To amend title 38, United States Code, to exempt transfers of funds from Federal agencies to the Department of Veterans Affairs for nonprofit corporations established under subchapter IV of chapter 73 of such title from certain provisions of the Economy Act, and for other purposes.

II 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1947 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES MAY 22, 2019 Received AN ACT To amend title 38, United States Code, to exempt transfers of funds from Federal agencies to the Department of Veterans Affairs for nonprofit corporations established under subchapter IV of chapter 73 of such title from certain provisions of the Economy Act, and for other purposes. VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:09 Aug 02, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H1947.RDS H1947 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 2 HR 1947 RDS Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN TRANSFERS. 3 Section 7364(b)(1) of title 38, United States Code, 4 is amended by adding at the end the following new sen- 5 tence: ‘‘Any amounts so transferred after September 30, 6 2016, shall be available without regard to fiscal year limi- 7 tations, notwithstanding section 1535(d) of title 31.’’. 8 SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN 9 FLIGHT TRAINING AND OTHER PROGRAMS 10 OF EDUCATION. 11 (a) USE OF ENTITLEMENT FOR PRIVATE PILOT’S LI- 12 CENSES.—Section 3034(d) of title 38, United States Code, 13 is amended— 14 (1) in paragraph (1) by striking the semicolon 15 and inserting the following: ‘‘and is required for the 16 course of education being pursued (including with 17 respect to a dual major, concentration, or other ele- 18 ment of a degree); and’’; 19 (2) by striking paragraph (2); and 20 (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para- 21 graph (2). 22 (b) ACCELERATED PAYMENTS FOR FLIGHT TRAIN- 23 ING.—Section 3313 of such title is amended by adding 24 at the end the following new subsection: 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:09 Aug 02, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1947.RDS H1947 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 3 HR 1947 RDS ‘‘(l) ACCELERATED PAYMENTS FOR CERTAIN 1 FLIGHT TRAINING.— 2 ‘‘(1) PAYMENTS.—An individual enrolled in a 3 program of education pursued at a vocational school 4 or institution of higher learning in which flight 5 training is required to earn the degree being pursued 6 (including with respect to a dual major, concentra- 7 tion, or other element of such a degree) may elect 8 to receive accelerated payments of amounts for tui- 9 tion and fees determined under subsection (c). The 10 amount of each accelerated payment shall be an 11 amount equal to twice the amount for tuition and 12 fee so determined under such subsection, but the 13 total amount of such payments may not exceed the 14 total amount of tuition and fees for the program of 15 education. The amount of monthly stipends shall be 16 determined in accordance with such subsection (c) 17 and may not be accelerated under this paragraph. 18 ‘‘(2) EDUCATIONAL COUNSELING.—An indi- 19 vidual may make an election under paragraph (1) 20 only if the individual receives educational counseling 21 under section 3697A(a) of this title. 22 ‘‘(3) CHARGE AGAINST ENTITLEMENT.—The 23 number of months of entitlement charged an indi- 24 vidual for accelerated payments made pursuant to 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:09 Aug 02, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1947.RDS H1947 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 4 HR 1947 RDS paragraph (1) shall be determined at the rate of 2 1 months for each month in which such an accelerated 2 payment is made.’’. 3 (c) FLIGHT TRAINING AT PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.— 4 Subsection (c)(1)(A) of such section 3313 is amended— 5 (1) in clause (i)— 6 (A) by redesignating subclauses (I) and 7 (II) as items (aa) and (bb), respectively; 8 (B) by striking ‘‘In the case of a program 9 of education pursued at a public institution of 10 higher learning’’ and inserting ‘‘(I) Subject to 11 subclause (II), in the case of a program of edu- 12 cation pursued at a public institution of higher 13 learning not described in clause (ii)(II)(bb)’’; 14 and 15 (C) by adding at the end the following new 16 subclause: 17 ‘‘(II) In determining the actual net 18 cost for in-State tuition and fees pursuant 19 to subclause (I), the Secretary may not 20 pay for tuition and fees relating to flight 21 training.’’; and 22 (2) in clause (ii)— 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:09 Aug 02, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1947.RDS H1947 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 5 HR 1947 RDS (A) in subclause (I), by redesignating 1 items (aa) and (bb) as subitems (AA) and 2 (BB), respectively; 3 (B) in subclause (II), by redesignating 4 items (aa) and (bb) as subitems (AA) and 5 (BB), respectively; 6 (C) by redesignating subclauses (I) and 7 (II) as items (aa) and (bb), respectively; 8 (D) by striking ‘‘In the case of a program 9 of education pursued at a non-public or foreign 10 institution of higher learning’’ and inserting 11 ‘‘(I) In the case of a program of education de- 12 scribed in subclause (II)’’; and 13 (E) by adding at the end the following new 14 subclause: 15 ‘‘(II) A program of education de- 16 scribed in this subclause is any of the fol- 17 lowing: 18 ‘‘(aa) A program of education 19 pursued at a non-public or foreign in- 20 stitution of higher learning. 