,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #ff  #aacth 
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #ceg 
,report ,no4 #aac-id  ,,in ,,the ,,house
 ,,of ,,representatives  ,january #bc1  
#bjac ,mr4 ,miller of ,florida 7for     
himself and ,mr4 ,michaud7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs
  ,june #c1 #bjac ,additional sponsors3 
,mr4 ,jones1 ,mr4 ,griffin of ,arkansas1
 ,mr4 ,nugent1 ,mr4 ,pastor of ,arizona1
 ,mr4 ,o',rourke1 ,mr4 ,ross1 ,mr4      
,hunter1 ,mrs4 ,mc,carthy of ,new ,york1
 ,mr4 ,wilson of ,south ,carolina1 ,mr4 
,collins of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,cicilline1
 ,mr4 ,cole1 ,mr4 ,ruiz1 ,ms4 ,wilson of
 ,florida1 ,mr4 ,lo,biondo1 ,mr4        
,lamborn1 ,mr4 ,peterson1 ,ms4 ,frankel 
of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,walz1 ,ms4           
,shea-,porter1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,mr4 ,young 
of ,alaska1 ,ms4 ,sewell of ,alabama1   
,mr4 ,takano1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,ohio1   
,mr4 ,courtney1 ,mr4 ,honda1 ,mr4       
,stivers1 ,mrs4 ,negrete ,mc,leod1 ,ms4 
,schwartz1 ,mr4 ,bishop of ,new ,york1  

,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana1 ,mrs4         
,kirkpatrick1 ,ms4 ,kuster1 ,mr4        
,benishek1 ,mr4 ,holt1 ,mr4 ,latta1 ,mr4
 ,bilirakis1 ,mr4 ,amodei1 ,mr4 ,runyan1
 ,mr4 ,forbes1 ,mr4 ,barber1 ,mr4 ,roe  
of ,tennessee1 ,mr4 ,peters of          
,california1 ,ms4 ,brownley of          
,california1 ,mrs4 ,walorski1 ,mr4      
,messer1 ,ms4 ,sinema1 and ,mr4 ,gerlach
  ,june #c1 #bjac ,reported with        
amendments1 committed to the ,committee 
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union1 and ordered to be printed   
,strike out all after the enacting      
clause and insert the part printed in   
italic ,for text of introduced bill1 see
 copy of bill as introduced on ,january 
#bc1 #bjac  ,a ,,bill  ,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 rate4  #a4 ,short title2 table  
of contents  7a7 ,short title ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,,gi ,bill ,tuition
 ,fairness ,act of #bjac4  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 ,approval of   
courses of education provided by public 
educational institutions for purposes of
 educational assistance programs        
administered by ,secretary of ,veterans 
,affairs conditional on in-,state       
tuition rate for veterans4 ,sec4 #d4    
,extension of authorization of          
appropriations for payment of a monthly 
assistance allowance to disabled        
veterans training or competing for the  
,paralympic ,team4 ,sec4 #e4 ,extension 
of authorization of appropriations for  
assistance to ,united ,states           
,paralympics1 ,inc4 ,sec4 #f4           
,clarification of eligibility for       

services under the ,homeless ,veterans  
,reintegration ,program4 ,sec4 #g4      
,extension of eligibility period for    
vocational rehabilitation programs4     
,sec4 #h4 ,work-study allowance4 ,sec4  
#i4 ,responsibilities of the ,directors 
of ,veterans' ,employment and ,training4
 ,sec4 #aj4 ,contents of ,transition    
,assistance ,program4 ,sec4 #aa4        
,three-month extension of ,veterans     
,retraining ,assistance ,program4 ,sec4 
#ab4 ,increase in rates of disability   
compensation and dependency and         
indemnity compensation4 ,sec4 #ac4      
,performance awards in the senior       
executive service4  #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 ,approval of courses

 of education provided by public        
educational institutions for purposes of
 educational assistance programs        
administered by ,secretary of ,veterans 
,affairs 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 ,notwithstanding any   
other provision of this subtitle1 the   
,secretary or the ,secretary's designee 
shall disapprove a course of education  
provided by a public educational        
institution unless the institution      
charges tuition and fees for a veteran  
at up to the same rate as the           
institution charges for residents of the
 ,state in which the institution is     
located1 regardless of the veteran's    
,state of residence4 ,the ,secretary    
shall notify the ,state approving agency
 of the ,secretary's disapproval of a   
course of education under this          
subsection4  4  7b7 ,treatment of       
enrolled benefits recipients  7#a7 ,in  

general ,in the case of a veteran or    
eligible person who is enrolled before  
,july #a1 #bjae1 in a course of         
education provided by a public          
educational institution that was        
approved under chapter #cf of title #ch1
 ,united ,states ,code1 at the time of  
the initial enrollment of the veteran or
 eligible person but that is disapproved
 by the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs
 or the ,secretary's designee by reason 
of subsection 7c7 of section #cfgi of   
such title1 as added by subsection 7a71 
the ,secretary shall treat such         
institution as an institution that is   
approved under such chapter for purposes
 of the laws administered by the        
,secretary with respect to the veteran  
or eligible person until the veteran or 
eligible person completes the program of
 education in which the veteran or      
eligible person is enrolled4  7#b7      
,termination  7,a7 ,limitation ,except  
as provided in subparagraph 7,b71 the   
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs may not

 treat such an institution as an        
approved institution under paragraph    
7#a7 after ,july #a1 #bjai4  7,b7       
,waiver ,the ,secretary may waive the   
limitation under subparagraph 7,a7 if   
the ,secretary determines such a waiver 
is appropriate4  7c7 ,effective date    
,subsection 7c7 of section #cfgi of     
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 as    
added by subsection 7a7 shall apply with
 respect to educational assistance      
provided after ,july #a1 #bjae4  #d4    
,extension of authorization of          
appropriations for payment of a monthly 
assistance allowance to disabled        
veterans training or competing for the  
,paralympic ,team ,section #cbb7;d77#d7 
is amended by striking #bjac and        
inserting #bjah4  #e4 ,extension of     
authorization of appropriations for     
assistance to ,united ,states           
,paralympics1 ,inc ,section #eba;,a is  
amended--  7#a7 in subsection 7g71 by   
striking #bjac and inserting #bjah2 and 
7#b7 in subsection 7l71 by striking     

