title of the bill and to have concurred
in the Senate amendment to the text of the bill with the
following amendment:
In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the
amendment of the Senate to the text of the bill, insert
the following:
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SEC. 2. REFERENCES TO TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE.
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in
this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms
of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi-
sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a
section or other provision of title 38, United States Code.
TITLE I—EDUCATIONAL
ASSISTANCE PROVISIONS
SEC. 101. INCREASE IN RATES OF BASIC EDUCATIONAL AS-
SISTANCE UNDER MONTGOMERY GI BILL.
(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) Paragraph (1) of section
3015(a) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(1) for an approved program of education pur-
sued on a full-time basis, at the monthly rate of—
‘‘(A) for months beginning on or after
January 1, 2002, $800;
‘‘(B) for months occurring during fiscal
year 2003, $900;
‘‘(C) for months occurring during fiscal
year 2004, $985; and
‘‘(D) for months occurring during a subse-
quent fiscal year, the amount for months occur-
ring during the previous fiscal year increased
under subsection (h); or’’.
(2) Paragraph (1) of section 3015(b) is amended to
read as follows:
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‘‘(1) for an approved program of education pur-
sued on a full-time basis, at the monthly rate of—
‘‘(A) for months beginning on or after
January 1, 2002, $650;
‘‘(B) for months occurring during fiscal
year 2003, $732;
‘‘(C) for months occurring during fiscal
year 2004, $800; and
‘‘(D) for months occurring during a subse-
quent fiscal year, the amount for months occur-
ring during the previous fiscal year increased
under subsection (h); or’’.
(b) CPI ADJUSTMENT.—No adjustment in rates of
educational assistance shall be made under section
3015(h) of title 38, United States Code, for fiscal years
2003 and 2004.
SEC. 102. INCREASE IN RATES OF SURVIVORS’ AND DE-
PENDENTS’ EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.
(a) SURVIVORS’ AND DEPENDENTS’ EDUCATIONAL
ASSISTANCE.—Section 3532 is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1)—
(A) by striking ‘‘$588’’ and inserting
‘‘$670’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘$441’’ and inserting
‘‘$503’’; and
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(C) by striking ‘‘$294’’ and inserting
‘‘$335’’;
(2) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘$588’’ and
inserting ‘‘$670’’;
(3) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘$588’’ and
inserting ‘‘$670’’; and
(4) in subsection (c)(2)—
(A) by striking ‘‘$475’’ and inserting
‘‘$541’;
(B) by striking ‘‘$356’’ and inserting
‘‘$406’’; and
(C) by striking ‘‘$238’’ and inserting
‘‘$271’’.
(b) CORRESPONDENCE COURSES.—Section 3534(b)
is amended by striking ‘‘$588’’ and inserting ‘‘$670’’.
(c) 
SPECIAL
RESTORATIVE
TRAINING.—Section
3542(a) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘$588’’ and inserting ‘‘$670’’;
and
(2) by striking ‘‘$184’’ each place it appears
and inserting ‘‘$210’’.
(d) 
APPRENTICESHIP
TRAINING.—Section
3687(b)(2) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘$428’’ and inserting ‘‘$488’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘$320’’ and inserting ‘‘$365’’;
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(3) by striking ‘‘$212’’ and inserting ‘‘$242’’;
and
(4) by striking ‘‘$107’’ and inserting ‘‘$122’’.
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall take effect as of January 1, 2002, and
shall apply with respect to educational assistance allow-
ances payable under chapter 35 and section 3687(b)(2)
of title 38, United States Code, for months beginning on
or after that date.
SEC. 103. RESTORATION OF CERTAIN EDUCATION BENE-
FITS OF INDIVIDUALS BEING ORDERED TO
ACTIVE DUTY.
(a) 
IN
GENERAL.—Sections 
3013(f)(2)(A),
3231(a)(5)(B)(i), and 3511(a)(2)(B)(i) are each amended
by striking ‘‘, in connection with the Persian Gulf War,
to serve on active duty under section 672 (a), (d), or (g),
673, 673b, or 688 of title 10;’’ and inserting ‘‘to serve
on active duty under section 688, 12301(a), 12301(d),
12301(g), 12302, or 12304 of title 10;’’.
(b) INCREASE
IN CHAPTER 35 DELIMITING PE-
RIOD.—Section 3512 is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
‘‘(h) Notwithstanding any other provision of this sec-
tion, if an eligible person, during the delimiting period oth-
erwise applicable to such person under this section, serves
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on active duty pursuant to an order to active duty issued
under section 688, 12301(a), 12301(d), 12301(g), 12302,
or 12304 of title 10, such person shall be granted an ex-
tension of such delimiting period for the length of time
equal to the period of such active duty plus four months.’’.
(c) APPLICATION TO CHAPTER 31.—(1) Section 3105
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(e)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
chapter or chapter 36 of this title, any payment of a sub-
sistence allowance and other assistance described in para-
graph (2) shall not—
‘‘(A) be charged against any entitlement of any
veteran under this chapter; or
‘‘(B) be counted toward the aggregate period
for which section 3695 of this title limits an individ-
ual’s receipt of allowance or assistance.
‘‘(2) The payment of the subsistence allowance and
other assistance referred to in paragraph (1) is the pay-
ment of such an allowance or assistance for the period
described in paragraph (3) to a veteran for participation
in a vocational rehabilitation program under this chapter
if the Secretary finds that the veteran had to suspend or
discontinue participation in such vocational rehabilitation
program as a result of being ordered to serve on active