To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the ability of veterans to receive in-state tuition using educational assistance administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

This bill updates provisions related to in-state tuition, including by removing a deadline that prevents certain veterans from receiving in-state tuition, regardless of their state of residence, using Department of Veterans Affairs education benefits at public institutions of higher education.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3608 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3608

   To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the ability of 
   veterans to receive in-state tuition using educational assistance 
           administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 2, 2019

 Mr. David P. Roe of Tennessee (for himself and Mrs. Luria) 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 improve the ability of 
   veterans to receive in-state tuition using educational assistance 
           administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. REQUIREMENTS FOR IN-STATE TUITION.

    (a) In General.--Section 3679(c) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``less than three 
        years before the date of enrollment in the course concerned''; 
        and
            (2) in paragraph (4)--
                    (A) by striking ``It shall'' and inserting ``(A) It 
                shall''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                subparagraph:
    ``(B) To the extent feasible, the Secretary shall make publicly 
available on the internet website of the Department a database 
explaining any requirements described in subparagraph (A) that are 
established by a public institution of higher learning for an 
individual to be charged tuition and fees at a rate that is equal to or 
less than the rate the institution charges for tuition and fees for 
residents of the State in which the institution is located. The 
Secretary shall disapprove a course of education provided by such an 
institution that does not provide the Secretary--
            ``(i) an initial explanation of such requirements; and
            ``(ii) not later than 90 days after the date on which any 
        such requirements change, the updated requirements.''.
    (b) Application.--The amendments made by this section shall apply 
with respect to a quarter, semester, or term, as applicable, commencing 
on or after August 1, 2020.
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