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.

Bill: 116-hr-1947
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1]
Introduced: 2019-03-28
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Veterans Affairs

Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises

Health programs administration and funding

Medical education

Medical research
Latest action: action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Received in the Senate.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-03-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill exempts from fiscal year limitations funds transferred from federal agencies to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for research or education by nonprofit corporations at VA medical centers.</p>

action_date: 2019-05-20
action_desc: Reported to House
text: <p>This bill exempts from fiscal year limitations funds transferred after FY2016 from federal agencies to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for research or education by nonprofit corporations at VA medical centers.</p> <p>The bill also authorizes the use of GI Bill funds to pay for flight training that leads to a private pilot's license if it is required for the course of education being pursued and meets other specified requirements. The bill applies a tuition cap in situations where a public institution has contracted with another entity to provide certain training.</p> <p>Additionally, the bill provides that participants using educational assistance for flight training may elect to receive accelerated tuition and fee payments if they receive educational counseling. These amounts shall not exceed the total cost of tuition and fees for the flight training and shall not affect housing stipend payments.</p> <p>Finally, the bill authorizes the VA to provide inscriptions for deceased spouses and children on certain headstones furnished by the VA.</p>

action_date: 2019-05-21
action_desc: Passed House
text: <p>This bill exempts from fiscal year limitations funds transferred after FY2016 from federal agencies to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for research or education by nonprofit corporations at VA medical centers.</p> <p>The bill also authorizes the use of GI Bill funds to pay for flight training if it is required for the course of education being pursued. The bill applies a tuition cap in situations where a public institution has contracted with another entity to provide certain training.</p> <p>Additionally, the bill provides that participants using educational assistance for flight training may elect to receive accelerated tuition and fee payments if they receive educational counseling. These amounts shall not exceed the total cost of tuition and fees for the flight training, and shall not affect housing stipend payments.</p> <p>Finally, the bill authorizes the VA to provide inscriptions for deceased spouses and children on certain headstones furnished by the VA.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1947 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 28, 2019 Mr. David P. Roe of Tennessee (for himself and Mr. Brindisi ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL 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.

1. Exemption Section 7364(b)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: Any amounts so transferred after September 30, 2016, shall be available without regard to fiscal year limitations, notwithstanding section 1535(d) of title 31. .

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1947 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 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.

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 sentence: Any amounts so transferred after September 30, 2016, shall be available without regard to fiscal year limitations, notwithstanding section 1535(d) of title 31. . 2. Improvements to assistance for certain flight training and other programs of education (a) Use of entitlement for private pilot’s licenses 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 element of a degree); and ; (2) by striking paragraph (2); and (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2). (b) Accelerated payments for flight training 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, concentration, or other element of such a degree) may elect to receive accelerated payments of amounts for tuition 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 individual 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 individual 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 education 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 described in subclause (II) ; and (E) by adding at the end the following new subclause: (II) A program of education described in this subclause is any of the following: (aa) A program of education pursued at a non-public or foreign institution of higher learning. (bb) A program of education pursued at a public institution of higher learning in which flight training 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 institution of higher learning enters into a contract or agreement with an entity (other than another public institution of higher learning) to provide such program of education or a portion of such program of education. . (e) Application (1) In general Except as provided by paragraph (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 assistance 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 subsection shall apply with respect to a quarter, semester, or term, as applicable, commencing on or after the date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 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 following 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 subsection (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 surviving spouse or eligible dependent child of such individual following the death of the surviving spouse or eligible dependent child. (2) If the spouse or eligible dependent child of an individual referred to in paragraph (1) predeceases the individual, 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. 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, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.

Passed the House of Representatives May 21, 2019. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1947 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 22, 2019 Received 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.

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 sentence: Any amounts so transferred after September 30, 2016, shall be available without regard to fiscal year limitations, notwithstanding section 1535(d) of title 31. . 2. Improvements to assistance for certain flight training and other programs of education (a) Use of entitlement for private pilot’s licenses 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 element of a degree); and ; (2) by striking paragraph (2); and (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2). (b) Accelerated payments for flight training 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, concentration, or other element of such a degree) may elect to receive accelerated payments of amounts for tuition 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 individual 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 individual 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 education 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 described in subclause (II) ; and (E) by adding at the end the following new subclause: (II) A program of education described in this subclause is any of the following: (aa) A program of education pursued at a non-public or foreign institution of higher learning. (bb) A program of education pursued at a public institution of higher learning in which flight training 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 institution of higher learning enters into a contract or agreement with an entity (other than another public institution of higher learning) to provide such program of education or a portion of such program of education. . (e) Application (1) In general Except as provided by paragraph (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 assistance 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 subsection shall apply with respect to a quarter, semester, or term, as applicable, commencing on or after the date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 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 following 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 subsection (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 surviving spouse or eligible dependent child of such individual following the death of the surviving spouse or eligible dependent child. (2) If the spouse or eligible dependent child of an individual referred to in paragraph (1) predeceases the individual, 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. 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, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.

Passed the House of Representatives May 21, 2019. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 52 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1947 [Report No. 116–76] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 28, 2019 Mr. David P. Roe of Tennessee (for himself and Mr. Brindisi ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs May 20, 2019 Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 28, 2019 A BILL 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.

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 sentence: Any amounts so transferred after September 30, 2016, shall be available without regard to fiscal year limitations, notwithstanding section 1535(d) of title 31. . 2. Improvements to assistance for certain flight training and other programs of education (a) Use of entitlement for private pilot’s licenses 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 element of a degree); and ; (2) by striking paragraph (2); and (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2). (b) Accelerated payments for flight training 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, concentration, or other element of such a degree) may elect to receive accelerated payments of amounts for tuition 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 individual 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 individual for accelerated payments made pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be determined at the rate of two 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 education 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 described in subclause (II) ; and (E) by adding at the end the following new subclause: (II) A program of education described in this subclause is any of the following: (aa) A program of education pursued at a non-public or foreign institution of higher learning. (bb) A program of education pursued at a public institution of higher learning in which flight training 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 institution of higher learning enters into a contract or agreement with an entity (other than another public institution of higher learning) to provide such program of education or a portion of such program of education. . (e) Application (1) In general Except as provided by paragraph (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 assistance 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 subsection shall apply with respect to a quarter, semester, or term, as applicable, commencing on or after the date that is two years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 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 following 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 subsection (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 surviving spouse or eligible dependent child of such individual following the death of the surviving spouse or eligible dependent child. (2) If the spouse or eligible dependent child of an individual referred to in paragraph (1) predeceases the individual, 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.

Amend the title so as to read: A bill 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. .

May 20, 2019 Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed