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, and for other purposes.

II 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 2136 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, and for other purposes. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES JULY 17, 2019 Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself and Mr. MANCHIN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the ability of veterans to receive in-state tuition using edu- cational assistance administered by the Secretary of Vet- erans Affairs, 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 SECTION 1. REQUIREMENTS FOR IN-STATE TUITION. 3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3679(c) of title 38, 4 United States Code, is amended— 5 (1) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘less than 6 three years before the date of enrollment in the 7 course concerned’’; and 8 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:32 Jul 23, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2136.IS S2136 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with BILLS 2 •S 2136 IS (2) in paragraph (4)— 1 (A) by striking ‘‘It shall’’ and inserting 2 ‘‘(A) It shall’’; and 3 (B) by adding at the end the following: 4 ‘‘(B)(i) To the extent feasible, the Secretary 5 shall make publicly available on the internet website 6 of the Department a database explaining any re- 7 quirements described in subparagraph (A) that are 8 established by a public institution of higher learning 9 for an individual to be charged tuition and fees at 10 a rate that is equal to or less than the rate the pub- 11 lic institution charges for tuition and fees for resi- 12 dents of the State in which the public institution is 13 located. 14 ‘‘(ii) The Secretary shall disapprove a course of 15 education provided by a public institution of higher 16 learning that does not provide the Secretary— 17 ‘‘(I) an initial explanation of the require- 18 ments described in subparagraph (A); and 19 ‘‘(II) not later than 90 days after the date 20 on which any requirements change, the updated 21 requirements.’’. 22 (b) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by this 23 section shall apply with respect to a quarter, semester, or 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:04 Jul 20, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2136.IS S2136 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with BILLS 3 •S 2136 IS term, as applicable, commencing no earlier than August 1 1, 2020. 2 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:04 Jul 20, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S2136.IS S2136 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with BILLS