113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 357 
AN ACT 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require courses 
of education provided by public institutions of higher 
education that are approved for purposes of the edu-
cational assistance programs administered by the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs to charge veterans tuition 
and fees at the in-State tuition rate, to make other 
improvements in the laws relating to benefits adminis-
tered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘GI 
Bill Tuition Fairness Act of 2014’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. References to title 38, United States Code. 
Sec. 3. Scoring of budgetary effects. 
Sec. 4. Approval of courses of education provided by public institutions of high-
er education for purposes of All-Volunteer Force Educational 
Assistance Program and Post-9/11 Educational Assistance con-
ditional on in-State tuition rate for veterans. 
Sec. 5. Clarification of eligibility for services under the Homeless Veterans Re-
integration Program. 
Sec. 6. Extension of eligibility period for vocational rehabilitation programs. 
Sec. 7. Work-study allowance. 
Sec. 8. Responsibilities of the Directors of Veterans’ Employment and Training. 
Sec. 9. Contents of Transition Assistance Program. 
Sec. 10. Rounding down of increase in rates of disability compensation and de-
pendency and indemnity compensation. 
Sec. 11. Limitation on performance awards in the senior executive service. 
Sec. 12. Semiannual reports to Congress on cost of certain travel. 
Sec. 13. Report of infectious disease at medical facilities of Department of Vet-
erans Affairs. 
Sec. 14. Prohibition of visual recording without informed consent. 
Sec. 15. Two-month extension of Veterans Retraining Assistance Program. 
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 a repeal of, a section or other 
provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to 
a section or other provision of title 38, United States 
Code.
SEC. 3. SCORING OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 
titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 
Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 
by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro-
vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 
vote on passage. 
SEC. 4. APPROVAL OF COURSES OF EDUCATION PROVIDED 
BY PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDU-
CATION FOR PURPOSES OF ALL-VOLUNTEER 
FORCE 
EDUCATIONAL 
ASSISTANCE 
PRO-
GRAM AND POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL ASSIST-
ANCE CONDITIONAL ON IN-STATE TUITION 
RATE FOR VETERANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3679 is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
chapter and subject to paragraphs (3) through (6), the 
Secretary shall disapprove a course of education provided 
by a public institution of higher education to a covered 
individual pursuing a course of education with educational 
assistance under chapter 30 or 33 of this title while living 
in the State in which the public institution of higher edu-
cation is located if the institution charges tuition and fees
for that course for the covered individual at a rate that 
is higher than the rate the institution charges for tuition 
and fees for that course for residents of the State in which 
the institution is located, regardless of the covered individ-
ual’s State of residence. 
‘‘(2) For purposes of this subsection, a covered indi-
vidual is a veteran who was discharged or released from 
a period of not fewer than 90 days of service in the active 
military, naval, or air service less than three years before 
the date of enrollment in the course concerned. 
‘‘(3) If after enrollment in a course of education that 
is subject to disapproval under paragraph (1) a covered 
individual pursues one or more courses of education at the 
same public institution of higher education while remain-
ing continuously enrolled (other than during regularly 
scheduled breaks between courses, semesters or terms) at 
that institution of higher education, any course so pursued 
by the covered individual at that institution of higher edu-
cation while so continuously enrolled shall also be subject 
to disapproval under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(4) It shall not be grounds to disapprove a course 
of education under paragraph (1) if a public institution 
of higher education requires a covered individual pursuing 
a course of education at the institution to demonstrate an 
intent, by means other than satisfying a physical presence
requirement, to establish residency in the State in which 
the institution is located, or to satisfy other requirements 
not relating to the establishment of residency, in order to 
be charged tuition and fees for that course at a rate that 
is equal to or less than the rate the institution charges 
for tuition and fees for that course for residents of the 
State. 
‘‘(5) The Secretary may waive such requirements of 
paragraph (1) as the Secretary considers appropriate. 
‘‘(6) Disapproval under paragraph (1) shall apply 
only with respect to educational assistance under chapters 
30 and 33 of this title.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (c) of section 
3679 of title 38, United States Code (as added by sub-
section (a) of this section), shall apply with respect to edu-
cational assistance provided for pursuit of programs of 
education during academic terms that begin after July 1, 
2016, through courses of education that commence on or 
after that date. 
SEC. 5. CLARIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR SERVICES 
UNDER 
THE 
HOMELESS 
VETERANS 
RE-
INTEGRATION PROGRAM. 
Subsection (a) of section 2021 is amended by striking 
‘‘reintegration of homeless veterans into the labor force.’’
and inserting the following: ‘‘reintegration into the labor 
force of— 
‘‘(1) homeless veterans; 
‘‘(2) veterans participating in the Department 
of Veterans Affairs supported housing program for 
which rental assistance provided pursuant to section 
8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
(42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19)); and 
‘‘(3) veterans who are transitioning from being 
incarcerated.’’. 
SEC. 6. EXTENSION OF ELIGIBILITY PERIOD FOR VOCA-
TIONAL REHABILITATION PROGRAMS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Section 3103 is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘twelve-year period’’ and inserting ‘‘17-year period’’ 
each place it appears. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to a veteran apply-
ing for assistance under chapter 31 of title 38, United 
States Code, on or after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 7. WORK-STUDY ALLOWANCE. 
Section 3485(a)(4) is amended by striking ‘‘June 30, 
2013’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘June 30, 
2018’’.
erans’ training and employment programs in the 
State. 
‘‘(5) Reviewing the State’s requests for funding 
for veterans’ training and employment programs and 
providing advice to the State workforce agency and 
the Assistant Secretary regarding such funding re-
quests. 
‘‘(6) Forwarding complaints regarding possible 
violations of chapter 43 of this title to the appro-
priate Regional Administrator or to the to the As-
sistant Secretary, as required. 
‘‘(7) Carrying out grant officer technical rep-
resentative responsibilities for grants issued under 
programs administered by the Department. 
‘‘(8) Providing advice to the State workforce 
agency on strategies to market veterans to employ-
ers. 
‘‘(9) Supervising and managing all support 
staff, including Assistant Directors, establishing 
workload priorities, managing all personnel actions, 
and evaluating all assigned personnel. 
‘‘(10) Submitting to the Assistant Secretary 
regular reports on the matters described in para-
graphs (1), (2), (4), and (8), and any other matters 
the Assistant Secretary determine appropriate.
‘‘(11) Performing such other related duties as 
directed by the Assistant Secretary.’’. 
SEC. 9. CONTENTS OF TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1144 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(9) Provide information about disability-re-
lated employment and education protections.’’. 
(2) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and 
(e), as subsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing new subsection (c): 
‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS
OF PROGRAM.—The 
mandatory program carried out by this section shall in-
clude— 
‘‘(1) for any such member who plans to use the 
member’s entitlement to educational assistance 
under title 38— 
‘‘(A) instruction providing an overview of 
the use of such entitlement; and 
‘‘(B) courses of post-secondary education 
appropriate for the member, courses of post- 
secondary education compatible with the mem-
ber’s education goals, and instruction on how to
finance the member’s post-secondary education; 
and 
‘‘(2) instruction in the benefits under laws ad-
ministered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and 
in other subjects determined by the Secretary con-
cerned.’’. 
(b) DEADLINE
FOR IMPLEMENTATION.—The pro-
gram carried out under section 1144 of title 10, United 
States Code, shall comply with the requirements of sub-
sections (b)(9) and (c) of such section, as added by sub-
section (a), by not later than April 1, 2015. 
(c) FEASIBILITY STUDY.—Not later than 270 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committee on Vet-
erans’ Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services of 
the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and 
the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives the results of a study carried out by the Sec-
retary to determine the feasibility of providing the instruc-
tion described in subsection (b) of section 1142 of title 
10, United States Code, at all overseas locations where 
such instruction is provided by entering into a contract 
jointly with the Secretary of Labor for the provision of 
such instruction.
SEC. 10. ROUNDING DOWN OF INCREASE IN RATES OF DIS-
ABILITY COMPENSATION AND DEPENDENCY 
AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION. 
