,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bhcj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #ab1 
#bjai,ms4 ,rosen 7for herself and ,mr4  
,barrasso7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1       
,united ,states ,code1 to extend the    
period under which an election must be  
made for entitlement to educational     
assistance under the ,all-,volunteer    
,educational ,assistance ,program of the
 ,department of ,veterans ,affairs1 to  
phase out the use of such program1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,,gi     
,bill ,planning ,act of #bjai4  #b4     
,period for election to receive benefits
 under ,all-,volunteer ,educational     
,assistance ,program of ,department of  
,veterans ,affairs  7a7 ,in general     
,section #cjaa of title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended--  7#a7 in    
subsection 7c77#a71 by striking ,any    

such election shall be made at the time 
the individual initially enters on      
active duty as a member of the ,armed   
,forces and inserting ,any such election
 shall be made during the #ij-;day      
period beginning on the day that is #ahj
 days after the date on which the       
individual initially enters initial     
training2 and  7#b7 in subsection       
7b77#a71 by striking that such          
individual is entitled to such pay and  
inserting that begin after the date that
 is #bgj days after the date on which   
the individual initially enters initial 
training4  7b7 ,effective date ,the     
amendments made by subsection 7a7 shall 
take effect on the date that is one year
 after the date of the enactment of this
 ,act4  #c4 ,phase out of               
,all-,volunteer ,educational ,assistance
 ,program of ,department of ,veterans   
,affairs ,subsection 7a77#a77;,a7 of    
section #cjaa of title #ch1 ,united     
,states ,code1 as amended by section #b1
 is further amended by striking after   

,june #cj1 #aihe and inserting during   
the period beginning ,july #a1 #aihe1   
and ending ,september #cj1 #bjbi4  #d4  
,modification of ,department of         
,veterans ,affairs requirements for     
in-,state tuition  7a7 ,in general      
,section #cfgi7;c7 of title #ch1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in    
paragraph 7#b77;,a71 by striking less   
than three years before the date of     
enrollment in the course concerned2 and 
7#b7 in paragraph 7#d7-- 7,a7 by        
striking ,it shall and inserting 7,a7   
,it shall2 and  7,b7 by adding at the   
end the following new subparagraph3     
7,b7 ,to the extent feasible1 the       
,secretary shall make publicly available
 on the ,internet website of the        
,department a database explaining any   
requirements described in subparagraph  
7,a7 that are established by a public   
institution of higher learning for an   
individual to be charged tuition and    
fees at a rate that is equal to or less 
than the rate the institution charges   

for tuition and fees for residents of   
the ,state in which the institution is  
located4 ,the ,secretary shall          
disapprove a course of education        
provided by such an institution that    
does not provide the ,secretary--  7i7  
an initial explanation of such          
requirements2 and  7ii7 not later than  
#ij days after the date on which any    
such requirements change1 the updated   
requirements4  4  7b7 ,application ,the 
amendments made by this section shall   
apply with respect to a quarter1        
semester1 or term1 as applicable1       
commencing on or after ,august #a1      
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