I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6397 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in 
the basic educational assistance program administered by the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 26, 2008 
Mr. HENSARLING introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on 
Armed Services, Education and Labor, Oversight and Government Re-
form, Energy and Commerce, Science and Technology, Transportation 
and Infrastructure, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subse-
quently 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 make certain 
improvements in the basic educational assistance pro-
gram administered 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 
‘‘Veterans Education Improvement Act of 2008’’. 
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(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—ENHANCED VETERANS BENEFITS 
Sec. 101. Increase in amount of basic educational assistance. 
Sec. 102. Extension of time limitation for use of eligibility and entitlement to 
educational assistance. 
Sec. 103. Monthly stipend for recipients of educational assistance allowance. 
Sec. 104. Extension of period for collection of fee for basic educational assist-
ance. 
Sec. 105. Use of educational assistance for business courses and seminars. 
Sec. 106. Use of educational assistance for courses taken to prepare for licens-
ing or certification tests. 
Sec. 107. Use of educational assistance to repay Federal student loans. 
Sec. 108. Opportunity to withdraw election not to enroll in educational assist-
ance program. 
Sec. 109. Montgomery GI Bill benefits not to reduce financial aid. 
Sec. 110. Extension of increase in benefit for certain individuals pursuing ap-
prenticeships or on-job training. 
Sec. 111. Modification of amount available for reimbursement of State and 
local agencies administering veterans education benefits. 
Sec. 112. Provision of basic educational assistance benefits for veterans dis-
charged from active duty with general discharge. 
Sec. 113. Increase in amount of reporting fee payable to educational institu-
tions that enroll veterans receiving educational assistance. 
Sec. 114. Provision of additional areas of work-study for veterans. 
Sec. 115. 5-year pilot program for on-campus work-study positions. 
Sec. 116. Increase in employees for Education Service. 
Sec. 117. Upgrade of certain information technology. 
Sec. 118. Modification of advance payment of initial educational assistance or 
subsistence allowance. 
Sec. 119. Modification of period of eligibility applicable to certain spouses of in-
dividuals with service-connected total disabilities permanent in 
nature. 
Sec. 120. Consideration of additional contributions and payments in calculating 
entitlement charge for certain programs of education. 
Sec. 121. Increase in amount of educational assistance for members of the Se-
lected Reserve and reserve component members supporting 
contingency operations and certain other operations. 
Sec. 122. Expansion of programs of education eligible for accelerated payments 
of educational assistance under laws administered by Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs. 
TITLE II—CIVIL SERVICE ENTITLEMENT REFORM 
Sec. 201. Voucher plan for FEHBP. 
Sec. 202. Government contributions for annuitants under FEHBP to be deter-
mined based on length of Government service. 
Sec. 203. Benefits under CSRS and FERS to be computed based on modified 
definition of ‘‘average pay’’. 
Sec. 204. Elimination of annuity supplement under FERS and related retire-
ment systems. 
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TITLE III—NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY 
DEVELOPMENT ACT 
Sec. 301. Short title. 
Sec. 302. Termination of prohibitions on expenditures for, and withdrawals 
from, offshore gas leasing. 
Sec. 303. Outer Continental Shelf natural gas leasing program. 
Sec. 304. Natural gas leasing. 
Sec. 305. Policies regarding buying and building American. 
TITLE IV—OIL AND GAS LEASING PROGRAM FOR LANDS WITHIN 
THE COASTAL PLAIN OF ALASKA 
Sec. 401. Short title. 
Sec. 402. Definitions. 
Sec. 403. Leasing program for lands within the Coastal Plain. 
Sec. 404. Lease sales. 
Sec. 405. Grant of leases by the Secretary. 
Sec. 406. Lease terms and conditions. 
Sec. 407. Coastal plain environmental protection. 
Sec. 408. Expedited judicial review. 
Sec. 409. Federal and State distribution of revenues. 
Sec. 410. Rights-of-way across the Coastal Plain. 
Sec. 411. Conveyance. 
Sec. 412. Local government impact aid and community service assistance. 
