‘‘(cc) at a rate of pursuit of 
greater than 50 percent but less 
than 75 percent, 50 percent. 
‘‘(iii) In the case of an individual pur-
suing a program of education through dis-
tance learning, a monthly housing stipend 
amount in an amount equal to the product 
of 50 percent of the national average of 
the monthly amount of the basic allowance 
for housing payable under section 403 of 
title 37 for a member with dependents in 
pay grade E–5, multiplied by— 
‘‘(I) in the case of an individual 
enrolled in a program of education at 
a rate of pursuit of 100 percent or 
greater, 100 percent; 
‘‘(II) in the case of an individual 
enrolled in a program of education at 
a rate of pursuit of 75 percent or 
greater, 75 percent; or 
‘‘(III) in the case of an individual 
enrolled in a program of education at 
a rate of pursuit of greater than 50 
percent.’’. 
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(c) APPROVED PROGRAMS OF EDUCATION AT INSTI-
TUTIONS
OTHER
THAN
INSTITUTIONS
OF
HIGHER 
LEARNING.—Section 3313 of such title is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following new subsection (b): 
‘‘(b) APPROVED PROGRAMS
OF EDUCATION.—For 
purposes of this chapter, a program of education is an 
approved program of education for purposes of this chap-
ter if the program of education is approved for purposes 
of chapter 30 of this title (including approval by the State 
approving agency concerned) and— 
‘‘(1) is offered by an institution offering post-
secondary level academic instruction that leads to an 
associate or higher degree and such institution is an 
institution of higher learning (as that term is de-
fined in section 3452(f) of this title); or 
‘‘(2) is offered by an institution offering in-
struction that does not lead to an associate or higher 
degree and such institution is an educational institu-
tion (as that term is defined in section 3452(c) of 
this title).’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (g), (h) (as 
added by subsection (a)), and (i) (as redesignated by 
such subsection) as subsections (h), (i), and (j) re-
spectively; and 
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(3) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol-
lowing new subsection (g): 
‘‘(g) PROGRAMS OF EDUCATION PURSUED AT INSTI-
TUTIONS
OTHER
THAN
INSTITUTIONS
OF
HIGHER 
LEARNING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Educational assistance is 
payable under this chapter for pursuit of an ap-
proved program of education consisting of a pro-
gram of apprenticeship, other on-job training, flight 
training, or correspondence courses. 
‘‘(2) AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE.—The amounts 
of educational assistance payable under this chapter 
to each individual entitled to educational assistance 
under this chapter who is pursuing an approved pro-
gram of education at an institution other than an in-
stitution of higher learning (as defined in section 
3452(f) of this title) are amounts as follows: 
‘‘(A) In the case of an individual enrolled 
in a program of education consisting of on-job 
training or a program of apprenticeship, a sti-
pend for each month the individual pursues the 
program, as follows: 
‘‘(i) For the first six-month period of 
the program, an amount equal to the 
monthly amount of the basic allowance for 
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housing payable under section 403 of title 
37 for a member with dependents in pay 
grade E–5 residing in the military housing 
area that encompasses all or the majority 
portion of the ZIP code area in which the 
employer is located. 
‘‘(ii) For the second six-month period 
of the program, an amount equal to 80 
percent of such amount. 
‘‘(iii) For the third six-month period 
of the program, an amount equal to 60 
percent of such amount. 
‘‘(iv) For any month after the first 18 
months of such program, an amount equal 
to 40 percent of such amount. 
‘‘(B) In the case of an individual enrolled 
in a program of education consisting of flight 
training, an amount equal to the lesser of— 
‘‘(i) the established charges for the 
program of education; or 
‘‘(ii) 60 percent of the amount in ef-
fect under section 3313(c)(1)(A)(ii)(II) of 
this title. 
‘‘(C) In the case of an individual enrolled 
in a program of education that is pursued ex-
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clusively by correspondence, an amount equal to 
the lesser of— 
‘‘(i) the established charges for the 
program of education; or 
‘‘(ii) 55 percent of the amount in ef-
fect under section 3313(c)(1)(A)(ii)(II) of 
this title. 
‘‘(D) In the case of an individual entitled 
to educational assistance by reason of para-
graphs (3) through (8) of section 3311(b), the 
amounts payable to the individual pursuant to 
3313(g) shall be the amounts otherwise deter-
mined pursuant to such subparagraphs multi-
plied by the same percentage applicable to the 
monthly amounts payable to the individual 
under paragraphs (2) through (7) of subsection 
(c). 
‘‘(3) CHARGE
AGAINST
ENTITLEMENT.—The 
entitlement of an individual to educational assistance 
under this chapter shall be charged at the rate of 
one month for each month of assistance provided 
under this subsection.’’. 
(4) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (i) 
of such section 3313, as redesignated by paragraph 
(2) of this subsection, is amended by striking 
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‘‘(e)(2), and (f)(2)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections 
(e)(2) and (f)(2)(A), and subparagraphs (A)(i), (B), 
and (C), of subsection (g)(2)’’. 
