#aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4   
#cggg  ,,an ,,act  ,to require the      
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs to     
establish a tiger team dedicated to     
addressing the difficulties encountered 
by the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs
 in carrying out section #ccac of title 
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 after the   
enactment of sections #ajg and #eja of  
the ,harry ,w4 ,colmery ,veterans       
,educational ,assistance ,act of #bjag4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,forever ,,gi ,bill ,housing    
,payment ,fulfillment ,act of #bjah4    
#b4 ,findings and sense of ,congress    
7a7 ,findings ,congress finds the       
following3 7#a7 ,on ,august #af1 #bjag1 
the ,harry ,w4 ,colmery ,veterans       
,educational ,assistance ,act of #bjag  
7,public ,law #aae-dh7 7known by some as
 the ,forever ,,gi ,bill7 was enacted   
into law4  7#b7 ,such ,act makes certain
 improvements to the ,post-#i_/aa       
,educational ,assistance program for    
veterans1 including improvements        

relating to how the ,secretary of       
,veterans ,affairs calculates the amount
 of payments for monthly housing        
stipends under that program4  7#c7      
,section #ajg of such ,act 7,public ,law
 #aae-dh2 #cc ,u4,s4,c4 #ccac note7     
requires the ,secretary to calculate the
 amount of payments for monthly housing 
stipends based on the location of the   
campus of the institution of higher     
learning where the individual attends   
classes1 a change from the previous     
direction to make such calculation based
 on the location of the institution of  
higher learning4  7#d7 ,section #eja of 
such ,act 7,public ,law #aae-dh2 #cg    
,u4,s4,c4 #djc note7 repeals the        
inapplicability of a modification of the
 basic allowance for housing for members
 of the uniformed services to benefits  
administered by the ,department of      
,veterans ,affairs4  7#e7 ,the          
amendments made by section #ajg and #eja
 of such ,act became effective on       
,august #a1 #bjah1 and ,january #a1     

#bjah1 respectively4  7#f7              
,representatives of the ,department of  
,veterans ,affairs have stated that the 
,department will not be able to         
determine proper payment amounts based  
on the amendment made by section #ajg of
 such ,act until ,december #a1 #bjai4   
7#g7 ,representatives of the ,department
 have also stated that outdated         
information technology systems have     
stymied efforts to update necessary     
information that enable proper housing  
payments as required by the provisions  
of law amended by sections #ajg and #eja
 of such ,act4  7b7 ,sense of ,congress 
,it is the sense of ,congress that--    
7#a7 as soon as possible1 the ,secretary
 of ,veterans ,affairs should end the   
making of improper payment amounts for  
monthly stipends under section #ccac of 
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code2  7#b7 
by ,january #a1 #bjbj1 the ,secretary   
should make whole the individuals       
entitled to payments of monthly stipends
 under section #ccac of title #ch1      

,united ,states ,code1 who have been    
underpaid as a result of the            
difficulties encountered by the         
,department of ,veterans ,affairs in    
carrying out such section after the     
enactment of sections #ajg and #eja of  
the ,harry ,w4 ,colmery ,veterans       
,educational ,assistance ,act of #bjag  
7,public ,law #aae-dh72 and  7#c7 no    
individuals entitled to payments of     
monthly stipend under section #ccac of  
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 who   
have been overpaid as a result of the   
difficulties encountered by the         
,department in carrying out such section
 after the enactment of sections #ajg   
and #eja of such ,act should have       
overpayments recuperated by the         
,department4  #c4 ,tiger team for       
housing stipends  7a7 ,establishment    
,not later than one day after the date  
of the enactment of this ,act1 the      
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall  
establish a tiger team 7in this section 
referred to as the ,tiger ,team7        

dedicated to addressing the difficulties
 encountered by the ,department of      
,veterans ,affairs in carrying out      
section #ccac of title #ch1 ,united     
,states ,code1 after the enactment of   
sections #ajg and #eja of the ,harry ,w4
 ,colmery ,veterans ,educational        
,assistance ,act of #bjag 7,public ,law 
#aae-dh2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4 #ccac note and   
#cg ,u4,s4,c4 #djc note74  7b7          
,composition ,not later than #ae days   
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary shall submit to    
,congress the names and titles of the   
employees of the ,department who compose
 the ,tiger ,team established under     
subsection 7a71 including the name and  
title of the senior-level employee of   
the ,department who serves as the lead  
accountable official of the ,tiger      
,team4  7c7 ,duties  7#a7 ,submission to
 ,congress ,not later than #ij days     
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,tiger ,team shall submit to  
,congress the following3 7,a7 ,a plan   

