[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1212 Introduced in House (IH)]
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1212
To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of basic
educational assistance for veterans under the Montgomery GI Bill, and
to eliminate reductions of basic pay for eligibility for such
assistance.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 11, 2003
Mr. Smith of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Brown of South
Carolina, Mr. Rodriguez, and Mr. Michaud) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in
addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned
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A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of basic
educational assistance for veterans under the Montgomery GI Bill, and
to eliminate reductions of basic pay for eligibility for such
assistance.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans' Education Affordability
Act''.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF BASIC EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.
(a) In General.--(1) Subsection (a)(1) of section 3015 of title 38,
United States Code, is amended--
(A) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E);
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new
subparagraph:
``(D) for months occurring during fiscal year 2005,
$1,200; and''; and
(C) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (C).
(2) Subsection (b)(1) of such section is amended--
(A) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E);
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new
subparagraph:
``(D) for months occurring during fiscal year 2005,
$975; and''; and
(C) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (C).
(b) No CPI Adjustment for Fiscal Year 2005.--Subsection (h) of such
section 3015 shall not apply to rates of basic educational assistance
paid under such section during fiscal year 2005.
SEC. 3. ELIMINATION OF REDUCTIONS OF BASIC PAY.
(a) Repeals.--Sections 3011(b) and 3012(c) of title 38, United
States Code, are each amended by adding at the end the following new
sentence: ``This subsection shall cease to have effect beginning on the
first day of the first month that begins after the date of the
enactment of the Montgomery GI Bill Enhancement Act of 2003.''.
(b) Termination of Reductions in Progress.--Any reduction in the
basic pay of an individual referred to in section 3011(b) of title 38,
United States Code, by reason of such section 3011(b), or of any
individual referred to in section 3012(c) of such title by reason of
such section 3012(c), as of the date of the enactment of this Act shall
cease commencing with the first month beginning after such date, and
any obligation of such individual under such section 3011(b) or
3012(c), as the case may be, as of the day before such date shall be
deemed to be fully satisfied as of such date.
(c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 3034(e)(1) of title 38, United
States Code, is amended in the second sentence by striking ``as soon as
practicable'' and all that follows through ``such additional times''
and inserting ``at such times''.
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