,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dadi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #bf1        
#bjag,mr4 ,wenstrup introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to make certain          
improvements to the use of educational  
assistance provided by the ,department  
of ,veterans ,affairs for flight        
training programs4  #a4 ,improvements to
 assistance provided for certain flight 
training and other programs of education
  7a7 ,use of entitlement for private   
pilot's licenses ,section #cjcd7;d7 of  
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a7 by     
striking the semicolon and inserting the
 following3 and is required for the     
course of education being pursued       
7including with respect to a dual major1
 concentration1 or other element a      
degree72 and2  7#b7 by striking         
paragraph 7#b72 and  7#c7 by            

redesignating paragraph 7#c7 as         
paragraph 7#b74  7b7 ,accelerated       
payments for flight training ,section   
#ccac of such title is amended by adding
 at the end the following new           
subsection3  7k7 ,accelerated payments  
for certain flight training  7#a7       
,payments ,an individual enrolled in a  
program of education pursued at an      
institution of higher learning in which 
flight training is required to earn the 
degree being pursued 7including with    
respect to a dual major1 concentration1 
or other element of such a degree7 may  
elect to receive accelerated payments of
 amounts for tuition and fees determined
 under subsection 7c74 ,the amount of   
each accelerated payment shall be an    
amount equal to twice the amount for    
tuition and fee so determined under such
 subsection1 but the total amount of    
such payments may not exceed the total  
amount of tuition and fees for the      
program of education4 ,the amount of    
monthly stipends shall be determined in 

accordance with such subsection 7c7 and 
may not be accelerated under this       
paragraph4  7#b7 ,educational counseling
 ,an individual may make an election    
under paragraph 7#a7 only if the        
individual receives educational         
counseling under section #cfig;,a7a7 of 
this title4  7#c7 ,charge against       
entitlement ,the number of months of    
entitlement charged an individual for   
accelerated payments made pursuant to   
paragraph 7#a7 shall be determined at   
the rate of two months for each month in
 which such an accelerated payment is   
made4  4  7c7 ,flight training at public
 institutions ,subsection 7c77#a77;,a7  
of such section #ccac is amended-- 7#a7 
in clause 7i7--  7,a7 by redesignating  
subclauses 7,i7 and 7,,ii7 as items 7aa7
 and 7bb71 respectively2  7,b7 by       
striking ,in the case of a program of   
education pursued at a public           
institution of higher learning and      
inserting 7,i7 ,subject to subclause    
7,,ii71 in the case of a program of     

education pursued at a public           
institution of higher learning not      
described in clause 7ii77,,ii77bb72 and 
7,c7 by adding at the end the following 
new subclause3  7,,ii7 ,in determining  
the actual net cost for in-,state       
tuition and fees pursuant to subclause  
7,i71 the ,secretary may not pay for    
tuition and fees relating to flight     
training4  2 and  7#b7 in clause 7ii7-- 
7,a7 in subclause 7,i71 by redesignating
 items 7aa7 and 7bb7 as subitems 7,,aa7 
and 7,,bb71 respectively2  7,b7 in      
subclause 7,,ii71 by redesignating items
 7aa7 and 7bb7 as subitems 7,,aa7 and   
7,,bb71 respectively2  7,c7 by          
redesignating subclauses 7,i7 and 7,,ii7
 as items 7aa7 and 7bb71 respectively2  
7,d7 by striking ,in the case of a      
program of education pursued at a       
non-public or foreign institution of    
higher learning and inserting 7,i7 ,in  
the case of a program of education      
described in subclause 7,,ii72 and  7,e7
 by adding at the end the following new 

subclause3  7,,ii7 ,a program of        
education described in this subclause is
 any of the following3  7aa7 ,a program 
of education pursued at a non-public or 
foreign institution of higher learning4 
7bb7 ,a program of education pursued at 
a public institution of higher learning 
in which flight training is required to 
earn the degree being pursued 7including
 with respect to a dual major1          
concentration1 or other element of such 
a degree74  4  7d7 ,certain programs of 
education carried out under contract    
,section #ccac7;c77#a77;,a77ii77,,ii7 of
 title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 as   
added by subsection 7c77#b77;,e71 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following new item3  7cc7 ,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 7other than    
another public institution of higher    
learning7 to provide such program of    

education or a portion of such program  
of education4  4  7e7 ,application  7#a7
 ,in general ,except as provided by     
paragraph 7#b71 the amendments made by  
this section shall apply with respect to
 a quarter1 semester1 or term1 as       
applicable1 commencing on or after the  
date of the enactment of this ,act4     
7#b7 ,special rule for current students 
,in the case of an individual who1 as of
 the date of the enactment of this ,act1
 is using educational assistance under  
chapter #cc of title #ch1 ,united       
,states ,code1 to pursue a course of    
education that includes a program of    
education described in item 7bb7 or 7cc7
 of section #ccac7;c77#a77;,a77ii77,,ii7
 of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 as
 added by subsections 7c7 and 7d71      
respectively1 the amendment made by such
 subsection shall apply with respect to 
a quarter1 semester1 or term1 as        
applicable1 commencing on or after the  
date that is two years after the date of
 the enactment of this ,act4