IIB 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 357 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
FEBRUARY 4, 2014 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
AN ACT 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require courses 
of education provided by public institutions of higher 
education that are approved for purposes of the edu-
cational assistance programs administered by the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs to charge veterans tuition 
and fees at the in-State tuition rate, to make other 
improvements in the laws relating to benefits adminis-
tered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
purposes. 
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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 ‘‘GI 
Bill Tuition Fairness Act of 2014’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. References to title 38, United States Code. 
Sec. 3. Scoring of budgetary effects. 
Sec. 4. Approval of courses of education provided by public institutions of high-
er education for purposes of All-Volunteer Force Educational 
Assistance Program and Post-9/11 Educational Assistance con-
ditional on in-State tuition rate for veterans. 
Sec. 5. Clarification of eligibility for services under the Homeless Veterans Re-
integration Program. 
Sec. 6. Extension of eligibility period for vocational rehabilitation programs. 
Sec. 7. Work-study allowance. 
Sec. 8. Responsibilities of the Directors of Veterans’ Employment and Training. 
Sec. 9. Contents of Transition Assistance Program. 
Sec. 10. Rounding down of increase in rates of disability compensation and de-
pendency and indemnity compensation. 
Sec. 11. Limitation on performance awards in the senior executive service. 
Sec. 12. Semiannual reports to Congress on cost of certain travel. 
Sec. 13. Report of infectious disease at medical facilities of Department of Vet-
erans Affairs. 
Sec. 14. Prohibition of visual recording without informed consent. 
Sec. 15. Two-month extension of Veterans Retraining Assistance Program. 
SEC. 2. REFERENCES TO TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE. 
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in 
this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 
of an amendment to, or a repeal of, a section or other 
provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to 
a section or other provision of title 38, United States 
Code. 
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SEC. 3. SCORING 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. 
SEC. 4. APPROVAL OF COURSES OF EDUCATION PROVIDED 
BY PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDU-
CATION 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) IN GENERAL.—Section 3679 is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
chapter and subject to paragraphs (3) through (6), the 
Secretary shall disapprove a course of education provided 
by a public institution of higher education to a covered 
individual pursuing a course of education with educational 
assistance under chapter 30 or 33 of this title while living 
in the State in which the public institution of higher edu-
cation is located if the institution charges tuition and fees 
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for that course for the covered individual at a rate that 
is higher than the rate the institution charges for tuition 
and fees for that course for residents of the State in which 
the institution is located, regardless of the covered individ-
ual’s State of residence. 
‘‘(2) For purposes of this subsection, a covered indi-
vidual is a veteran who was discharged or released from 
a period of not fewer than 90 days of service in the active 
military, naval, or air service less than three years before 
the date of enrollment in the course concerned. 
‘‘(3) If after enrollment in a course of education that 
is subject to disapproval under paragraph (1) a covered 
individual pursues one or more courses of education at the 
same public institution of higher education while remain-
ing continuously enrolled (other than during regularly 
scheduled breaks between courses, semesters or terms) at 
that institution of higher education, any course so pursued 
by the covered individual at that institution of higher edu-
cation while so continuously enrolled shall also be subject 
to disapproval under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(4) It shall not be grounds to disapprove a course 
of education under paragraph (1) if a public institution 
of higher education requires a covered individual pursuing 
a course of education at the institution to demonstrate an 
intent, by means other than satisfying a physical presence 
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requirement, to establish residency in the State in which 
the institution is located, or to satisfy other requirements 
not relating to the establishment of residency, in order to 
be charged tuition and fees for that course at a rate that 
is equal to or less than the rate the institution charges 
for tuition and fees for that course for residents of the 
State. 
‘‘(5) The Secretary may waive such requirements of 
paragraph (1) as the Secretary considers appropriate. 
