,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #fad  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #ai1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,inhofe 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 
,mr4 ,moran1 ,mrs4 ,hagan1 ,mr4 ,coons1 
,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,ms4        
,collins1 ,ms4 ,murkowski1 and ,mr4     
,roberts7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and 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 #bjac4  #a4 ,requirement 
for continuation of authorized tuition  
assistance programs for members of the  
,armed ,forces for remainder of fiscal  
year #bjac  7a7 ,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 #bjac using amounts specified in   
subsection 7b74  7b7 ,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 7a7   
shall be not less than--  7#a7 the      
amount appropriated or otherwise made   
available by the ,consolidated and      
,further ,continuing ,appropriations    
,act1 #bjac for tuition assistance      
programs for members of that ,armed     
,force1 minus  7#b7 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 #bjac by the     
budget sequester required by section    
#bea;,a of the ,balanced ,budget and    
,emergency ,deficit ,control ,act of    
#aihe4