I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 475 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in 
the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating 
to educational assistance, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 22, 2015 
Mr. WENSTRUP introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain 
improvements in the laws administered by the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs relating to educational assistance, 
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. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘GI Bill Processing Im-
provement Act of 2015’’. 
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SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OF 
THE VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION 
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF-
FAIRS. 
(a) PROCESSING OF CERTAIN EDUCATIONAL ASSIST-
ANCE CLAIMS.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, 
to the maximum extent possible, make such changes and 
improvements to the information technology system of the 
Veterans Benefits Administration of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs to ensure that— 
(1) to the maximum extent possible, all original 
and supplemental claims for educational assistance 
under chapter 33 of title 38, United States Code, 
are adjudicated electronically; and 
(2) rules-based processing is used to make deci-
sions with respect to such claims with little human 
intervention. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall submit to Congress a report on the changes 
made pursuant to the requirements of subsection (a). 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs $30,000,000 to carry out this section during fiscal 
years 2015 and 2016. 
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SEC. 3. APPROVAL OF COURSES OF EDUCATION PROVIDED 
BY PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARN-
ING 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) EXTENSION
OF
EFFECTIVE
DATE.—Section 
702(b) of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability 
Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–146) is amended by striking 
‘‘July 1, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘July 1, 2016’’. 
(b) 
TECHNICAL
AMENDMENT.—Section 
3679(c)(2)(B) of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘or 3319’’ and all that follows and inserting 
‘‘of this title or to whom educational assistance is trans-
ferred under section 3319 of this title’’. 
SEC. 4. RECODIFICATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEC-
TION PROCESS FOR POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL 
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter III of chapter 33 is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 3326. Election to receive educational assistance 
‘‘(a) INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE TO ELECT PARTICIPA-
TION IN POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.—An indi-
vidual may elect to receive educational assistance under 
this chapter if such individual— 
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‘‘(1) as of August 1, 2009— 
‘‘(A) is entitled to basic educational assist-
ance under chapter 30 of the title and has used, 
but retains unused, entitlement under that 
chapter; 
‘‘(B) is entitled to educational assistance 
under chapter 107, 1606, or 1607 of title 10 
and has used, but retains unused, entitlement 
under the applicable chapter; 
‘‘(C) is entitled to basic educational assist-
ance under chapter 30 of this title but has not 
used any entitlement under that chapter; 
‘‘(D) is entitled to educational assistance 
under chapter 107, 1606, or 1607 of title 10 
but has not used any entitlement under such 
chapter; 
‘‘(E) is a member of the Armed Forces 
who is eligible for receipt of basic educational 
assistance under chapter 30 this title and is 
making contributions toward such assistance 
under section 3011(b) or 3012(c) of this title; 
or 
‘‘(F) is a member of the Armed Forces 
who is not entitled to basic educational assist-
ance under chapter 30 of this title by reason of 
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