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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION 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.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY5, 2025
Mr. V
ANORDENintroduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee 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 jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned
A BILL
To Amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs to disapprove courses of edu-
cation offered by a public institution of higher learning
that does not charge the in-State tuition rate to a vet-
eran using certain educational assistance under title 10
of such Code, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 1
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Montgomery GI Bill 2
Selected Reserves Tuition Fairness Act of 2025’’. 3
SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS DIS-4
APPROVAL OF COURSES OFFERED BY PUBLIC 5
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING THAT 6
DO NOT CHARGE VETERANS IN-STATE TUI-7
TION RATE FOR PURPOSES OF SELECTED RE-8
SERVE EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PRO-9
GRAM. 10
(a) I
NGENERAL.—Subsection (c) of section 3679 of 11
title 38, United States Code, is amended— 12
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, or chapter 13
1606 of title 10,’’ after ‘‘chapter 30, 31, 33, or 35 14
of this title’’; 15
(2) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the 16
following new subparagraph: 17
‘‘(E) An individual who is entitled to assistance 18
under section 16131 of title 10.’’; and 19
(3) in paragraph (6), by inserting ‘‘, or chapter 20
1606 of title 10’’ before the period at the end. 21
(b) C
ONFORMINGAMENDMENTS.—Subsection (e) of 22
such section is amended— 23
(1) in paragraph (1)— 24
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(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, or 1
chapter 1606 of title 10,’’ after ‘‘chapter 31, 2
33, or 35 of this title’’; and 3
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 4
‘‘chapter 31 33, or 35 of this title’’ and insert-5
ing ‘‘chapter 31, 33, or 35 of this title, or chap-6
ter 1606 of title 10’’; and 7
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘chapter 31 8
33, or 35 of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 31, 9
33, or 35 of this title, or chapter 1606 of title 10’’. 10
(c) E
FFECTIVEDATE.—The amendments made by 11
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment 12
of this Act and shall apply with respect to an academic 13
period that begins on or after August 1, 2026. 14
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