,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cei  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #ai1        
#bjba,mr4 ,steube 7for himself1 ,mrs4   
,rodgers of ,washington1 and ,mrs4      
,hinson7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to allow individuals who are entitled to
 ,post-#i_/aa educational assistance to 
use such assistance to repay ,federal   
student loans4  #a4 ,short title ,this  
,act may be cited as the ,modern ,,gi   
,bill ,act4  #b4 ,use of ,post-#i_/aa   
educational assistance to repay ,federal
 student loans  7a7 ,authority          
,subchapter ,,ii of chapter #cc of title
 #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended 
by inserting after section #ccbj the    
following new section3  #ccbj;,a4 ,use  
of educational assistance benefits for  
the repayment of ,federal student loans 
7a7 ,use of benefits ,notwithstanding   
any other provision of this chapter1 an 

individual who is entitled to           
educational assistance for tuition or   
fees under this subchapter may apply    
amounts of such educational assistance  
to repay some or all of the outstanding 
balance of principal and interest due on
 a ,federal student loan to the         
individual4  7b7 ,maximum annual amount2
 annual adjustment  7#a7 ,payment of    
educational assistance under this       
section to an individual during fiscal  
year #bjbj may not exceed #ae1ijj4  7#b7
 ,in each fiscal year after fiscal year 
#bjbj1 the dollar amount in paragraph   
7#a7 shall be increased by the same     
percentage as the percentage by which   
benefit amounts payable under title ,,ii
 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #dja et seq47 are increased   
effective ,december #a of that year as a
 result of a determination under section
 #bae7;i7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#dae7;i774  7c7 ,monthly payments3      
maximum amount2 maximum number  7#a7    
,the ,secretary shall make monthly      

payments under this section in such     
amounts as an individual who is entitled
 to educational assistance for tuition  
or fees under this subchapter may elect 
for the repayment of a ,federal student 
loan to that individual4 ,no such amount
 may exceed one-twelfth of the maximum  
annual amount calculated under          
subsection 7b77#a74  7#b7 ,the total    
number of months of payments for the    
repayment of a ,federal student loan to 
an individual under this section may not
 exceed #cf months4  7d7 ,benefit       
non-,transferable ,notwithstanding      
section #ccai of this title1 an         
individual who is entitled to           
educational assistance under this       
section may not transfer such assistance
 to another individual4  7e7 ,eligible  
payees ,the ,secretary shall make       
payments of educational assistance under
 this section directly to the lender of 
the ,federal student loan of the        
individual who is entitled to           
educational assistance under this       

section4  7f7 ,arrangements ,to make    
payments2 regulations ,the ,secretary   
shall enter into such arrangements1 and 
shall prescribe such regulations1 that  
the ,secretary determines necessary to  
carry out this section4  7g7 ,federal   
student loan defined ,in this section1  
the term ,federal student loan means any
 loan made1 insured1 or guaranteed under
 title ,,iv of the ,higher ,education   
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj et   
seq474  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the 
table of sections at the beginning of   
such chapter is amended by inserting    
after the item relating to section #ccbj
 the following new item3  #ccbj;,a4 ,use
 of educational assistance benefits for 
the repayment of ,federal student loans4
  4  7c7 ,effective date ,the amendments
 made by this section shall apply to    
educational assistance paid for months  
beginning on or after the date of the   
enactment of this ,act4