Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN TRANSFERS. 
Section 7364(b)(1) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sen-
tence: ‘‘Any amounts so transferred after September 30, 
2016, shall be available without regard to fiscal year limi-
tations, notwithstanding section 1535(d) of title 31.’’. 
SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN 
FLIGHT TRAINING AND OTHER PROGRAMS 
OF EDUCATION. 
(a) USE OF ENTITLEMENT FOR PRIVATE PILOT’S LI-
CENSES.—Section 3034(d) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking the semicolon 
and inserting the following: ‘‘and is required for the 
course of education being pursued (including with 
respect to a dual major, concentration, or other ele-
ment of a degree); and’’; 
(2) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (2). 
(b) ACCELERATED PAYMENTS FOR FLIGHT TRAIN-
ING.—Section 3313 of such title is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(l) 
ACCELERATED
PAYMENTS
FOR
CERTAIN 
FLIGHT TRAINING.— 
‘‘(1) PAYMENTS.—An individual enrolled in a 
program of education pursued at a vocational school 
or institution of higher learning in which flight 
training is required to earn the degree being pursued 
(including with respect to a dual major, concentra-
tion, or other element of such a degree) may elect 
to receive accelerated payments of amounts for tui-
tion and fees determined under subsection (c). The 
amount of each accelerated payment shall be an 
amount equal to twice the amount for tuition and 
fee so determined under such subsection, but the 
total amount of such payments may not exceed the 
total amount of tuition and fees for the program of 
education. The amount of monthly stipends shall be 
determined in accordance with such subsection (c) 
and may not be accelerated under this paragraph. 
‘‘(2) EDUCATIONAL
COUNSELING.—An indi-
vidual may make an election under paragraph (1) 
only if the individual receives educational counseling 
under section 3697A(a) of this title. 
‘‘(3) CHARGE
AGAINST
ENTITLEMENT.—The 
number of months of entitlement charged an indi-
vidual for accelerated payments made pursuant to
paragraph (1) shall be determined at the rate of 2 
months for each month in which such an accelerated 
payment is made.’’. 
(c) FLIGHT TRAINING AT PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.— 
Subsection (c)(1)(A) of such section 3313 is amended— 
(1) in clause (i)— 
(A) by redesignating subclauses (I) and 
(II) as items (aa) and (bb), respectively; 
(B) by striking ‘‘In the case of a program 
of education pursued at a public institution of 
higher learning’’ and inserting ‘‘(I) Subject to 
subclause (II), in the case of a program of edu-
cation pursued at a public institution of higher 
learning not described in clause (ii)(II)(bb)’’; 
and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subclause: 
‘‘(II) In determining the actual net 
cost for in-State tuition and fees pursuant 
to subclause (I), the Secretary may not 
pay for tuition and fees relating to flight 
training.’’; and 
(2) in clause (ii)—
(A) in subclause (I), by redesignating 
items (aa) and (bb) as subitems (AA) and 
(BB), respectively; 
(B) in subclause (II), by redesignating 
items (aa) and (bb) as subitems (AA) and 
(BB), respectively; 
(C) by redesignating subclauses (I) and 
(II) as items (aa) and (bb), respectively; 
(D) by striking ‘‘In the case of a program 
of education pursued at a non-public or foreign 
institution of higher learning’’ and inserting 
‘‘(I) In the case of a program of education de-
scribed in subclause (II)’’; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following new 
subclause: 
‘‘(II) A program of education de-
scribed in this subclause is any of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(aa) A program of education 
pursued at a non-public or foreign in-
stitution of higher learning. 
‘‘(bb) A program of education 
pursued at a public institution of 
higher learning in which flight train-
ing is required to earn the degree
being pursued (including with respect 
to a dual major, concentration, or 
other element of such a degree).’’. 
(d) CERTAIN PROGRAMS OF EDUCATION CARRIED 
OUT UNDER CONTRACT.—Section 3313(c)(1)(A)(ii)(II) of 
title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection 
(c)(2)(E), is amended by adding at the end the following 
new item: 
‘‘(cc) A program of education 
pursued at a public institution of 
higher learning in which the public in-
stitution of higher learning enters into 
a contract or agreement with an enti-
ty (other than another public institu-
tion of higher learning) to provide 
such program of education or a por-
tion of such program of education.’’. 
(e) APPLICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by para-
graph (2), the amendments made by this section 
shall apply with respect to a quarter, semester, or 
term, as applicable, commencing on or after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) SPECIAL RULE FOR CURRENT STUDENTS.— 
In the case of an individual who, as of the date of
the enactment of this Act, is using educational as-
sistance under chapter 33 of title 38, United States 
Code, to pursue a course of education that includes 
a program of education described in item (bb) or 
(cc) of section 3313(c)(1)(A)(ii)(II) of title 38, 
United States Code, as added by subsections (c) and 
(d), respectively, the amendment made by such sub-
section shall apply with respect to a quarter, semes-
ter, or term, as applicable, commencing on or after 
the date that is 2 years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 3. PROVISION OF INSCRIPTIONS FOR SPOUSES AND 
CHILDREN ON CERTAIN HEADSTONES AND 
MARKERS FURNISHED BY THE SECRETARY 
OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2306 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(j)(1) In addition to any other authority under this 
section, in the case of an individual whose grave is not 
in a covered cemetery (as that term is defined in sub-
section (f)(2)) and for whom the Secretary has furnished 
a headstone or marker under subsection (a) or (d), the 
Secretary, if feasible and upon request, may replace the 
headstone or marker to add an inscription for the sur-
viving spouse or eligible dependent child of such individual 
following the death of the surviving spouse or eligible de-
pendent child. 
‘‘(2) If the spouse or eligible dependent child of an 
individual referred to in paragraph (1) predeceases the in-
dividual, the Secretary may, if feasible and upon request, 
include an inscription for the spouse or dependent child 
on the headstone or marker furnished for the individual 
under subsection (a) or (d).’’. 
(b) APPLICATION.—Subsection (j) of section 2306 of 
title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), 
shall apply with respect to an individual who dies on or 
after October 1, 2019. 
SEC. 4. DETERMINATION 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. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 21, 2019. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1947 
AN ACT 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to exempt 
transfers of funds from Federal agencies to the 
Department of Veterans Affairs for nonprofit 
corporations established under subchapter IV of 
chapter 73 of such title from certain provisions 
of the Economy Act, and for other purposes.