#aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #ceg  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend title   
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 to require  
courses of education provided by public 
institutions of higher education that   
are approved for purposes of the        
educational assistance programs         
administered by the ,secretary of       
,veterans ,affairs to charge veterans   
tuition and fees at the in-,state       
tuition rate1 to make other improvements
 in the laws relating to benefits       
administered by the ,secretary of       
,veterans ,affairs1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title2 table of   
contents  7a7 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,,gi ,bill ,tuition 
,fairness ,act of #bjad4  7b7 ,table of 
contents ,the table of contents for this
 ,act is as follows3  ,sec4 #a4 ,short  
title2 table of contents4 ,sec4 #b4     
,references to title #ch1 ,united       
,states ,code4 ,sec4 #c4 ,scoring of    
budgetary effects4 ,sec4 #d4 ,approval  
of courses of education provided by     

public institutions of higher education 
for purposes of ,all-,volunteer ,force  
,educational ,assistance ,program and   
,post-#i_/aa ,educational ,assistance   
conditional on in-,state tuition rate   
for veterans4 ,sec4 #e4 ,clarification  
of eligibility for services under the   
,homeless ,veterans ,reintegration      
,program4 ,sec4 #f4 ,extension of       
eligibility period for vocational       
rehabilitation programs4 ,sec4 #g4      
,work-study allowance4 ,sec4 #h4        
,responsibilities of the ,directors of  
,veterans' ,employment and ,training4   
,sec4 #i4 ,contents of ,transition      
,assistance ,program4 ,sec4 #aj4        
,rounding down of increase in rates of  
disability compensation and dependency  
and indemnity compensation4 ,sec4 #aa4  
,limitation on performance awards in the
 senior executive service4 ,sec4 #ab4   
,semiannual reports to ,congress on cost
 of certain travel4 ,sec4 #ac4 ,report  
of infectious disease at medical        
facilities of ,department of ,veterans  

,affairs4 ,sec4 #ad4 ,prohibition of    
visual recording without informed       
consent4 ,sec4 #ae4 ,two-month extension
 of ,veterans ,retraining ,assistance   
,program4  #b4 ,references to title #ch1
 ,united ,states ,code ,except as       
otherwise expressly provided1 whenever  
in this ,act an amendment or repeal is  
expressed in terms of an amendment to1  
or a repeal of1 a section or other      
provision1 the reference shall be       
considered to be made to a section or   
other provision of title #ch1 ,united   
,states ,code4  #c4 ,scoring of         
budgetary effects ,the budgetary effects
 of this ,act1 for the purpose of       
complying with the ,statutory           
,pay-,as-,you-,go ,act of #bjaj1 shall  
be determined by reference to the latest
 statement titled ,budgetary ,effects of
 ,,paygo ,legislation for this ,act1    
submitted for printing in the           
,congressional ,record by the ,chairman 
of the ,house ,budget ,committee1       
provided that such statement has been   

submitted prior to the vote on passage4 
#d4 ,approval of courses of education   
provided by public institutions of      
higher education for purposes of        
,all-,volunteer ,force ,educational     
,assistance ,program and ,post-#i_/aa   
,educational ,assistance conditional on 
in-,state tuition rate for veterans  7a7
 ,in general ,section #cfgi is amended  
by adding at the end the following new  
subsection3  7c7  7#a7 ,notwithstanding 
any other provision of this chapter and 
subject to paragraphs 7#c7 through 7#f71
 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 #cj or #cc of this title  
while living in the ,state in which the 
public institution of higher education  
is located if the institution charges   
tuition and fees 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 located1       
regardless of the covered individual's  
,state of residence4  7#b7 ,for purposes
 of this subsection1 a covered          
individual is a veteran who was         
discharged or released from a period of 
not fewer than #ij days of service in   
the active military1 naval1 or air      
service less than three years before the
 date of enrollment in the course       
concerned4  7#c7 ,if after enrollment in
 a course of education that is subject  
to disapproval under paragraph 7#a7 a   
covered individual pursues one or more  
courses of education at the same public 
institution of higher education while   
remaining continuously enrolled 7other  
than during regularly scheduled breaks  
between courses1 semesters or terms7 at 
that institution of higher education1   
any course so pursued by the covered    
individual at that institution of higher
 education while so continuously        