Sec. 413. ANWR Alternative Energy Trust Fund. 
TITLE I—ENHANCED VETERANS 
BENEFITS 
SEC. 101. INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF BASIC EDUCATIONAL 
ASSISTANCE. 
Section 3015 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘Jan-
uary 1, 2002, $800’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 
2009, $1,450’’; 
(B) by striking subparagraphs (B) and 
(C); and 
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who is entitled to educational assistance under chapter 30 
of such title on the date that is 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act or who becomes entitled to 
educational assistance under such chapter after such date. 
SEC. 103. MONTHLY STIPEND FOR RECIPIENTS OF EDU-
CATIONAL ASSISTANCE ALLOWANCE. 
(a) ENTITLEMENT
TO MONTHLY STIPEND.—Sub-
chapter II of chapter 30 of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 3020A. Educational stipend 
‘‘(a) ENTITLEMENT.—Each individual who is receiv-
ing educational assistance under this chapter and who is 
pursuing a program of education at an institution of high-
er learning (as such term is defined in section 3452(f) of 
this title) is entitled to an educational stipend under this 
section. 
‘‘(b) AMOUNT OF STIPEND.—An educational stipend 
under this section shall be paid to an individual who is 
entitled to such a stipend— 
‘‘(1) in the case of an individual pursuing an 
approved program of education on at least a half- 
time basis, at the monthly rate of $500; and 
‘‘(2) in the case of an individual pursuing an 
approved program of education on less than a half- 
time basis, at the monthly rate of $250.’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding 
at the end of the items relating to subchapter II the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘3020A. Educational stipend.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 3020A of title 38, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a) shall take 
effect on the date that is two years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act and shall apply with respect to 
months beginning after that date. 
SEC. 104. EXTENSION OF PERIOD FOR COLLECTION OF FEE 
FOR BASIC EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE. 
(a) BASIC EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR SERVICE 
ON ACTIVE DUTY.—Section 3011(b)(1) of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘$100’’ and inserting ‘‘$50’’; 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘12’’ and inserting ‘‘24’’. 
(b) BASIC EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR SERVICE 
IN THE SELECTED RESERVE.—Section 3012(c)(1) of such 
title is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘$100’’ and inserting ‘‘$50’’; 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘12’’ and inserting ‘‘24’’. 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the date that is 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 105. USE OF EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR BUSI-
NESS COURSES AND SEMINARS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall ensure that individuals entitled to educational assist-
ance under laws administered by the Secretary are entitled 
to use such assistance for business courses and seminars, 
if such courses or seminars are related to the operation 
of a business, and for continuing education courses. The 
Secretary shall treat the courses referred to in the pre-
ceding sentence in a similar manner as licensing and cer-
tification courses. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (a) shall take ef-
fect on the date that is two years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 
106. 
USE 
OF 
EDUCATIONAL 
ASSISTANCE 
FOR 
COURSES TAKEN TO PREPARE FOR LICENS-
ING OR CERTIFICATION TESTS. 
(a) BASIC
EDUCATIONAL
ASSISTANCE.—Section 
3452(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after the fourth sentence the following new sen-
tence: ‘‘Such term also includes preparatory courses for 
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licensing or certification tests described in the preceding 
sentence, as designated by the Secretary.’’. 
(b) SURVIVORS’ AND DEPENDENTS’ EDUCATIONAL 
ASSISTANCE.—Section 3501(a)(5) of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after the second sen-
tence the following new sentence: ‘‘Such term also includes 
preparatory courses for licensing or certification tests de-
scribed in the preceding sentence, as designated by the 
Secretary.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect on the date that 
2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 107. USE OF EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE TO REPAY 
FEDERAL STUDENT LOANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 30 of 
title 38, United States Code, as amended by section 103, 
is further amended by inserting after section 3020A the 
following new section: 
‘‘§ 3020B. Use of educational assistance benefits for 
the repayment of Federal student loans 
for certain courses of education 
‘‘(a) USE OF BENEFITS.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of this chapter, and subject to subsections (b) 
through (e), an individual who is serving on active duty 
and who is entitled to educational assistance under this 
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subchapter may apply amounts of such educational assist-
ance otherwise available to the individual to repay some 
or all of any Federal student loan balance owed by the 
individual for a course of education pursued by the indi-
vidual. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS ON PAYMENTS.—(1) The amount 
of an individual’s entitlement to educational assistance 
that the individual may apply to the repayment of a stu-
dent loan balance under subsection (a) may not exceed 
$6,000 in any 12-month period. 