#bjac and inserting #bjah4  #f4         
,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 reintegration 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  #g4 ,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 
#h4 ,work-study allowance ,section      
#cdhe7;a77#d7 is amended by striking    
,june #cj1 #bjac each place it appears  
and inserting ,june #cj1 #bjah4  #i4    
,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  #aj4 ,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 testing to      
determine academic readiness for        
post-secondary education1 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 ,committees on ,veterans' 
,affairs of the ,senate and ,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  
#aa4 ,three-month extension of ,veterans
 ,retraining ,assistance ,program  7a7  
,extension ,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 ,june  
#cj1 #bjad2 and  7#b7 in subsection 7k71
 by striking ,march #ca1 #bjad and      
inserting ,june #cj1 #bjad4  7b7        
,interim report  7#a7 ,report required  
,not later than #cj days after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act1 the      
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs1 in    
collaboration with the ,secretary of    
,labor1 shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of ,congress an interim      
report on the retraining assistance     
provided under section #baa of the ,,vow
 to ,hire ,heroes ,act of #bjaa 7,public
 ,law #aab-ef2 #abe ,stat4 #gac2 #ch    
,u4,s4,c4 #dajj note74  7#b7 ,elements  
,the report required by paragraph 7#a7  
shall include the following3  7,a7 ,the 
total number of--  7i7 eligible veterans
 who have participated in the program   
established under such section as of the

 date of the enactment of this ,act2 and
  7ii7 associates degrees or            
certificates awarded 7or other similar  
evidence of the completion of the       
program of education or training earned7
 to veterans participating in the       
program established under such section  
as of such date4  7,b7 ,data related to 
the employment status of eligible       
veterans who participated in such       
program4  #ab4 ,increase in rates of    
disability compensation and dependency  
and indemnity compensation  7a7 ,rate   
adjustment ,effective on ,december #a1  
#bjac1 the ,secretary of ,veterans      
,affairs shall increase1 in accordance  
with subsection 7c71 the dollar amounts 
in effect on ,november #cj1 #bjac1 for  
the payment of disability compensation  
and dependency and indemnity            
compensation under the provisions       
specified in subsection 7b74  7b7       
,amounts ,to be increased ,the dollar   
amounts to be increased pursuant to     
subsection 7a7 are the following3  7#a7 

,wartime disability compensation ,each  
of the dollar amounts under section     
#aaad of title #ch1 ,united ,states     
,code4  7#b7 ,additional compensation   
for dependents ,each of the dollar      
amounts under section #aaae7a7 of such  
title4  7#c7 ,clothing allowance ,the   
dollar amount under section #aafb of    
such title4  7#d7 ,dependency and       
indemnity compensation to surviving     
spouse ,each of the dollar amounts under
 subsections 7a7 through 7d7 of section 
#acaa of such title4  7#e7 ,dependency  
and indemnity compensation to children  
,each of the dollar amounts under       
sections #acac7;a7 and #acad of such    
title4  7c7 ,determination of ,increase 
7#a7 ,percentage ,except as provided in 
paragraph 7#b71 each dollar amount      
described in subsection 7b7 shall be    
increased by the same percentage as the 
percentage by which benefit amounts     
payable under title ,,ii of the ,social 
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dja et   
seq47 are increased effective ,december 

#a1 #bjab1 as a result of a             
determination under section #bae7;i7 of 
such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dae7;i774     
7#b7 ,rounding ,each dollar amount      
increased under paragraph 7#a71 if not a
 whole dollar amount1 shall be rounded  
to the next lower whole dollar amount4  
7d7 ,special rule ,the ,secretary of    
,veterans ,affairs may adjust           
administratively1 consistent with the   
increases made under subsection 7a71 the
 rates of disability compensation       
payable to persons under section #aj of 
,public ,law #he-heg 7#gb ,stat4 #abfc7 
who have not received compensation under
 chapter #aa of title #ch1 ,united      
,states ,code4  7e7 ,publication of     
adjusted rates ,the ,secretary of       
,veterans ,affairs shall publish in the 
,federal ,register the amounts specified
 in subsection 7b71 as increased under  
that section1 not later than the date on
 which the matters specified in section 
#bae7;i77#b77;,d7 of the ,social        
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           

#dae7;i77#b77;,d77 are required to be   
published by reason of a determination  
made under section #bae7;i7 of such ,act
 during fiscal year #bjad4  #ac4        
,performance awards in the senior       
executive service ,for each of fiscal   
years #bjad through #bjah1 the          
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs may not
 pay any performance awards under       
section #echd of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code4  ,amend the title so as  
to read3 ,a bill 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       
purposes44  ,june #c1 #bjac ,reported   

with amendments1 committed to the       
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be 
printed