enrolled shall also be subject to       
disapproval under paragraph 7#a74  7#d7 
,it shall not be grounds to disapprove a
 course of education under paragraph    
7#a7 if a public institution of higher  
education requires a covered individual 
pursuing a course of education at the   
institution to demonstrate an intent1 by
 means other than satisfying a physical 
presence requirement1 to establish      
residency in the ,state in which the    
institution is located1 or to satisfy   
other requirements not relating to the  
establishment of residency1 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 ,state4     
7#e7 ,the ,secretary may waive such     
requirements of paragraph 7#a7 as the   
,secretary considers appropriate4  7#f7 
,disapproval under paragraph 7#a7 shall 
apply only with respect to educational  
assistance under chapters #cj and #cc of

 this title4  4  7b7 ,effective date    
,subsection 7c7 of section #cfgi of     
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code 7as    
added by subsection 7a7 of this         
section71 shall apply with respect to   
educational assistance provided for     
pursuit of programs of education during 
academic terms that begin after ,july   
#a1 #bjaf1 through courses of education 
that commence on or after that date4    
#e4 ,clarification of eligibility for   
services under the ,homeless ,veterans  
,reintegration ,program ,subsection 7a7 
of section #bjba is amended by striking 
reintegration of homeless veterans into 
the labor force4 and inserting the      
following3 8reintegration into the labor
 force of--  7#a7 homeless veterans2    
7#b7 veterans participating in the      
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
supported housing program for which     
rental assistance provided pursuant to  
section #h7o77#ai7 of the ,united       
,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f7o77#ai772 and  7#c7   

veterans who are transitioning from     
being incarcerated4  4  #f4 ,extension  
of eligibility period for vocational    
rehabilitation programs  7a7 ,extension 
,section #cajc is amended by striking   
twelve-year period and inserting        
#ag-year period each place it appears4  
7b7 ,effective date ,the amendment made 
by subsection 7a7 shall apply with      
respect to a veteran applying for       
assistance under chapter #ca of title   
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 on or after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act4 
#g4 ,work-study allowance ,section      
#cdhe7;a77#d7 is amended by striking    
,june #cj1 #bjac each place it appears  
and inserting ,june #cj1 #bjah4  #h4    
,responsibilities of the ,directors of  
,veterans' ,employment and ,training    
,section #dajc is amended--  7#a7 by    
redesignating subsection 7b7 as         
subsection 7c72 and  7#b7 by inserting  
after subsection 7a7 the following new  
subsection 7b73  7b7 ,responsibilities  
,each ,director assigned to a ,state    

under subsection 7a7 shall carry out the
 following responsibilities3  7#a7      
,monitoring the performance of veterans'
 training and employment programs in the
 ,state1 with special emphasis on       
services to disabled veterans4  7#b7    
,monitoring the performance of the      
,state workforce agency in complying    
with section #dbab of this title4  7#c7 
,suggesting to the ,assistant ,secretary
 of ,labor for ,veterans' ,employment   
and ,training corrective actions that   
could be taken by the ,state workforce  
agency to address deficiencies in the   
performance of veterans' training and   
employment programs in the ,state4  7#d7
 ,annually negotiating with the ,state  
workforce agency to establish           
performance goals for veterans' training
 and employment programs in the ,state4 
7#e7 ,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 requests4  7#f7 ,forwarding     
complaints regarding possible violations
 of chapter #dc of this title to the    
appropriate ,regional ,administrator or 
to the to the ,assistant ,secretary1 as 
required4  7#g7 ,carrying out grant     
officer technical representative        
responsibilities for grants issued under
 programs administered by the           
,department4  7#h7 ,providing advice to 
the ,state workforce agency on          
strategies to market veterans to        
employers4  7#i7 ,supervising and       
managing all support staff1 including   
,assistant ,directors1 establishing     
workload priorities1 managing all       
personnel actions1 and evaluating all   
assigned personnel4  7#aj7 ,submitting  
to the ,assistant ,secretary regular    
reports on the matters described in     
paragraphs 7#a71 7#b71 7#d71 and 7#h71  
and any other matters the ,assistant    
,secretary determine appropriate4  7#aa7
 ,performing such other related duties  
as directed by the ,assistant           

