H.R. 3948 – Reading Mode

111th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 3948

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

October 28, 2009

Mr. Putnam (for himself, Mr. Klein of Florida, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Buchanan, Ms. Kosmas, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Posey, Mr. Rooney, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Baca, Mr. Teague, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Snyder, and Mr. Lee of New York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs

A BILL

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for entitlement under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program to payment for test preparatory courses, and for other purposes.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Test Prep for Heroes Act.

Post-9/11 educational assistance for test preparatory courses

(a)

In general

Section 3315 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—

(1)

in subsection (a), by inserting before the period the following: and one test preparatory course;

(2)

in subsection (b)—

(A)

by inserting total before amount payable;

(B)

by inserting and test preparatory course after licensing or certification test; and

(C)

in paragraph (2)—

(i)

by inserting aggregate amount equal to the before fee; and

(ii)

by inserting plus the fee charged for the test preparatory course after the test; and

(3)

by adding at the end the following new subsection:

(d)

Test preparatory course defined

In this section, the term test preparatory course means—

(1)

a preparatory course for a test that is required or used for admission to an institution of higher education;

(2)

or a preparatory course for a test that is required or used for admission to a graduate school.

(b)

Clerical amendments

(1)

Heading

The heading for section 3315 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after tests the following: ; test preparatory courses.

(2)

Table of sections

The table or sections at the beginning of chapter 33 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 3315 and inserting the following:

3315. Licensure and certification tests; test preparatory courses.

(c)

Effective date

The amendments made by this Act shall take effect _____.