‘‘(6) Disapproval under paragraph (1) shall apply 
only with respect to educational assistance under chapters 
30 and 33 of this title.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (c) of section 
3679 of title 38, United States Code (as added by sub-
section (a) of this section), shall apply with respect to edu-
cational assistance provided for pursuit of programs of 
education during academic terms that begin after July 1, 
2016, through courses of education that commence on or 
after that date. 
SEC. 5. CLARIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR SERVICES 
UNDER 
THE 
HOMELESS 
VETERANS 
RE-
INTEGRATION PROGRAM. 
Subsection (a) of section 2021 is amended by striking 
‘‘reintegration of homeless veterans into the labor force.’’ 
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and inserting the following: ‘‘reintegration into the labor 
force of— 
‘‘(1) homeless veterans; 
‘‘(2) veterans participating in the Department 
of Veterans Affairs supported housing program for 
which rental assistance provided pursuant to section 
8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
(42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19)); and 
‘‘(3) veterans who are transitioning from being 
incarcerated.’’. 
SEC. 6. EXTENSION OF ELIGIBILITY PERIOD FOR VOCA-
TIONAL REHABILITATION PROGRAMS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Section 3103 is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘twelve-year period’’ and inserting ‘‘17-year period’’ 
each place it appears. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to a veteran apply-
ing for assistance under chapter 31 of title 38, United 
States Code, on or after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 7. WORK-STUDY ALLOWANCE. 
Section 3485(a)(4) is amended by striking ‘‘June 30, 
2013’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘June 30, 
2018’’. 
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SEC. 8. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DIRECTORS OF VET-
ERANS’ EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING. 
Section 4103 is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub-
section (c); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing new subsection (b): 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—Each Director assigned to 
a State under subsection (a) shall carry out the following 
responsibilities: 
‘‘(1) Monitoring the performance of veterans’ 
training and employment programs in the State, 
with special emphasis on services to disabled vet-
erans. 
‘‘(2) Monitoring the performance of the State 
workforce agency in complying with section 4212 of 
this title. 
‘‘(3) Suggesting to the Assistant Secretary of 
Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Training cor-
rective actions that could be taken by the State 
workforce agency to address deficiencies in the per-
formance of veterans’ training and employment pro-
grams in the State. 
‘‘(4) Annually negotiating with the State work-
force agency to establish performance goals for vet-
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erans’ training and employment programs in the 
State. 
‘‘(5) Reviewing the State’s requests for funding 
for veterans’ training and employment programs and 
providing advice to the State workforce agency and 
the Assistant Secretary regarding such funding re-
quests. 
‘‘(6) Forwarding complaints regarding possible 
violations of chapter 43 of this title to the appro-
priate Regional Administrator or to the to the As-
sistant Secretary, as required. 
‘‘(7) Carrying out grant officer technical rep-
resentative responsibilities for grants issued under 
programs administered by the Department. 
‘‘(8) Providing advice to the State workforce 
agency on strategies to market veterans to employ-
ers. 
‘‘(9) Supervising and managing all support 
staff, including Assistant Directors, establishing 
workload priorities, managing all personnel actions, 
and evaluating all assigned personnel. 
‘‘(10) Submitting to the Assistant Secretary 
regular reports on the matters described in para-
graphs (1), (2), (4), and (8), and any other matters 
the Assistant Secretary determine appropriate. 
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‘‘(11) Performing such other related duties as 
directed by the Assistant Secretary.’’. 
SEC. 9. CONTENTS OF TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1144 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(9) Provide information about disability-re-
lated employment and education protections.’’. 
(2) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and 
(e), as subsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing new subsection (c): 
‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS
OF PROGRAM.—The 
mandatory program carried out by this section shall in-
clude— 
‘‘(1) for any such member who plans to use the 
member’s entitlement to educational assistance 
under title 38— 
‘‘(A) instruction providing an overview of 
the use of such entitlement; and 
‘‘(B) courses of post-secondary education 
appropriate for the member, courses of post- 
secondary education compatible with the mem-
ber’s education goals, and instruction on how to 
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