,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gcj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bc1        
#bjai,mr4 ,king of ,new ,york 7for      
himself1 ,mr4 ,larsen of ,washington1   
,mr4 ,deutch1 ,ms4 ,stefanik1 ,mr4      
,zeldin1 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,mr4 ,austin      
,scott of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,cicilline1    
,ms4 ,kelly of ,illinois1 ,mrs4         
,dingell1 ,mr4 ,ryan1 ,mr4 ,meadows1    
,mr4 ,lipinski1 ,mr4 ,perlmutter1 ,mr4  
,walker1 ,mr4 ,gibbs1 ,mr4 ,rush1 ,mr4  
,connolly1 ,mrs4 ,brooks of ,indiana1   
,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4    
,raskin1 ,mr4 ,himes1 ,mr4 ,hice of     
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,ms4 ,matsui1 and
 ,mr4 ,heck7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to include the cost of   
applying to an institution of higher    
learning as part of the benefits        
provided under the ,post-#i_/aa         
,educational ,assistance ,program4  #a4 

,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,reducing ,barriers for ,veterans   
,education ,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,costs of
 applying to institution of higher      
learning  7a7 ,in general ,chapter #cc  
of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by inserting after section      
#ccae;,a the following new section3     
#ccae;,b4 ,costs of applying to         
institution of higher learning  7a7 ,in 
general ,an individual entitled to      
educational assistance under this       
chapter shall also be entitled to       
educational assistance for the          
application fee required to apply to an 
approved program of education at an     
institution of higher learning4  7b7    
,amount ,the total amount of educational
 assistance payable under this chapter  
to an individual for applications       
described in subsection 7a7 is the      
lesser of--  7#a7 the total application 
fees charged to the individual by the   
institutions of higher learning2 or     
7#b7 #gej4  7c7 ,charge against         

entitlement ,the number of months 7and  
any fraction thereof7 of entitlement    
charged an individual under this chapter
 for an application described in        
subsection 7a7 shall be determined at   
the rate of one month for each amount   
that equals the amount determined under 
section #ccae;,a7c77#b7 of this title4  
4  7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of
 sections at the beginning of such      
chapter is amended by inserting after   
the item relating to section #ccae;,a   
the following new item3  #ccae;,b4      
,costs of applying to institution of    
higher learning4  4