GI Bill Enhancement Act of 2010

GI Bill Enhancement Act of 2010 - Increases from $19 million to $24 million the annual amount available to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to reimburse state agencies for expenses incurred in approving courses of education for participation in the veterans' educational assistance program.

Directs the Secretary, for each fiscal year, to adjust such amount to account for changes in the cost of living.

[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4571 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4571

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an increase in 
  the amount available for reimbursements payable by the Secretary of 
 Veterans Affairs to State approving agencies, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 2, 2010

  Mr. Sestak introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an increase in 
  the amount available for reimbursements payable by the Secretary of 
 Veterans Affairs to State approving agencies, and for other purposes.

    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 ``GI Bill Enhancement Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. INCREASE IN AMOUNT AVAILABLE FOR REIMBURSEMENTS PAYABLE BY THE 
              SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO STATE APPROVING 
              AGENCIES.

    Section 3674(a)(4) of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``$19,000,000'' and inserting 
        ``$24,000,000''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``For 
        each fiscal year, the Secretary shall adjust the amount 
        designated under this paragraph to account for changes in the 
        cost of living.''.
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