,secretary4  4  #i4 ,contents of        
,transition ,assistance ,program  7a7   
,in general ,section #aadd of title #aj1
 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--    
7#a7 in subsection 7b71 by adding at the
 end the following new paragraph3  7#i7 
,provide information about              
disability-related employment and       
education protections4  4  7#b7 by      
redesignating subsections 7c71 7d71 and 
7e71 as subsections 7d71 7e71 and 7f71  
respectively2 and  7#c7 by inserting    
after subsection 7b7 the following new  
subsection 7c73  7c7 ,additional        
elements of program ,the mandatory      
program carried out by this section     
shall include--  7#a7 for any such      
member who plans to use the member's    
entitlement to educational assistance   
under title #ch--  7,a7 instruction     
providing an overview of the use of such
 entitlement2 and  7,b7 courses of      
post-secondary education appropriate for
 the member1 courses of post-secondary  
education compatible with the member's  

education goals1 and instruction on how 
to finance the member's post-secondary  
education2 and  7#b7 instruction in the 
benefits under laws administered by the 
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs and in 
other subjects determined by the        
,secretary concerned4  4  7b7 ,deadline 
for implementation ,the program carried 
out under section #aadd of title #aj1   
,united ,states ,code1 shall comply with
 the requirements of subsections 7b77#i7
 and 7c7 of such section1 as added by   
subsection 7a71 by not later than ,april
 #a1 #bjae4  7c7 ,feasibility study ,not
 later than #bgj days after the date of 
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall  
submit to the ,committee on ,veterans'  
,affairs and the ,committee on ,armed   
,services of the ,senate and the        
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs and   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services of   
the ,house of ,representatives the      
results of a study carried out by the   
,secretary to determine the feasibility 

of providing the instruction described  
in subsection 7b7 of section #aadb of   
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 at all
 overseas locations where such          
instruction is provided by entering into
 a contract jointly with the ,secretary 
of ,labor for the provision of such     
instruction4  #aj4 ,rounding down of    
increase in rates of disability         
compensation and dependency and         
indemnity compensation  7a7 ,rounding   
,each dollar amount increased under     
section #b of the ,veterans'            
,compensation ,cost- of-,living         
,adjustment ,act of #bjac 7,public ,law 
#aac-eb71 if not a whole dollar amount1 
shall be rounded to the next lower whole
 dollar amount4  7b7 ,applicability     
,subsection 7a7 shall apply with respect
 to a payment made after the date of the
 enactment of this ,act4  #aa4          
,limitation on performance awards in the
 senior executive service ,for each of  
fiscal years #bjad through #bjah1 the   
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs may not

 make any performance awards under      
section #echd of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code4  #ab4 ,semiannual reports
 to ,congress on cost of certain travel 
7a7 ,in general ,subchapter ,i of       
chapter #e is amended by adding at the  
end the following new section3  #eah4   
,semiannual reports to ,congress on cost
 of certain travel  7a7 ,semiannual     
reports ,not later than ,june #cj1      
#bjad1 and not later than #fj days after
 each #ahj-;day period thereafter1 the  
,secretary shall submit to the          
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs of the
 ,house of ,representatives and the     
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs of the
 ,senate a semiannual report on covered 
travel made during the #ahj-;day period 
covered by the report4  7b7 ,matters    
included ,each report under subsection  
7a7 shall include the following3  7#a7  
,with respect to each instance of       
covered travel made during the period   
covered by the report--  7,a7 the       
purpose of such travel2  7,b7 the       