21 ‘‘(bb) A program of education 22 pursued at a public institution of 23 higher learning in which flight train- 24 ing is required to earn the degree 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:09 Aug 02, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1947.RDS H1947 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 6 HR 1947 RDS being pursued (including with respect 1 to a dual major, concentration, or 2 other element of such a degree).’’. 3 (d) CERTAIN PROGRAMS OF EDUCATION CARRIED 4 OUT UNDER CONTRACT.—Section 3313(c)(1)(A)(ii)(II) of 5 title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection 6 (c)(2)(E), is amended by adding at the end the following 7 new item: 8 ‘‘(cc) A program of education 9 pursued at a public institution of 10 higher learning in which the public in- 11 stitution of higher learning enters into 12 a contract or agreement with an enti- 13 ty (other than another public institu- 14 tion of higher learning) to provide 15 such program of education or a por- 16 tion of such program of education.’’. 17 (e) APPLICATION.— 18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by para- 19 graph (2), the amendments made by this section 20 shall apply with respect to a quarter, semester, or 21 term, as applicable, commencing on or after the date 22 of the enactment of this Act. 23 (2) SPECIAL RULE FOR CURRENT STUDENTS.— 24 In the case of an individual who, as of the date of 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:09 Aug 02, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1947.RDS H1947 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 7 HR 1947 RDS the enactment of this Act, is using educational as- 1 sistance under chapter 33 of title 38, United States 2 Code, to pursue a course of education that includes 3 a program of education described in item (bb) or 4 (cc) of section 3313(c)(1)(A)(ii)(II) of title 38, 5 United States Code, as added by subsections (c) and 6 (d), respectively, the amendment made by such sub- 7 section shall apply with respect to a quarter, semes- 8 ter, or term, as applicable, commencing on or after 9 the date that is 2 years after the date of the enact- 10 ment of this Act. 11 SEC. 3. PROVISION OF INSCRIPTIONS FOR SPOUSES AND 12 CHILDREN ON CERTAIN HEADSTONES AND 13 MARKERS FURNISHED BY THE SECRETARY 14 OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2306 of title 38, United 16 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol- 17 lowing new subsection: 18 ‘‘(j)(1) In addition to any other authority under this 19 section, in the case of an individual whose grave is not 20 in a covered cemetery (as that term is defined in sub- 21 section (f)(2)) and for whom the Secretary has furnished 22 a headstone or marker under subsection (a) or (d), the 23 Secretary, if feasible and upon request, may replace the 24 headstone or marker to add an inscription for the sur- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:09 Aug 02, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1947.RDS H1947 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 8 HR 1947 RDS viving spouse or eligible dependent child of such individual 1 following the death of the surviving spouse or eligible de- 2 pendent child. 3 ‘‘(2) If the spouse or eligible dependent child of an 4 individual referred to in paragraph (1) predeceases the in- 5 dividual, the Secretary may, if feasible and upon request, 6 include an inscription for the spouse or dependent child 7 on the headstone or marker furnished for the individual 8 under subsection (a) or (d).’’. 9 (b) APPLICATION.—Subsection (j) of section 2306 of 10 title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), 11 shall apply with respect to an individual who dies on or 12 after October 1, 2019. 13 SEC. 4. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 14 The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 15 complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 16 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 17 titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 18 Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 19 by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, 20 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:09 Aug 02, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1947.RDS H1947 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 9 HR 1947 RDS provided that such statement has been submitted prior to 1 the vote on passage. 2 Passed the House of Representatives May 21, 2019. Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON, Clerk. VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:09 Aug 02, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1947.RDS H1947 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS