,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bdha  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #be1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,flores introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to codify and improve the election      
requirements for the receipt of         
educational assistance under the        
,post-#i_/aa ,educational ,assistance   
program of the ,department of ,veterans 
,affairs4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,veterans ,g4,i4    
,bill ,enrollment ,clarification ,act of
 #bjac4  #b4 ,recodification and        
improvement of election process for     
,post-#i_/aa ,educational ,assistance   
,program  7a7 ,in general ,subchapter   
,,iii of chapter #cc of title #ch1      
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following new     
section3  #ccbf4 ,election to receive   
educational assistance  7a7 ,individuals
 eligible ,to elect participation in    

post-#i_/aa educational assistance ,an  
individual may elect to receive         
educational assistance under this       
chapter if such individual--  7#a7 as of
 ,august #a1 #bjji--  7,a7 is entitled  
to basic educational assistance under   
chapter #cj of the title and has used1  
but retains unused1 entitlement under   
that chapter2  7,b7 is entitled to      
educational assistance under chapter    
#ajg1 #afjf1 or #afjg of title #aj and  
has used1 but retains unused1           
entitlement under the applicable        
chapter2  7,c7 is entitled to basic     
educational assistance under chapter #cj
 of this title but has not used any     
entitlement under that chapter2  7,d7 is
 entitled to educational assistance     
under chapter #ajg1 #afjf1 or #afjg of  
title #aj but has not used any          
entitlement under such chapter2  7,e7 is
 a member of the ,armed ,forces who is  
eligible for receipt of basic           
educational assistance under chapter #cj
 this title and is making contributions 

toward such assistance under section    
#cjaa7;b7 or #cjab7;c7 of this title2 or
  7,f7 is a member of the ,armed ,forces
 who is not entitled to basic           
educational assistance under chapter #cj
 of this title by reason of an election 
under section #cjaa7;c77#a7 or          
#cjab7;d77#a7 of this title2 and  7#b7  
as of the date of the individual's      
election under this paragraph1 meets the
 requirements for entitlement to        
educational assistance under this       
chapter4  7b7 ,cessation of             
contributions toward ,,gi bill          
,effective as of the first month        
beginning on or after the date of an    
election under subsection 7a7 of an     
individual described by paragraph       
7#a77;,e7 of that subsection1 the       
obligation of the individual to make    
contributions under section #cjaa7;b7 or
 #cjab7;c7 of this title1 as applicable1
 shall cease1 and the requirements of   
such section shall be deemed to be no   
longer applicable to the individual4    

7c7 ,revocation of remaining transferred
 entitlement  7#a7 ,election to revoke  
,if1 on the date an individual described
 in paragraph 7#a77;,a7 or 7#a77;,c7 of 
subsection 7a7 makes an election under  
that subsection1 a transfer of the      
entitlement of the individual to basic  
educational assistance under section    
#cjbj of this title is in effect and a  
number of months of the entitlement so  
transferred remain unutilized1 the      
individual may elect to revoke all or a 
portion of the entitlement so           
transferred that remains unutilized4    
7#b7 ,availability of revoked           
entitlement ,any entitlement revoked by 
an individual under this paragraph shall
 no longer be available to the dependent
 to whom transferred1 but shall be      
available to the individual instead for 
educational assistance under chapter #cc
 of this title in accordance with the   
provisions of this section4  7#c7       
,availability of unrevoked entitlement  
,any entitlement described in paragraph 

7#a7 that is not revoked by an          
individual in accordance with that      
paragraph shall remain available to the 
dependent or dependents concerned in    
accordance with the current transfer of 
such entitlement under section #cjbj of 
this title4  7d7 ,post-#i_/aa           
educational assistance  7#a7 ,in general
 ,subject to paragraph 7#b7 and except  
as provided in subsection 7e71 an       
individual making an election under     
subsection 7a7 shall be entitled to     
educational assistance under this       
chapter in accordance with the          
provisions of this chapter1 instead of  
basic educational assistance under      
chapter #cj this title1 or educational  
assistance under chapter #ajg1 #afjf1 or
 #afjg of title #aj1 as applicable4     
7#b7 ,limitation on entitlement for     
certain individuals ,in the case of an  
individual making an election under     
subsection 7a7 who is described by      
paragraph 7#a77;,a7 of that subsection1 
the number of months of entitlement of  

the individual to educational assistance
 under this chapter #cc shall be the    
number of months equal to--  7,a7 the   
number of months of unused entitlement  
of the individual under chapter #cj of  
this title1 as of the date of the       
election1 plus  7,b7 the number of      
months1 if any1 of entitlement revoked  
by the individual under subsection      
7c77#a74  7e7 ,continuing entitlement to
 educational assistance not available   
under #i_/aa assistance program  7#a7   
,in general ,in the event educational   
assistance to which an individual making
 an election under subsection 7a7 would 
be entitled under chapter #cj of this   
title1 or chapter #ajg1 #afjf1 or #afjg 
of title #aj1 as applicable1 is not     
authorized to be available to the       
individual under the provisions of this 
chapter the individual shall remain     
entitled to such educational assistance 
in accordance with the provisions of the
 applicable chapter4  7#b7 ,charge for  
use of entitlement ,the utilization by  