(a) ROUNDING.—Each dollar amount increased 
under section 2 of the Veterans’ Compensation Cost- of- 
Living Adjustment Act of 2013 (Public Law 113–52), if 
not a whole dollar amount, shall be rounded to the next 
lower whole dollar amount. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—Subsection (a) shall apply with 
respect to a payment made after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 11. LIMITATION ON PERFORMANCE AWARDS IN THE 
SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE. 
For each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018, the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs may not make any performance 
awards under section 5384 of title 5, United States Code. 
SEC. 12. SEMIANNUAL REPORTS TO CONGRESS ON COST OF 
CERTAIN TRAVEL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 5 is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 518. Semiannual reports to Congress on cost of cer-
tain travel 
‘‘(a) SEMIANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than June 
30, 2014, and not later than 60 days after each 180-day 
period thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Sen-
ate a semiannual report on covered travel made during 
the 180-day period covered by the report. 
‘‘(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—Each report under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
‘‘(1) With respect to each instance of covered 
travel made during the period covered by the re-
port— 
‘‘(A) the purpose of such travel; 
‘‘(B) the destination; 
‘‘(C) the name and title of each employee 
included on such travel; 
‘‘(D) the duration of such travel; 
‘‘(E) the total cost to the Department of 
such travel; and 
‘‘(F) with respect to covered travel de-
scribed in subsection (d)(2), the identity of the 
person or entity that paid or reimbursed for 
such travel. 
‘‘(2) The final costs to the Department with re-
spect to all covered travel made during the period 
covered by the report, including costs relating to— 
‘‘(A) transportation, including fares for 
travel by air, rail, bus, ferry, cruise ship, taxi, 
mass transit, or other mode of transportation;
‘‘(B) expenses or reimbursements relating 
to operating and maintaining a car, including 
the costs of fuel and mileage; 
‘‘(C) passport and visa fees; 
‘‘(D) lodging; 
‘‘(E) per diem payments; 
‘‘(F) baggage charges; 
‘‘(G) computer rental fees; 
‘‘(H) rental of halls, auditoriums, or other 
spaces; 
‘‘(I) entertainment; 
‘‘(J) contractors; 
‘‘(K) registration fees; and 
‘‘(L) promotional items. 
‘‘(c) DUPLICATIVE
INFORMATION.—Each report 
under subsection (a) shall include the information de-
scribed in subsection (b) regardless of whether such infor-
mation is also included in a report under section 517 of 
this title. 
‘‘(d) COVERED TRAVEL DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘covered travel’ means travel made by an em-
ployee of the Department of Veterans Affairs, including 
an employee who is stationed in a foreign country, on offi-
cial business to any of the following locations:
‘‘(1) If the Department or other element of the 
Federal Government pays for such travel, a location 
outside of— 
‘‘(A) the several States; 
‘‘(B) the District of Columbia; 
‘‘(C) a territory, commonwealth, or posses-
sion of the United States; 
‘‘(D) Indian lands (as defined in section 
4(4) of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 
U.S.C. 2703(4))); or 
‘‘(E) the territorial waters of the United 
States. 
‘‘(2) If any person or entity other than the Fed-
eral Government pays (or reimburses) for such trav-
el, any location, regardless of whether the location is 
inside or outside of the United States.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding 
after the item relating to section 517 the following new 
item: 
‘‘518. Semiannual reports to Congress on cost of certain travel.’’. 
SEC. 13. REPORT OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE AT MEDICAL FA-
CILITIES OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF-
FAIRS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7311 is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(f)(1) The Secretary shall report to the appropriate 
entity each case of a notifiable infectious disease or condi-
tion that is diagnosed at a medical facility of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs in accordance with the laws of 
the State in which the facility is located. 
‘‘(2) In addition to reporting each case of a notifiable 
infectious disease or condition at a medical facility of the 
Department pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary 
shall report each such case that is classified as a health- 
care-associated infection sentinel event to the accrediting 
organization of such facility. 
‘‘(3)(A) If the Secretary fails to report a case of a 
notifiable infectious disease or condition at a medical facil-
ity of the Department in accordance with State law pursu-
ant to paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) take any remedial action required under 
the laws of the State to correct such failure; and 
‘‘(ii) if the Secretary does not correct such fail-
ure pursuant to clause (i), pay to the State an 
amount equal to the amount that a medical facility 
not owned by the Federal Government that is lo-
cated in the same State would pay as a penalty to 
such State for such failure. 
