To require the continuation of tuition assistance programs for members of the Armed Forces for the remainder of fiscal year 2013.

Bill: 113-hr-1265
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16]
Introduced: 2013-03-19
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Military personnel and dependents

Student aid and college costs
Latest action: action_date: 2013-04-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-03-19
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Directs the Secretaries of the military departments to carry out tuition assistance programs for members of the Armed Forces during the remainder of FY2013, using funds appropriated for such programs under the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 reduced by a specified budget sequestration percentage.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1265 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 19, 2013 Mr. O'Rourke (for himself, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina , and Mr. Gibson ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To require the continuation of tuition assistance programs for members of the Armed Forces for the remainder of fiscal year 2013.

1. Requirement for continuation of authorized tuition assistance programs for members of the Armed Forces for remainder of fiscal year 2013 (a) In general The Secretaries of the military departments shall carry out tuition assistance programs for members of the Armed Forces during the remainder of fiscal year 2013 using amounts specified in subsection (b). (b) Amounts The minimum amount used by the Secretary of a military department for tuition assistance for members of an Armed Force under the jurisdiction of that Secretary pursuant to subsection (a) shall be not less than— (1) the amount appropriated or otherwise made available by the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 for tuition assistance programs for members of that Armed Force, minus (2) an amount that is not more than the percentage of the reduction required to the Operation and Maintenance account for that Armed Force for fiscal year 2013 by the budget sequester required by section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.