,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #eb  #aafth 
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #aidg
  ,report ,no4 #aaf-gf  ,,in ,,the      
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,march  
#bh1 #bjai ,mr4 ,david ,p4 ,roe of      
,tennessee 7for himself and ,mr4        
,brindisi7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,may 
#bj1 #bjai ,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 ,march   
#bh1 #bjai  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title  
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 to exempt   
transfers of funds from ,federal        
agencies to the ,department of ,veterans
 ,affairs for nonprofit corporations    
established under subchapter ,,iv of    
chapter #gc of such title from certain  
provisions of the ,economy ,act4  #a4   

,exemption of certain transfers ,section
 #gcfd7;b77#a7 of title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new sentence3 ,any
 amounts so transferred after ,september
 #cj1 #bjaf1 shall be available without 
regard to fiscal year limitations1      
notwithstanding section #aece7;d7 of    
title #ca44  #b4 ,improvements to       
assistance 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 of 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  7l7 ,accelerated payments  
for certain flight training  7#a7       
,payments ,an individual enrolled in a  
program of education pursued at a       
vocational school or 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  #c4       
,provision of inscriptions for spouses  
and children on certain headstones and  
markers furnished by the ,secretary of  

,veterans ,affairs  7a7 ,in general     
,section #bcjf of title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new subsection3   
7j7  7#a7 ,in addition to any other     
authority under this section1 in the    
case of an individual whose grave is not
 in a covered cemetery 7as that term is 
defined in subsection 7f77#b77 and for  
whom the ,secretary has furnished a     
headstone or marker under subsection 7a7
 or 7d71 the ,secretary1 if feasible and
 upon request1 may replace the headstone
 or marker to add an inscription for the
 surviving spouse or eligible dependent 
child of such individual following the  
death of the surviving spouse or        
eligible dependent child4  7#b7 ,if the 
spouse or eligible dependent child of an
 individual referred to in paragraph    
7#a7 predeceases the individual1 the    
,secretary may1 if feasible and upon    
request1 include an inscription for the 
spouse or dependent child on the        
headstone or marker furnished for the   

individual under subsection 7a7 or 7d74 
4  7b7 ,application ,subsection 7j7 of  
section #bcjf of title #ch1 ,united     
,states ,code1 as added by subsection   
7a71 shall apply with respect to an     
individual who dies on or after ,october
 #a1 #bjai4  ,amend the title so as to  
read3 ,a bill to amend title #ch1       
,united ,states ,code1 to exempt        
transfers of funds from ,federal        
agencies to the ,department of ,veterans
 ,affairs for nonprofit corporations    
established under subchapter ,,iv of    
chapter #gc of such title from certain  
provisions of the ,economy ,act1 and for
 other purposes44  ,may #bj1 #bjai      
,reported with amendments1 committed to 
the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on  
the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to
 be printed