S.Amdt. 2225
What it does: Adds SEC. 1082. EXTENSION OF PERIOD FOR USE OF ENTITLEMENT TO POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER OR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY at the end of subtitle H of title X
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)What it changes
1 change to S. 1197 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. 1082. EXTENSION OF PERIOD FOR USE OF ENTITLEMENT TO POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER OR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY at the end of subtitle H of title X
Adds a sectionIn S. 1197 · Placed on Calendar Senate
(e) Date for Submittal of Comptroller General of the United States Report.--Subsection (d) of such section is amended by striking "December 30, 2013" and inserting "December 31, 2014".
Inserted: SEC. 1082. EXTENSION OF PERIOD FOR USE OF ENTITLEMENT TO POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER OR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY.
Inserted: (a) Extended Period.--Section 3312 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
Inserted: (1) in subsection (a), by striking "in subsections (b) and (c)" and inserting "in subsections (b), (c), and (d)"; and
Inserted: (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
Inserted: "(d) Extended Period for Individuals With Post-traumatic Stress Disorder or Traumatic Brain Injury.--Subject to section 3695 of this title and except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), an individual entitled to educational assistance under this chapter who has a service-connected disability consisting of post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury is entitled to a number of months of educational assistance under section 3313 of this title equal to 54 months.".
Inserted: (b) Reduced Amount.--Section 3313 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
Inserted: "(j) Reduced Amount for Individuals With Extended Period of Assistance.--The amount of educational assistance payable under this section to an individual described in section 3312(d) of this title shall be 67 percent of the amount otherwise payable to such individual under this section.".
Original wording
At the end of subtitle H of title X, add the following:
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As printed
SA 2225. Mr. PAUL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1197, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle H of title X, add the following:
SEC. 1082. EXTENSION OF PERIOD FOR USE OF ENTITLEMENT TO POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER OR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY.
(a) Extended Period.--Section 3312 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking “in subsections (b) and (c)” and inserting “in subsections (b), (c), and (d)”; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
“(d) Extended Period for Individuals With Post-traumatic Stress Disorder or Traumatic Brain Injury.--Subject to section 3695 of this title and except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), an individual entitled to educational assistance under this chapter who has a service-connected disability consisting of post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury is entitled to a number of months of educational assistance under section 3313 of this title equal to 54 months.”.
(b) Reduced Amount.--Section 3313 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
“(j) Reduced Amount for Individuals With Extended Period of Assistance.--The amount of educational assistance payable under this section to an individual described in section 3312(d) of this title shall be 67 percent of the amount otherwise payable to such individual under this section.”.
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Senate amendment submitted
November 19, 2013