[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 983 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 983

   To Amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to disapprove courses of education offered by a public 
   institution of higher learning that does not charge the in-State 
 tuition rate to a veteran using certain educational assistance under 
             title 10 of such Code, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 5, 2025

Mr. Van Orden 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 direct the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to disapprove courses of education offered by a public 
   institution of higher learning that does not charge the in-State 
 tuition rate to a veteran using certain educational assistance under 
             title 10 of such Code, 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 ``Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserves 
Tuition Fairness Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS DISAPPROVAL OF COURSES OFFERED 
              BY PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING THAT DO NOT 
              CHARGE VETERANS IN-STATE TUITION RATE FOR PURPOSES OF 
              SELECTED RESERVE EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 3679 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, or chapter 1606 of 
        title 10,'' after ``chapter 30, 31, 33, or 35 of this title'';
            (2) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following 
        new subparagraph:
            ``(E) An individual who is entitled to assistance under 
        section 16131 of title 10.''; and
            (3) in paragraph (6), by inserting ``, or chapter 1606 of 
        title 10'' before the period at the end.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Subsection (e) of such section is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, or 
                chapter 1606 of title 10,'' after ``chapter 31, 33, or 
                35 of this title''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``chapter 31 
                33, or 35 of this title'' and inserting ``chapter 31, 
                33, or 35 of this title, or chapter 1606 of title 10''; 
                and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``chapter 31 33, or 35 of 
        this title'' and inserting ``chapter 31, 33, or 35 of this 
        title, or chapter 1606 of title 10''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply with 
respect to an academic period that begins on or after August 1, 2026.
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