,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #beih  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #h1 #bjai,mr4   
,marchant 7for himself and ,mr4         
,cuellar7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,armed ,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend 
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
allow members of the ,armed ,forces to  
use ,department of ,defense tuition     
assistance to pay for education or      
training at lower or lateral degree     
levels4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may
 be cited as the ,developing ,education 
by ,leveraging ,tuition ,assistance ,act
 or the ,,delta ,act4  #b4 ,payment of  
tuition for off-duty training or        
education ,section #bjjg of title #aj1  
,united ,states ,code1 is amended--     
7#a7 by redesignating subsection 7f7 as 
subsection 7g72 and  7#b7 by inserting  
after subsection 7e7 the following new  
subsection 7f73  7f7 ,a member of the   
armed forces may use assistance provided
 under this section to pay for education

 or training at a degree level equal to1
 or lower than1 a degree level          
previously attained by the member if--  
7#a7 the education or training is       
relevant to the professional duties of  
the member2 and  7#b7 the content of the
 education or training is not           
substantially similar to the content of 
other education or training already     
received by the member4  4