(d) PROGRAMS OF EDUCATION PURSUED ON ACTIVE 
DUTY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subsection (e)(2) of such 
section is amended— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and 
by moving the margins of such clauses, as so 
redesignated, 2 ems to the right; 
(B) in the matter preceding clause (i), as 
redesignated by subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘The amount’’ and in-
serting ‘‘The amounts’’ 
(ii) by striking ‘‘is the lesser of—’’ 
and inserting ‘‘are the amounts as follows: 
‘‘(A) An amount equal to the lesser of—’’; 
(iii) in clause (ii), as redesignated by 
subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘; or’’ at 
the end; and 
(iv) by adding at the end the following 
new clause (iii): 
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‘‘(iii) the amount of assistance pay-
able to the individual under subsection 
(c)(1)(A).’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph (B): 
‘‘(B) For the first month of each quarter, 
semester, or term, as applicable, of the program 
of education pursued by the individual, a lump 
sum amount for books, supplies, equipment, 
and other educational costs with respect to such 
quarter, semester, or term in the amount equal 
to— 
‘‘(i) $1,000, multiplied by 
‘‘(ii) the fraction which is the portion 
of a complete academic year under the pro-
gram of education that such quarter, se-
mester, or term constitutes.’’. 
(2) TECHNICAL
AMENDMENT.—Clause (ii) of 
subsection (e)(2)(A) of such section, as redesignated 
by paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection, is amended 
by adding a period at the end. 
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SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE FOR ANNUAL HOUSING STIPEND 
RATE DETERMINATIONS. 
Section 3313 of title 38, United States Code, as 
amended by section 3, is further amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(k) DETERMINATION OF HOUSING STIPEND PAY-
MENTS FOR ACADEMIC YEARS.—Any monthly housing sti-
pend payable under this section during the academic year 
beginning on August 1 of a calendar year shall be deter-
mined using rates for basic allowances for housing payable 
under section 403 of title 37 in effect as of January 1 
of such calendar year.’’. 
SEC. 5. MODIFICATION OF ASSISTANCE FOR LICENSURE 
AND CERTIFICATION TESTS. 
(a) REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF REIM-
BURSABLE TESTS.—Subsection (a) of section 3315 of title 
38, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘one li-
censing or certification test’’ and inserting ‘‘licensing or 
certification tests’’. 
(b) CHARGE OF ENTITLEMENT FOR RECEIPT OF AS-
SISTANCE.—Such section is further amended by striking 
subsection (c) and inserting the following new subsection 
(c): 
‘‘(c) CHARGE AGAINST ENTITLEMENT.—The charge 
against entitlement of an individual under this chapter for 
payment for a licensing or certification test under sub-
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section (a) shall be charged at the rate of one month for 
each amount equal to the national average of the monthly 
amount of the basic allowance for housing payable under 
section 403 of title 37 for a member with dependents in 
pay grade E–5.’’. 
SEC. 6. ASSISTANCE FOR NATIONAL TESTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 33 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 3315 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 3315A. National tests 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—An individual entitled to edu-
cational assistance under this chapter shall also be entitled 
to educational assistance for the following: 
‘‘(1) A national test for admission to an institu-
tion of higher learning as described in the last sen-
tence of section 3452(b) of this title. 
‘‘(2) A national test providing an opportunity 
for course credit at an institution of higher learning 
as described in section 3452(f). 
‘‘(b) AMOUNT.—The amount of educational assist-
ance payable under this chapter for a test described in 
subsection (a) is the lesser of— 
‘‘(1) the fee charged for the test; or 
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‘‘(2) the amount of entitlement available to the 
individual under this chapter at the time of payment 
for the test under this section. 
‘‘(c) CHARGE AGAINST ENTITLEMENT.—The charge 
against entitlement of an individual under this chapter for 
payment for a national test under subsection (a) shall be 
charged at the rate of one month for each amount equal 
to the national average of the monthly amount of the basic 
allowance for housing payable under section 403 of title 
37 for a member with dependents in pay grade E–5.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 3515 the following new 
item: 
‘‘3315A. National tests.’’. 
SEC. 7. LIMITATIONS ON RECEIPT OF EDUCATIONAL AS-
SISTANCE UNDER NATIONAL CALL TO SERV-
ICE 
AND 
OTHER 
PROGRAMS 
OF 
EDU-
CATIONAL ASSISTANCE. 
(a) BAR TO DUPLICATION OF EDUCATIONAL ASSIST-
ANCE BENEFITS.—Section 3322(a) of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘or section 510’’ 
after ‘‘or 1607’’. 
(b) LIMITATION ON CONCURRENT RECEIPT OF EDU-
CATIONAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 3681(b)(2) of such title 
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is amended by inserting ‘‘and section 510’’ after ‘‘and 
107’’. 
