S.Amdt. 105
What it does: Adds Sec. 8131. (a) Requirement To Continue Tuition Assistance Programs.--Subject to the provisions of this section, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military departments shall, using funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this division, continue to provide tuition assistance during fiscal year 2013 under the provisions of sections 1784a and 2007 of title 10, United States Code, in accordance with the provisions of such sections at the end of title VIII of division C
Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-WV)What it changes
1 change to H.R. 933
Adds Sec. 8131. (a) Requirement To Continue Tuition Assistance Programs.--Subject to the provisions of this section, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military departments shall, using funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this division, continue to provide tuition assistance during fiscal year 2013 under the provisions of sections 1784a and 2007 of title 10, United States Code, in accordance with the provisions of such sections at the end of title VIII of division C
Adds a sectionInserted: Sec. 8131. (a) Requirement To Continue Tuition Assistance Programs.--Subject to the provisions of this section, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military departments shall, using funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this division, continue to provide tuition assistance during fiscal year 2013 under the provisions of sections 1784a and 2007 of title 10, United States Code, in accordance with the provisions of such sections.
Inserted: (b) Amount Available.--The amount available under this division for tuition assistance pursuant to this section is--
Inserted: (1) the aggregate amount used by the Department of Defense in fiscal year 2012 for tuition assistance under the provisions of law referred to in subsection (a), minus
Inserted: (2) an amount equal to 6.5 percent of the amount specified in paragraph (1).
Inserted: (c) Priority for Assistance for Certain Members.--In providing tuition assistance pursuant to this section, the Secretaries of the military departments shall afford a priority to the following:
Inserted: (1) Members of the Armed Forces in pay grade E-5 or below.
Inserted: (2) Wounded warriors.
Inserted: (d) Discretionary Authority To Continue Assistance for Priority Members After Exceeding Funding Limitation.--
Inserted: (1) In general.--In the event amounts cease to be available to the Secretary of a military department for tuition assistance in fiscal year 2013 by reason of equaling the amount available to the Secretary for that purpose under subsection (b), the Secretary may continue to provide tuition assistance pursuant to this section to members of the Armed Forces described in subsection (c) using amounts transferred pursuant to paragraph (2).
Inserted: (2) Transfer authority.--The Secretary of a military department may transfer amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to the military department by this division to accounts of the military department providing funds for tuition assistance for members of the Armed Forces for purposes of providing tuition assistance pursuant to paragraph (1). The transfer authority in this paragraph is in addition to any other transfer authority by law.
Inserted: (e) Wounded Warrior Defined.--In this section, the term "wounded warrior" means a member of the Armed Forces with a serious injury or illness (as that term is defined in section 1601(8) of the Wounded Warrior Act (10 U.S.C. 1071 note)).
Inserted: (f) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the date that is three days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Original wording
At the end of title VIII of division C, add the following:
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SA 105. Mr. MANCHIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 933, making appropriations for the Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and other departments and agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of title VIII of division C, add the following:
Sec. 8131. (a) Requirement To Continue Tuition Assistance Programs.--Subject to the provisions of this section, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military departments shall, using funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this division, continue to provide tuition assistance during fiscal year 2013 under the provisions of sections 1784a and 2007 of title 10, United States Code, in accordance with the provisions of such sections.
(b) Amount Available.--The amount available under this division for tuition assistance pursuant to this section is--
(1) the aggregate amount used by the Department of Defense in fiscal year 2012 for tuition assistance under the provisions of law referred to in subsection (a), minus
(2) an amount equal to 6.5 percent of the amount specified in paragraph (1).
(c) Priority for Assistance for Certain Members.--In providing tuition assistance pursuant to this section, the Secretaries of the military departments shall afford a priority to the following:
(1) Members of the Armed Forces in pay grade E-5 or below.
(2) Wounded warriors.
(d) Discretionary Authority To Continue Assistance for Priority Members After Exceeding Funding Limitation.--
(1) In general.--In the event amounts cease to be available to the Secretary of a military department for tuition assistance in fiscal year 2013 by reason of equaling the amount available to the Secretary for that purpose under subsection (b), the Secretary may continue to provide tuition assistance pursuant to this section to members of the Armed Forces described in subsection (c) using amounts transferred pursuant to paragraph (2).
(2) Transfer authority.--The Secretary of a military department may transfer amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to the military department by this division to accounts of the military department providing funds for tuition assistance for members of the Armed Forces for purposes of providing tuition assistance pursuant to paragraph (1). The transfer authority in this paragraph is in addition to any other transfer authority by law.
(e) Wounded Warrior Defined.--In this section, the term “wounded warrior” means a member of the Armed Forces with a serious injury or illness (as that term is defined in section 1601(8) of the Wounded Warrior Act (10 U.S.C. 1071 note)).
(f) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the date that is three days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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Senate amendment submitted
March 14, 2013