describing the following3 7i7 ,how the  
,secretary will obtain the information  
necessary to determine the correct      
payment amounts for monthly stipends    
under section #ccac of title #ch1       
,united ,states ,code1 made after the   
enactment of sections #ajg and #eja of  
the ,harry ,w4 ,colmery ,veterans       
,educational ,assistance ,act of #bjag  
7,public ,law #aae-dh2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4    
#ccac note and #cg ,u4,s4,c4 #djc note71
 from officials responsible for the     
certification of payments of monthly    
stipends made under section #ccac of    
such title4  7ii7 ,how the ,secretary   
will modify the relevant information    
technology systems of the ,department to
 correct the payment amounts for monthly
 stipends under section #ccac of such   
title made after the enactment of       
sections #ajg and #eja of such ,act     
7,public ,law #aae-dh2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4    
#ccac note and #cg ,u4,s4,c4 #djc note7 
that were deficient4  7iii7 ,how the    
,secretary will identify all of the     

individuals who received payments of    
monthly stipends under section #ccac of 
such title that were not in compliance  
with such section1 after the enactment  
of sections #ajg and #eja of such ,act  
7,public ,law #aae-dh2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4    
#ccac note and #cg ,u4,s4,c4 #djc note74
  7iv7 ,how the ,secretary will notify  
the individuals described in clause     
7iii74  7v7 ,the procedures the         
,secretary will use to correct the      
payments of monthly stipends under      
section #ccac of such title that were   
deficient as a result of the            
difficulties encountered by the         
,department of ,veterans ,affairs in    
carrying out such section after the     
enactment of sections #ajg and #eja of  
such ,act 7,public ,law #aae-dh2 #ch    
,u4,s4,c4 #ccac note and #cg ,u4,s4,c4  
#djc note74  7,b7 ,a complete timeline  
for the implementation of the plan      
described in subparagraph 7,a74  7,c7   
,any additional funding and personnel   
requirements necessary to support the   

implementation of the plan described in 
subparagraph 7,a71 including any such   
requirements as may be necessary for    
staffing increases or relevant          
improvements to the information         
technology infrastructure of the        
,department4  7#b7 ,implementation  7,a7
 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall      
implement the plan submitted under      
paragraph 7#a77;,a74  7,b7 ,periodic    
updates ,not less frequently than once  
every #ij days after submission of the  
items under paragraph 7#a71 the ,tiger  
,team shall submit to ,congress an      
update on the implementation of the plan
 described in subparagraph 7,a7 of such 
paragraph4  7#c7 ,final report  7,a7 ,in
 general ,not later than ,july #a1      
#bjbj1 the ,tiger ,team shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees
 a final report on the activities and   
findings of the ,tiger ,team4  7,b7     
,contents ,the report required by       
subparagraph 7,a7 shall include the     
following3 7i7 ,the number of           

individuals who were affected by        
payments of monthly stipends under      
section #ccac of title #ch1 ,united     
,states ,code1 that were not in         
compliance with such section after the  
enactment of sections #ajg and #eja of  
the ,harry ,w4 ,colmery ,veterans       
,educational ,assistance ,act of #bjag  
7,public ,law #aae-dh2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4    
#ccac note and #cg ,u4,s4,c4 #djc note74
  7ii7 ,the number of individuals       
described in clause 7i7 who received    
deficient payments as a result of the   
difficulties encountered by the         
,department in carrying out section     
#ccac of such title after the enactment 
of sections #ajg and #eja of such ,act  
7,public ,law #aae-dh2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4    
#ccac note and #cg ,u4,s4,c4 #djc note71
 and the total amount of the deficiency 
for each individual1 disaggregated by   
,state4  7iii7 ,the number of           
individuals described in clause 7ii7 who
 have not received the amount of monthly
 stipend to which such individuals are  

entitled under section #ccac of such    
title and an explanation of why such    
individuals have not received such      
amounts4  7iv7 ,a certification of      
whether the ,department is fully        
compliant with sections #ajg and #eja of
 such ,act 7,public ,law #aae-dh2 #ch   
,u4,s4,c4 #ccac note and #cg ,u4,s4,c4  
#djc note74  7,c7 ,appropriate          
congressional committees defined ,in    
this paragraph1 the term appropriate    
congressional committees means the      
following3 7i7 ,the ,subcommittee on    
,military ,construction and ,veterans   
,affairs1 and ,related ,agencies of the 
,committee on ,appropriations and the   
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs of the
 ,senate4  7ii7 ,the ,subcommittee on   
,military ,construction and ,veterans   
,affairs1 and ,related ,agencies of the 
,committee on ,appropriations and the   
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs of the
 ,house of ,representatives4  7d7       
,termination ,on the date that is #fj   
days after the date on which the ,tiger 

,team submits the final report required 
by subsection 7c77#c71 the ,secretary   
shall terminate the ,tiger ,team        
established under subsection 7a74       
,passed the ,senate ,december #ah1      
#bjah4,secretary