destination2  7,c7 the name and title of
 each employee included on such travel2 
7,d7 the duration of such travel2  7,e7 
the total cost to the ,department of    
such travel2 and  7,f7 with respect to  
covered travel described in subsection  
7d77#b71 the identity of the person or  
entity that paid or reimbursed for such 
travel4  7#b7 ,the final costs to the   
,department with respect to all covered 
travel made during the period covered by
 the report1 including costs relating   
to--  7,a7 transportation1 including    
fares for travel by air1 rail1 bus1     
ferry1 cruise ship1 taxi1 mass transit1 
or other mode of transportation2  7,b7  
expenses or reimbursements relating to  
operating and maintaining a car1        
including the costs of fuel and mileage2
  7,c7 passport and visa fees2  7,d7    
lodging2  7,e7 per diem payments2  7,f7 
baggage charges2  7,g7 computer rental  
fees2  7,h7 rental of halls1            
auditoriums1 or other spaces2  7,i7     
entertainment2  7,j7 contractors2  7,k7 

registration fees2 and  7,l7 promotional
 items4  7c7 ,duplicative information   
,each report under subsection 7a7 shall 
include the information described in    
subsection 7b7 regardless of whether    
such information is also included in a  
report under section #eag of this title4
  7d7 ,covered travel defined ,in this  
section1 the term covered travel means  
travel made by an employee of the       
,department of ,veterans ,affairs1      
including an employee who is stationed  
in a foreign country1 on official       
business to any of the following        
locations3  7#a7 ,if the ,department or 
other element of the ,federal           
,government pays for such travel1 a     
location outside of--  7,a7 the several 
,states2  7,b7 the ,district of         
,columbia2  7,c7 a territory1           
commonwealth1 or possession of the      
,united ,states2  7,d7 ,indian lands 7as
 defined in section #d7d7 of the ,indian
 ,gaming ,regulatory ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4
 #bgjc7d7772 or  7,e7 the territorial   

waters of the ,united ,states4  7#b7 ,if
 any person or entity other than the    
,federal ,government pays 7or           
reimburses7 for such travel1 any        
location1 regardless of whether the     
location is inside or outside of the    
,united ,states4  4  7b7 ,clerical      
amendment ,the table of sections at the 
beginning of such chapter is amended by 
adding after the item relating to       
section #eag the following new item3    
#eah4 ,semiannual reports to ,congress  
on cost of certain travel4  4  #ac4     
,report of infectious disease at medical
 facilities of ,department of ,veterans 
,affairs  7a7 ,in general ,section #gcaa
 is amended by adding at the end the    
following new subsection3  7f7  7#a7    
,the ,secretary shall report to the     
appropriate entity each case of a       
notifiable infectious disease or        
condition that is diagnosed at a medical
 facility of the ,department of         
,veterans ,affairs in accordance with   
the laws of the ,state in which the     

facility is located4  7#b7 ,in addition 
to reporting each case of a notifiable  
infectious disease or condition at a    
medical facility of the ,department     
pursuant to paragraph 7#a71 the         
,secretary shall report each such case  
that is classified as a                 
health-care-associated infection        
sentinel event to the accrediting       
organization of such facility4  7#c7    
7,a7 ,if the ,secretary fails to report 
a case of a notifiable infectious       
disease or condition at a medical       
facility of the ,department in          
accordance with ,state law pursuant to  
paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall--  
7i7 take any remedial action required   
under the laws of the ,state to correct 
such failure2 and  7ii7 if the          
,secretary does not correct such failure
 pursuant to clause 7i71 pay to the     
,state an amount equal to the amount    
that a medical facility not owned by the
 ,federal ,government that is located in
 the same ,state would pay as a penalty 

to such ,state for such failure4  7,b7  
,the ,state may file a civil action     
against the ,secretary in the ,united   
,states district court for the district 
in which the medical facility is located
 to recover from the ,united ,states the
 amount described in subparagraph       
7,a77ii74  7,c7 ,a civil action under   
subparagraph 7,b7 may not be commenced  
later than two years after the cause of 
action accrues4  7#d7  7,a7 ,in any case
 in which the ,inspector ,general of the
 ,department suspects that a director of
 a ,veterans ,integrated ,service       
,network has failed to comply with an   
applicable provision of this subsection1
 the ,inspector ,general shall conduct  
an investigation to determine whether   
such director failed to comply with an  
applicable provision of this section4   
7,b7 ,if the ,inspector ,general        
determines under subparagraph 7,a7 that 
a director has failed to comply with a  
provision of this subsection1 the       
,secretary shall suspend such director  