(c) ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENTS
AND
LIMITA-
TIONS.—Section 3322 of such title, as amended by sub-
section (a), is further amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsections: 
‘‘(e) BAR
TO CONCURRENT RECEIPT
OF TRANS-
FERRED EDUCATION BENEFITS AND MARINE GUNNERY 
SERGEANT JOHN DAVID FRY SCHOLARSHIP ASSIST-
ANCE.—An individual who is entitled to educational assist-
ance under both sections 3311(b)(9) and 3319 of this title 
may not receive assistance under both provisions concur-
rently, but shall elect (in such form and manner as the 
Secretary may prescribe) under which provision to receive 
educational assistance. 
‘‘(f) BAR TO RECEIPT OF COMPENSATION AND PEN-
SION AND MARINE GUNNERY SERGEANT JOHN DAVID 
FRY SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE.—The commencement of 
a program of education under section 3311(b)(9) of this 
title shall be a bar to the following: 
‘‘(1) Subsequent payments of dependency and 
indemnity compensation or pension based on the 
death of a parent to an eligible person over the age 
of 18 years by reason of pursuing a course in an 
educational institution. 
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‘‘(2) Increased rates, or additional amounts, of 
compensation, dependency and indemnity compensa-
tion, or pension because of such a person, whether 
eligibility is based upon the death of the parent. 
‘‘(g) BAR
TO CONCURRENT RECEIPT
OF TRANS-
FERRED EDUCATION BENEFITS.—A spouse or child who 
is entitled to educational assistance under this chapter 
based on a transfer of entitlement from more than one 
individual under section 3319 of this title may not receive 
assistance based on transfers from more than one such 
individual concurrently, but shall elect (in such form and 
manner as the Secretary may prescribe) under which 
source to utilize such assistance at any one time. 
‘‘(h) BAR TO DUPLICATION OF ELIGIBILITY BASED 
ON A SINGLE EVENT OR PERIOD OF SERVICE.— 
‘‘(1) ACTIVE-DUTY
SERVICE.—An individual 
with qualifying service in the Armed Forces that es-
tablishes eligibility on the part of such individual for 
educational assistance under this chapter, chapter 
30 or 32 of this title, and chapter 1606 or 1607 of 
title 10, shall elect (in such form and manner as the 
Secretary may prescribe) under which authority such 
service is to be credited. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBILITY
FOR
EDUCATIONAL
ASSIST-
ANCE BASED ON PARENT’S SERVICE.—A child of a 
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member of the Armed Forces who, on or after Sep-
tember 11, 2001, dies in the line of duty while serv-
ing on active duty, who is eligible for educational as-
sistance under either section 3311(b)(9) or chapter 
35 of this title by reason of the parent’s death may 
not receive such assistance under both this chapter 
and chapter 35 of this title, but shall elect (in such 
form and manner as the Secretary may prescribe) 
under which chapter to receive such assistance.’’. 
SEC. 8. PAYMENT OF EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE OR SUB-
SISTENCE ALLOWANCES. 
Section 3680(a)(3)(B) of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Notwithstanding the fore-
going’’ and all that follows through the period at the end 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Secretary may, 
subject to such regulations as the Secretary shall pre-
scribe, continue to pay allowances to any eligible veteran 
or eligible person who is enrolled in a course at an edu-
cational institution during periods when the educational 
institution is temporarily closed under an established pol-
icy based on an Executive order of the President or due 
to an emergency situation. The total number of weeks for 
which allowances may continue to be so payable in any 
12-month period may not exceed 4 weeks.’’. 
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SEC. 9. INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF REPORTING FEE. 
Section 3684(c) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘multiplying $7’’ and inserting 
‘‘multiplying $12’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘or $11’’ and inserting ‘‘or 
$15’’. 
SEC. 10. AMOUNT OF SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCE FOR VET-
ERANS WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABIL-
ITIES. 
Section 3108(b) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(4) A veteran entitled to subsistence allowance 
under this chapter and educational assistance under chap-
ter 33 of this title may elect to receive payment from the 
Secretary in lieu of an amount otherwise determined by 
the Secretary under this subsection in an amount equal 
to the national average of the monthly amount of basic 
allowance for housing payable under section 403 of title 
37 for a member with dependents in pay grade E–5.’’. 
SEC. 11. SUNSET OF BENEFITS. 
Title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
the following: 
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‘‘§ 3037. Sunset of benefits 
‘‘Education benefits under this chapter are limited to 
eligible individuals who enlisted or reenlisted before Octo-
ber 1, 2012.’’. 
SEC. 12. MODIFICATION TO MONTGOMERY G.I. BILL COST 
OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3015 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (h); 
(2) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘rate of— 
’’ and all that follows through ‘‘; or’’ and inserting 
‘‘rate of $1426; or’’; and 
(3) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘rate of— 
’’ and all that follows through ‘‘; or’’ and inserting 
‘‘rate of $1158; or’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 13. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Except as otherwise provided, sections 1 through 12 
of this Act shall take effect on August 1, 2011. 
Æ 
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