I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 595 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide equity for tuition and 
fees for individuals entitled to educational assistance under the Post- 
9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs who are pursuing programs of education at institutions of higher 
learning, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 8, 2013 
Mr. BUTTERFIELD (for himself, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. 
LEWIS, Mr. WATT, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Ms. BASS, Mr. CLYBURN, 
Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. JONES, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. LEE of Cali-
fornia, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. 
EDWARDS, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. JEFFRIES, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mrs. 
CHRISTENSEN, Mr. RUSH, Ms. CLARKE, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
GRIJALVA, and Ms. WILSON of Florida) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide equity 
for tuition and fees for individuals entitled to educational 
assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance 
Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs who 
are pursuing programs of education at institutions of 
higher learning, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans Education 
Equity Act of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. PROTECTING EQUITY FOR TUITION AND FEES FOR 
INDIVIDUALS 
ENTITLED 
TO 
ASSISTANCE 
UNDER THE POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL ASSIST-
ANCE PROGRAM WHO ARE PURSUING PRO-
GRAMS OF EDUCATION AT INSTITUTIONS OF 
HIGHER LEARNING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Clause (i) of subparagraph (A) of 
paragraph (1) of subsection (c) of section 3313 of title 
38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(i) In the case of a program of edu-
cation pursued at a public institution of 
higher learning, the lesser of— 
‘‘(I) the actual net cost for tui-
tion and fees assessed by the institu-
tion for the program of education 
after the application of— 
‘‘(aa) any waiver of, or re-
duction in, tuition and fees; and 
‘‘(bb) any scholarship, or 
other Federal, State, institu-
tional, or employer-based aid or 
assistance (other than loans and 
any funds provided under section 
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401(b) of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a)) 
that is provided directly to the 
institution and specifically des-
ignated for the sole purpose of 
defraying tuition and fees; or 
‘‘(II) the greater of— 
‘‘(aa) the actual net cost for 
in-State tuition and fees assessed 
by the institution for the pro-
gram of education after the ap-
plication of— 
‘‘(AA) any waiver of, or 
reduction in, tuition and 
fees; and 
‘‘(BB) any scholarship, 
or other Federal, State, in-
stitutional, 
or 
employer- 
based 
aid 
or 
assistance 
(other than loans and any 
funds provided under section 
401(b) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1070a)) that is pro-
vided directly to the institu-
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tion and specifically des-
ignated for the sole purpose 
of defraying tuition and 
fees; or 
‘‘(bb) the amount equal to— 
‘‘(AA) for the academic 
year beginning on August 1, 
2011, $17,500; or 
‘‘(BB) for any subse-
quent academic year, the 
amount in effect for the pre-
vious academic year under 
this subclause, as increased 
by the percentage increase 
equal to the most recent 
percentage increase deter-
mined under section 3015(h) 
of this title.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to the payment of 
educational assistance for an academic year beginning on 
or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Æ 
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