an individual of entitlement under      
paragraph 7#a7 shall be chargeable      
against the entitlement of the          
individual to educational assistance    
under this chapter at the rate of one   
month of entitlement under this chapter 
for each month of entitlement utilized  
by the individual under paragraph 7#a7  
7as determined as if such entitlement   
were utilized under the provisions of   
chapter #cj of this title1 or chapter   
#ajg1 #afjf1 or #afjg of title #aj1 as  
applicable74  7f7 ,additional           
post-#i_/aa assistance for members      
having made contributions toward ,,gi   
bill  7#a7 ,additional assistance ,in   
the case of an individual making an     
election under subsection 7a7 who is    
described by subparagraph 7,a71 7,c71 or
 7,e7 of paragraph 7#a7 of that         
subsection1 the amount of educational   
assistance payable to the individual    
under this chapter #cc as a monthly     
stipend payable under paragraph         
7#a77;,b7 of section #ccac7;c7 of this  

title1 or under paragraphs 7#b7 through 
7#g7 of that section 7as applicable71   
shall be the amount otherwise payable as
 a monthly stipend under the applicable 
paragraph increased by the amount equal 
to--  7,a7 the total amount of          
contributions toward basic educational  
assistance made by the individual under 
section #cjaa7;b7 or #cjab7;c7 of this  
title1 as of the date of the election1  
multiplied by  7,b7 the fraction--  7i7 
the numerator of which is--  7,i7 the   
number of months of entitlement to basic
 educational assistance under chapter   
#cj of this title remaining to the      
individual at the time of the election2 
plus  7,,ii7 the number of months1 if   
any1 of entitlement under such chapter  
#cj revoked by the individual under     
subsection 7c77#a72 and  7ii7 the       
denominator of which is #cf months4     
7#b7 ,months of remaining entitlement   
for certain individuals ,in the case of 
an individual covered by paragraph 7#a7 
who is described by subsection          

7a77#a77;,e71 the number of months of   
entitlement to basic educational        
assistance remaining to the individual  
for purposes of paragraph               
7#a77;,b77i77,,ii7 shall be #cf months4 
7#c7 ,timing of payment ,the amount     
payable with respect to an individual   
under paragraph 7#a7 shall be paid to   
the individual together with the last   
payment of the monthly stipend payable  
to the individual under paragraph       
7#a77;,b7 of section #ccac7;c7 of this  
title1 or under subsections 7b7 through 
7g7 of that section 7as applicable71    
before the exhaustion of the            
individual's entitlement to educational 
assistance under this chapter4  7g7     
,continuing entitlement to additional   
assistance for critical skills or       
speciality and additional service ,an   
individual making an election under     
subsection 7a77#a7 who1 at the time of  
the election1 is entitled to increased  
educational assistance under section    
#cjae7;d7 of this title1 or section     

#afaca7;i7 of title #aj1 or supplemental
 educational assistance under subchapter
 ,,iii of chapter #cj of this title1    
shall remain entitled to such increased 
educational assistance or supplemental  
educational assistance in the           
utilization of entitlement to           
educational assistance under this       
chapter1 in an amount equal to the      
quarter1 semester1 or term1 as          
applicable1 equivalent of the monthly   
amount of such increased educational    
assistance or supplemental educational  
assistance payable with respect to the  
individual at the time of the election4 
7h7 ,alternative election by ,secretary 
7#a7 ,in general ,in the case of an     
individual who submits to the ,secretary
 an election under this section that the
 ,secretary determines is clearly       
against the interests of the individual1
 the ,secretary may make an alternative 
election on behalf of the individual    
that the ,secretary determines is in the
 best interests of the individual4  7#b7

 ,notice ,if the ,secretary makes an    
election on behalf of an individual     
under this subsection1 the ,secretary   
shall notify the individual by not later
 than seven days after making such      
election and shall provide the          
individual with a #cj-;day period1      
beginning on the date of the            
individual's receipt of such notice1    
during which the individual may modify  
or revoke the election made by the      
,secretary on the individual's behalf4  
,the ,secretary shall include1 as part  
of such notice1 a clear statement of why
 the alternative election made by the   
,secretary is in the best interests of  
the individual as compared to the       
election submitted by the individual4   
,the ,secretary shall provide the notice
 required under this paragraph by       
electronic means whenever possible4  7i7
 ,irrevocability of elections ,an       
election under subsection 7a7 or 7c77#a7
 is irrevocable4  4  7b7 ,clerical      
amendment ,the table of sections at the 

beginning of such chapter is amended by 
adding at the end the following new     
item3  #ccbf4 ,election to receive      
educational assistance4  4  7c7         
,conforming repeal ,subsection 7c7 of   
section #ejjc of the ,post-#i_/aa       
,veterans ,educational ,assistance ,act 
of #bjjh 7,public ,law #aaj-beb2 #ch    
,u4,s4,c4 #ccja note7 is hereby         
repealed4