‘‘(2) In no event shall payment of educational assist-
ance under this section exceed the amount of the individ-
ual’s available entitlement under this chapter. 
‘‘(3) An individual entitled to educational assistance 
under this subchapter may not apply such educational as-
sistance to any of the following: 
‘‘(A) A loan made to the parents of a dependent 
student under section 428B of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965. 
‘‘(B) A Federal Direct PLUS Loan made to the 
parents of a dependent student. 
‘‘(C) A loan made under section 428C or 
455(g) of such Act, to the extent that such loan was 
used to repay— 
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‘‘(i) a loan made to the parent of a de-
pendent student under section 428B of such 
Act; 
‘‘(ii) a Federal Direct PLUS Loan made to 
the parents of a dependent student. 
‘‘(c) AMOUNT OF PAYMENTS.—The Secretary shall 
make monthly payments under this section in such 
amounts as the individual may elect for the repayment of 
a Federal student loan of such an individual. 
‘‘(d) ARRANGEMENTS
TO MAKE PAYMENTS.—The 
Secretary shall enter into such arrangements, and shall 
prescribe such regulations, as may be necessary to carry 
out this section. 
‘‘(e) FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘Federal student loan’ means any loan 
made under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
of subchapter II of chapter 30 of such title is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 3020 the 
following new item: 
‘‘3020B. Use of educational assistance benefits for the repayment of Federal 
student loans for certain courses of education.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 3020B of title 38, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a) shall apply 
with respect to educational assistance paid for months be-
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ginning after the date that is two years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 108. OPPORTUNITY TO WITHDRAW ELECTION NOT TO 
ENROLL IN EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) BASIC EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR ACTIVE 
DUTY SERVICE.— 
(1) OPPORTUNITY TO WITHDRAW.—Subsection 
(c) of section 3011 of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) An individual who makes an election not to re-
ceive educational assistance under paragraph (1) may 
withdraw that election at any time and, after making such 
withdrawal, shall be entitled to educational assistance 
under this chapter in the same manner as if the individual 
had never made that election, if— 
‘‘(A) at the time the individual makes such 
withdrawal, the individual is serving on active duty 
as a member of the Armed Forces; and 
‘‘(B) the basic pay of the individual is reduced 
by, or the individual otherwise pays to the Secretary, 
$1,200 by not later than 90 days after the date on 
which the individual is discharged or released from 
active duty in the Armed Forces.’’. 
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(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (1) 
of such subsection is amended in the third sentence 
by striking ‘‘Any individual’’ and inserting ‘‘Except 
as provided in paragraph (4), any individual’’. 
(b) BASIC EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR SERVICE 
IN THE SELECTED RESERVE.— 
(1) OPPORTUNITY TO WITHDRAW.—Subsection 
(d) of section 3012 of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) An individual who makes an election not to re-
ceive educational assistance under paragraph (1) may 
withdraw that election at any time and, after making such 
withdrawal, shall be entitled to educational assistance 
under this chapter in the same manner as if the individual 
had never made that election, if— 
‘‘(A) at the time the individual makes such 
withdrawal, the individual is serving on active duty 
as a member of the Armed Forces; and 
‘‘(B) the basic pay of the individual is reduced 
by, or the individual otherwise pays to the Secretary, 
$1,200 by not later than 90 days after the date on 
which the individual is discharged or released from 
active duty in the Armed Forces.’’. 
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(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (1) 
of such subsection is amended in the third sentence 
by striking ‘‘Any individual’’ and inserting ‘‘Except 
as provided in paragraph (4), any individual’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect on the date that 
is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and 
shall apply with respect to an individual who is serving 
on active duty as a member of the Armed Forces on or 
after that date. 
SEC. 109. MONTGOMERY GI BILL BENEFITS NOT TO RE-
DUCE FINANCIAL AID. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 480(j) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087vv(j)) Act is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘including vet-
erans’ education benefits as defined in subsection 
(c),’’ and inserting ‘‘including, subject to paragraph 
(4), veterans’ education benefits as defined in sub-
section (c),’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), estimated fi-
nancial assistance not received under this title shall not 
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include any veterans’ benefits paid under chapter 30 of 
title 38, United States Code.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 110. EXTENSION OF INCREASE IN BENEFIT FOR CER-
TAIN INDIVIDUALS PURSUING APPRENTICE-
SHIPS OR ON-JOB TRAINING. 
(a) MEMBERS OF THE SELECTED RESERVE.—Sub-
section (d) of section 103 of the Veterans Earn and Learn 
Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–454; 38 U.S.C. 3032 note) 
is amended by striking ‘‘January 1, 2008’’ and inserting 
‘‘January 1, 2014’’. 
(b) SURVIVORS AND DEPENDENTS.—Subsection (c) 
of such section is amended by striking ‘‘January 1, 2008’’ 
and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2014’’. 
(c) CERTAIN OTHER INDIVIDUALS.—Subsection (a) 
of such section is amended by striking ‘‘January 1, 2008’’ 
and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2014’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the date that is 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 111. MODIFICATION OF AMOUNT AVAILABLE FOR RE-
IMBURSEMENT OF STATE AND LOCAL AGEN-
CIES ADMINISTERING VETERANS EDUCATION 
BENEFITS. 
Section 3674(a)(4) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘may not exceed $13,000,000’’ 
and all that follows through the end and inserting ‘‘shall 
be $19,000,000’’. 
SEC. 112. PROVISION OF BASIC EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE 
BENEFITS 
FOR 
VETERANS 
DISCHARGED 
FROM ACTIVE DUTY WITH GENERAL DIS-
CHARGE. 
(a) ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE.—Section 3011(a)(3)(B) 
of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
‘‘or a general discharge (under honorable conditions)’’ be-
fore the period at the end. 
(b) SERVICE
IN
SELECTED
RESERVE.—Section 
3012(a)(3)(A) of such title is amended by inserting ‘‘or 
a general discharge (under honorable conditions)’’ before 
the semicolon. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsections (a) and (b) shall apply with respect to an indi-
vidual who is discharged from service in the Armed Forces 
after the date that is 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
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SEC. 113. INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF REPORTING FEE PAY-
ABLE TO EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS THAT 
ENROLL 
VETERANS 
RECEIVING 
EDU-
CATIONAL ASSISTANCE. 
(a) INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF FEE.—Subsection (c) 
of section 3684 of title 38, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘$7’’ and inserting ‘‘$21’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘$11’’ and inserting ‘‘$21’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Subsection (a) of 
such section is amended by striking the second comma 
after ‘‘34’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect on the date that 
is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 114. PROVISION OF ADDITIONAL AREAS OF WORK- 
STUDY FOR VETERANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a)(4) of section 3485 
of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(G) The provision of placement services de-
scribed in section 3104(a)(5) of this title at an edu-
cational institution carried out under the supervision 
of a Department employee.’’. 
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(b) WORK STUDY FOR STUDENTS ENROLLED ON 
HALF-TIME BASIS.—Subsection (b) of such section is 
amended— 
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘three- 
quarters’’ and inserting ‘‘half’’; and 
(2) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘three- 
quarter-time’’ and inserting ‘‘half-time’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to agreements entered 
into under section 3485 of title 38, United States Code, 
after the date that is 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 115. 5-YEAR PILOT PROGRAM FOR ON-CAMPUS WORK- 
STUDY POSITIONS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PILOT PROGRAM.—Begin-
ning not later than two years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
conduct a five-year pilot project to test the feasibility and 
advisability of expanding the scope of qualifying work- 
study activities under subsection (a)(4) of section 3485 
of title 38, United States Code, including work-study posi-
tions available on site at educational institutions. 
