To enhance future GI Bill benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserve by ensuring those benefits keep pace with the national average cost of tuition.
What it does: Inserts “enhance servicemember education benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserve by…” after “Indemnity Compensation,”
Sen. Blanche L. Lincoln (D-AR)What it changes
1 change to S.Con.Res. 13 · shown in the resolution's text
Inserts “enhance servicemember education benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserve by…” after “Indemnity Compensation,”
In S.Con.Res. 13 · Placed on Calendar Senate
SEC. 207. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR AMERICA'S VETERANS AND WOUNDED SERVICEMEMBERS.
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that would expand the number of disabled military retirees who receive both disability compensation and retired pay, accelerate the phase-in of concurrent receipt, eliminate the offset between Survivor Benefit Plan annuities and Veterans' Dependency and Indemnity Compensation, [inserted: enhance servicemember education benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserve by ensuring those benefits keep pace with the national average cost of tuition, ]or expand veterans' benefits (including for veterans living in rural areas), by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2014 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2019.
SEC. 208. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR JUDICIAL PAY AND JUDGESHIPS AND POSTAL RETIREE ASSISTANCE.
Original wording
On page 41, line 24, insert after “Indemnity Compensation,” the following: “enhance servicemember education benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserve by ensuring those benefits keep pace with the national average cost of tuition,”.
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As printed
On page 41, line 24, insert after “Indemnity Compensation,” the following: “enhance servicemember education benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserve by ensuring those benefits keep pace with the national average cost of tuition,”.
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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 775 proposed by Senator Lincoln.(consideration: CR S4121-4122; text: CR S4121)
April 1, 2009
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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 775 proposed by Senator Lincoln.(consideration: CR S4121-4122; text: CR S4121)
April 1, 2009
Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 775 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
April 1, 2009
Amendment SA 775 proposed by Senator Lincoln. (consideration: CR S4121-4122; text: CR S4121) To enhance future GI Bill benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserve by ensuring those benefits keep pace with the national average cost of tuition.
April 1, 2009
Amendment SA 775 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
April 1, 2009
Senate amendment submitted
March 31, 2009