,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #fif #aaith  
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #efcd
 ,report ,no4 #aai-gif ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives          
,september #cj1 #bjbe,mr4 ,kean 7for    
himself and ,mr4 ,mc,garvey7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs
  ,september #h1 #bjbf;,additional      
sponsors3 ,mr4 ,vindman1 ,ms4 ,norton1  
,ms4 ,ross1 and ,mr4 ,davis of ,north   
,carolina  ,september #h1 #bjbf,reported
 with an amendment1 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
 ,september #cj1 #bjbe  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to provide for a limitation on the      
amount of entitlement to educational    
assistance payable for flight training  
under the ,post-#i_/aa ,educational     

,assistance ,program of the ,department 
of ,veterans ,affairs4  #a4 ,short title
 ,this ,act may be cited as the         
,veterans ,flight ,training             
,responsibility ,act of #bjbf4  #b4     
,limitation on maximum amount payable   
with ,post-#i_/aa educational assistance
 of ,department of ,veterans ,affairs3  
flight training2 programs of education  
carried out under contract  7a7 ,in     
general ,section #ccac of title #ch1    
,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7
 in subsection 7g77#c77;,c71 by striking
 ,in the case and inserting ,subject to 
the limitation under subsection 7m71 in 
the case2 and  7#b7 by adding at the end
 the following new subsection3  7m7     
,limitation on the use of entitlement   
for flight training or programs of      
education carried out under contract    
7#a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any   
other provision of this chapter and     
subject to paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c71 the
 maximum amount payable under this      
chapter to an individual1 over the      

lifetime of the individual1 for tuition 
and fees for the pursuit of a covered   
program of education1 regardless of how 
many such covered programs of education 
the individual pursues1 is-- 7,a7 in the
 case of an individual who first pursues
 a covered program of education during  
the academic year beginning on ,august  
#a1 #bjbf1 #aai1fhd2 or  7,b7 in the    
case of an individual who first pursues 
a covered program of education during an
 academic year beginning on ,august #a  
of any subsequent year1 the amount in   
effect under this subsection for the    
previous academic year beginning on     
,august #a1 as increased by the         
percentage increase equal to the most   
recent percentage increase determined   
under section #cjae7;h7 of this title4  
7#b7 ,pursuit on less than a full-time  
basis ,in the case of an individual who 
is entitled to educational assistance   
under this chapter by reason of any of  
paragraph 7#c7 through 7#g7 of section  
#ccaa7;b7 of this title1 the maximum    

amount payable under paragraph 7#a7 is--
 7,a7 the amount in effect under        
paragraph 7#a71 multiplied by  7,b7 the 
same percentage applicable to the       
monthly amounts payable to the          
individual under paragraphs 7#b7 through
 7#f7 of subsection 7c74  7#c7 ,prior   
use of entitlement ,in the case of an   
individual who is entitled to           
educational assistance under this       
chapter and who uses any of such        
entitlement prior to the pursuit of a   
covered program of education1 the       
maximum amount payable to the individual
 under this subsection is-- 7,a7 the    
maximum total amount in effect under    
paragraph 7#a71 minus  7,b7 the amount  
of entitlement to educational assistance
 the individual used before enrolling in
 such covered program of education4     
7#d7 ,covered program of education      
defined ,in this subsection1 the term   
covered program of education means--    
7,a7 a program of flight training       
offered by a public institution of      

higher learning that leads to a degree1 
certificate1 or other non-college       
degree2 or  7,b7 a program of education 
pursued at a public institution of      
higher learning that has entered into a 
contract or agreement with an entity    
7other than another public institution  
of higher learning7 to provide such     
program of education 7or a portion of   
such program of education74  4  7b7     
,applicability ,the amendments made by  
this section shall apply to academic    
years that begin on or after ,august #a1
 #bjbf4  ,september #h1 #bjbf,reported  
with an amendment1 committed to the     
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be 
printed