(b) TYPE OF WORK-STUDY POSITIONS.—The work- 
study positions referred to in subsection (a) may include 
positions in academic departments (including positions as 
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tutors or research, teaching, and lab assistants) and in 
student services (including positions in career centers and 
financial aid, campus orientation, cashiers, admissions, 
records, and registration offices). 
(c) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall prescribe 
regulations to carry out the pilot project under this sec-
tion, including regulations providing for the supervision of 
work-study positions referred to in subsection (a) by ap-
propriate personnel. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
$10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years during which the 
Secretary carries out the pilot project under this section. 
SEC. 116. INCREASE IN EMPLOYEES FOR EDUCATION SERV-
ICE. 
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall increase the 
number of full-time employees of the Education Service 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs by 150 additional 
such employees. 
SEC. 117. UPGRADE OF CERTAIN INFORMATION TECH-
NOLOGY. 
(a) ACTION PLAN REQUIRED.—The Chief Informa-
tion Officer of the Department of Veterans Affairs, in co-
ordination with the Director of the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs Education Service, shall submit to the Com-
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mittees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of 
Representatives and action plan describing how the Chief 
Information Officer and Director of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs Education Service intend to upgrade the 
information technology system of the Department of Vet-
eran Affairs that is used in connection with the adminis-
tration of educational benefits under laws administered by 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. The Chief Information 
Officer and Director of the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs Education Service shall update the committees at 
least annually on any progress made in upgrading such 
system. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to upgrade the information 
technology system of the Department of Veteran Affairs 
that is used in connection with the administration of edu-
cational benefits under laws administered by the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs— 
(1) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; and 
(2) $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010, 
2011, and 2012. 
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SEC. 118. MODIFICATION OF ADVANCE PAYMENT OF INI-
TIAL EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE OR SUB-
SISTENCE ALLOWANCE. 
(a) MODIFICATION.—Section 3680(d)(2) of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after the 
third sentence the following new sentence: ‘‘For purposes 
of the entitlement to educational assistance of the veteran 
or person receiving an advance payment under this sub-
section, the advance payment shall be charged against the 
final month of the entitlement of the person or veteran 
and, if necessary, the penultimate such month. In no event 
may any veteran or person receive more than one advance 
payment under this subsection during any academic 
year.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to an advance pay-
ment of educational assistance made after the date that 
is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 119. MODIFICATION OF PERIOD OF ELIGIBILITY AP-
PLICABLE TO CERTAIN SPOUSES OF INDIVID-
UALS WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED TOTAL DIS-
ABILITIES PERMANENT IN NATURE. 
Section 3512(b)(1) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended— 
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‘‘(C) For purposes of subparagraph (B), the CPI for 
any year is the average of the Consumer Price Index for 
the 12-month period ending on June 30 of such year. 
‘‘(D) For purposes of subparagraph (C), the term 
‘Consumer Price Index’ means the Consumer Price Index 
(all items-United States city average) published monthly 
by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 
‘‘(E) If any increase determined under subparagraph 
(A) is not a multiple of $50, such increase shall be round-
ed to the next lowest multiple of $50. 
‘‘(3) The biweekly Government contribution for an 
employee or annuitant enrolled in a health benefits plan 
under this chapter shall be the amount equal to— 
‘‘(A) the amount of the biweekly subscription 
charge, multiplied by 
‘‘(B) the lesser of— 
‘‘(i) the percentage determined by dividing 
the dollar amount specified in paragraph (1)(A) 
or (1)(B) (as applicable) by the total annual 
subscription charge, or 
‘‘(ii) 75 percent. 
‘‘(4) In the case of an employee who is occupying a 
position on a part-time career employment basis (as de-
fined in section 3401(2)), the biweekly Government con-
tribution shall be equal to the amount which bears the 
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