for such period as the ,secretary       
considers appropriate under subchapter  
,i or subchapter ,,ii of chapter #ge of 
title #e1 as the case may be4 ,in       
addition to such suspension1 the        
,secretary may impose such other        
administrative disciplinary action on   
the director as the ,secretary considers
 appropriate and for which the          
,secretary is otherwise authorized4     
7#e7 ,the ,secretary shall--  7,a7      
maintain records of each notifiable     
infectious disease or condition reported
 pursuant to paragraph 7#a72 and  7,b7  
submit to the ,committees on ,veterans' 
,affairs of the ,house of               
,representatives and the ,senate a      
notification of each such notifiable    
infectious disease or condition4  7#f7  
,in this subsection1 the term notifiable
 infectious disease or condition means  
any infectious disease or condition that
 is--  7,a7 on the list of nationally   
notifiable diseases or conditions       
published by the ,council of ,state and 

,territorial ,epidemiologists and the   
,centers for ,disease ,control and      
,prevention2 or  7,b7 covered by a      
provision of law of a ,state that       
requires the reporting of infectious    
diseases or conditions4  4  7b7         
,effective date ,the reporting          
requirement under section #gcaa7;f7 of  
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 as    
added by subsection 7a71 shall apply    
with respect to a case of a notifiable  
infectious disease or condition         
diagnosed at a medical facility of the  
,department of ,veterans ,affairs on or 
after the date that is #fj days after   
the date of the enactment of this ,act4 
#ad4 ,prohibition of visual recording   
without informed consent ,section #gcca 
is amended--  7#a7 by striking ,the     
,secretary1 upon and inserting 7a7 ,in  
general4--,the ,secretary1 upon2 and    
7#b7 by adding at the end the following 
new subsection3  7b7 ,visual recording  
7#a7 ,the ,secretary shall prescribe    
regulations establishing procedures to  

ensure that1 except as provided by      
paragraph 7#b71 any visual recording    
made by the ,secretary of a patient     
during the course of furnishing care    
under this title is carried out only    
with the full and informed consent of   
the patient or1 in appropriate cases1 a 
representative thereof4  7#b7 ,the      
,secretary may waive the requirement for
 informed consent under paragraph 7#a7  
with respect to the visual recording of 
a patient if such recording is made--   
7,a7 pursuant to a determination by a   
physician or psychologist that such     
recording is medically necessary or     
necessary for the safety of the patient2
  7,b7 pursuant to a warrant or order of
 a court of competent jurisdiction2 or  
7,c7 in a public setting where a person 
would not have a reasonable expectation 
to privacy1 such as a waiting room or   
hallway1 and such recording is for      
general security purposes not           
particularized to the patient4  7#c7 ,in
 this subsection1 the term visual       

recording means the recording or        
transmission of images or video1 but    
does not include--  7,a7 medical        
imaging1 including such imaging produced
 by radiographic procedures1 nuclear    
medicine1 endoscopy1 ultrasound1 or     
other similar procedures2 or  7,b7      
images1 video1 and other clinical       
information transmitted for the purposes
 of providing treatment through         
telehealth and telemedicine             
technologies4  4  #ae4 ,two-month       
extension of ,veterans ,retraining      
,assistance ,program ,section #baa of   
the ,,vow to ,hire ,heroes ,act of #bjaa
 7,public ,law #aab-ef2 #abe ,stat4     
#gac2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4 #dajj note7 is      
amended--  7#a7 in subsection           
7a77#b77;,b71 by striking ,march #ca1   
#bjad and inserting ,may #ca1 #bjad2 and
  7#b7 in subsection 7k71 by striking   
,march #ca1 #bjad and inserting ,may    
#ca1 #bjad4  ,passed the ,house of      
,representatives ,february #c1          
#bjad4;,clerk4