Parity for Online Student Veterans Act

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9365 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9365

To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the monthly housing 
    stipend under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program for 
 individuals who pursue programs of education solely through distance 
                learning on more than a half-time basis.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 30, 2022

Mr. Bilirakis 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 increase the monthly housing 
    stipend under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program for 
 individuals who pursue programs of education solely through distance 
                learning on more than a half-time basis.

    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 ``Parity for Online Student Veterans 
Act''.

SEC. 2. INCREASE OF MONTHLY HOUSING STIPEND UNDER THE POST-9/11 
              EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO PURSUE 
              PROGRAMS OF EDUCATION SOLELY THROUGH DISTANCE LEARNING ON 
              MORE THAN A HALF-TIME BASIS.

    (a) In General.--Section 3313(c)(1)(B)(iii) of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``50 percent of''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to a quarter, semester, or term beginning on or after January 1, 
2023.
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