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112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3351 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to allow certain veterans to use 
educational assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs 
for franchise training. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 3, 2011 
Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and in addition to the Committee 
on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to allow certain 
veterans to use educational assistance provided by the 
Department of Veterans Affairs for franchise training. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Franchise Education 
for Veterans Act’’. 
SEC. 2. USE OF EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR FRAN-
CHISE TRAINING. 
(a) GI BILL.— 
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(1) PROGRAM OF EDUCATION.—Subparagraph 
(C) of section 3002(3) of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(C) in the case of an individual who is not 
serving on active duty, includes— 
‘‘(i) a full-time program of apprenticeship 
or of other on-job training approved as provided 
in paragraph (1) or (2), as appropriate, of sec-
tion 3687(a) of this title; 
‘‘(ii) a cooperative program (as defined in 
section 3482(a)(2) of this title); and 
‘‘(iii) a training program at a training es-
tablishment described in section 3452(e)(2) of 
this title that— 
‘‘(I) is approved for purposes of chap-
ter 32 or 34 of this title; and 
‘‘(II) is for a franchise (as defined in 
section 436.1 of title 16, Code of Federal 
Regulations).’’. 
(2) LIMITATIONS.—Section 3032 of such title is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h)(1) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), the 
amount of educational assistance payable under this chap-
ter for a program of education consisting of a training 
program at a training establishment described in section 
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3452(e)(2) of this title shall be, with respect to any 12- 
month period in which such training is pursued, the lesser 
of the following: 
‘‘(A) The sum of— 
‘‘(i) the fees assessed by the training es-
tablishment concerned for the training; 
‘‘(ii) a monthly housing stipend for each 
month (or pro rata amount for each partial 
month) of training pursued equal to the month-
ly amount of the basic allowance for housing 
payable under section 403 of title 37 for a 
member with dependents in pay grade E–5 re-
siding in the military housing area that encom-
passes all or the majority portion of the ZIP 
code area in which is located the training estab-
lishment; and 
‘‘(iii) a monthly stipend in an amount 
equal to $83 for each month (or pro rata 
amount for each partial month) of training pur-
sued for books supplies, equipment, and other 
educational costs. 
‘‘(B) $15,000. 
‘‘(2) The number of months of entitlement charged 
in the case of any individual for a training program de-
scribed in paragraph (1) is equal to the number (including 
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any fraction) determined by dividing the total amount of 
educational assistance paid such individual for such pro-
gram by the full-time monthly institutional rate of edu-
cational assistance such individual would otherwise be paid 
under subsection (a)(1), (b)(1), (d), or (e)(1) of section 
3015 of this title, as the case may be. 
‘‘(3)(A) In no event shall payment of educational as-
sistance under this subsection for training described in 
paragraph (1) exceed the amount of the individual’s avail-
able entitlement under this chapter. 
‘‘(B) With respect to an individual entitled to edu-
cational assistance under this subsection who is not de-
scribed in subsection (a)(1) or (c)(1) of section 3015 of 
this title, the Secretary shall adjust the amount payable 
under paragraph (1) by an amount determined by the Sec-
retary to reflect the difference in the rate of educational 
assistance such individual would be paid under such sec-
tion as compared to the rate an individual described in 
subsection (a)(1) or (c)(1) of such section would be paid 
under such section. 
‘‘(4) A veteran may not receive— 
‘‘(A) more than 12 months of educational as-
sistance under this subsection; and 
‘‘(B) a total amount of educational assistance 
under this subsection that is more than $15,000.’’. 
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(b) POST–9/11 GI BILL.— 
(1) APPROVED PROGRAMS.—Section 3313(b) of 
such title is amended by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘, including a training program 
described in section 3002(3)(C)(iii) of this title.’’. 
(2) FRANCHISE TRAINING.—Section 3313(g)(3) 
of such title is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) Subject to clauses (ii) and (iii), in the 
case of an individual pursuing a program of 
education consisting of a training program at a 
training establishment described in section 
3452(e)(2) of this title, amounts, with respect 
to any 12-month period in which such training 
is pursued, as follows: 
‘‘(i) An amount equal to the lesser 
of— 
‘‘(I) the sum of— 
‘‘(aa) the fees assessed by 
the training establishment con-
cerned for the training; 
‘‘(bb) a monthly housing sti-
pend for each month (or pro rata 
amount for each partial month) 
of training pursued equal to the 
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monthly amount of the basic al-
lowance 
for 
housing 
payable 
under section 403 of title 37 for 
a member with dependents in pay 
grade E–5 residing in the mili-
tary housing area that encom-
passes all or the majority portion 
of the ZIP code area in which is 
located the training establish-
ment; and 
‘‘(cc) a monthly stipend in 
an amount equal to $83 for each 
month (or pro rata amount for 
each partial month) of training 
pursued 
for 
books 
supplies, 
equipment, and other educational 
costs; or 
‘‘(II) $15,000. 
‘‘(ii) In the case of an individual enti-
tled to educational assistance by reason of 
paragraphs (3) through (8) of sections 
3311(b), the amounts payable pursuant to 
clause (i) shall be the amounts otherwise 
determined pursuant to such clause multi-
plied by the same percentage applicable to 
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the monthly amounts payable to the indi-
vidual under paragraphs (2) through (7) of 
subsection (c). 
‘‘(iii) A veteran may not receive— 
‘‘(I) more than 12 months of 
educational assistance under this sub-
section; and 
‘‘(II) a total amount of edu-
cational assistance under this sub-
section that is more than $15,000.’’. 
(3) PAYMENTS.—Section 3313(g)(4)(C) of such 
title is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iii) Payment for the amount payable 
under paragraph (3)(E) for pursuit of a 
program of education consisting of a train-
ing program at a training establishment 
described in section 3452(e)(2) of this title 
shall be paid to the individual upon the 
Secretary receiving a certification of enroll-
ment with respect to the individual made 
by such establishment.’’. 
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