‘‘(B) The State may file a civil action against the Sec-
retary in the United States district court for the district
in which the medical facility is located to recover from the 
United States the amount described in subparagraph 
(A)(ii). 
‘‘(C) A civil action under subparagraph (B) may not 
be commenced later than two years after the cause of ac-
tion accrues. 
‘‘(4)(A) In any case in which the Inspector General 
of the Department suspects that a director of a Veterans 
Integrated Service Network has failed to comply with an 
applicable provision of this subsection, the Inspector Gen-
eral shall conduct an investigation to determine whether 
such director failed to comply with an applicable provision 
of this section. 
‘‘(B) If the Inspector General determines under sub-
paragraph (A) that a director has failed to comply with 
a provision of this subsection, the Secretary shall suspend 
such director for such period as the Secretary considers 
appropriate under subchapter I or subchapter II of chap-
ter 75 of title 5, as the case may be. In addition to such 
suspension, the Secretary may impose such other adminis-
trative disciplinary action on the director as the Secretary 
considers appropriate and for which the Secretary is oth-
erwise authorized. 
‘‘(5) The Secretary shall—
‘‘(A) maintain records of each notifiable infec-
tious disease or condition reported pursuant to para-
graph (1); and 
‘‘(B) submit to the Committees on Veterans’ 
Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Sen-
ate a notification of each such notifiable infectious 
disease or condition. 
‘‘(6) In this subsection, the term ‘notifiable infectious 
disease or condition’ means any infectious disease or con-
dition that is— 
‘‘(A) on the list of nationally notifiable diseases 
or conditions published by the Council of State and 
Territorial Epidemiologists and the Centers for Dis-
ease Control and Prevention; or 
‘‘(B) covered by a provision of law of a State 
that requires the reporting of infectious diseases or 
conditions.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The reporting requirement 
under section 7311(f) of title 38, United States Code, as 
added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to a case 
of a notifiable infectious disease or condition diagnosed at 
a medical facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
on or after the date that is 60 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
SEC. 14. PROHIBITION OF VISUAL RECORDING WITHOUT 
INFORMED CONSENT. 
Section 7331 is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary, upon’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, upon’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) VISUAL RECORDING.—(1) The Secretary shall 
prescribe regulations establishing procedures to ensure 
that, except as provided by paragraph (2), any visual re-
cording made by the Secretary of a patient during the 
course of furnishing care under this title is carried out 
only with the full and informed consent of the patient or, 
in appropriate cases, a representative thereof. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary may waive the requirement for 
informed consent under paragraph (1) with respect to the 
visual recording of a patient if such recording is made— 
‘‘(A) pursuant to a determination by a physi-
cian or psychologist that such recording is medically 
necessary or necessary for the safety of the patient; 
‘‘(B) pursuant to a warrant or order of a court 
of competent jurisdiction; or 
‘‘(C) in a public setting where a person would 
not have a reasonable expectation to privacy, such as 
a waiting room or hallway, and such recording is for
general security purposes not particularized to the 
patient. 
‘‘(3) In this subsection, the term ‘visual recording’ 
means the recording or transmission of images or video, 
but does not include— 
‘‘(A) medical imaging, including such imaging 
produced by radiographic procedures, nuclear medi-
cine, endoscopy, ultrasound, or other similar proce-
dures; or 
‘‘(B) images, video, and other clinical informa-
tion transmitted for the purposes of providing treat-
ment through telehealth and telemedicine tech-
nologies.’’. 
SEC. 15. TWO-MONTH EXTENSION OF VETERANS RETRAIN-
ING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
Section 211 of the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011 
(Public Law 112–56; 125 Stat. 713; 38 U.S.C. 4100 note) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘March 
31, 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘May 31, 2014’’; and
(2) in subsection (k), by striking ‘‘March 31, 
2014’’ and inserting ‘‘May 31, 2014’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives February 3, 
2014. 
Attest: 
Clerk.