[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8514 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8514

    To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an annual 
     increase in stipend for books, supplies, equipment, and other 
  educational costs under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of 
                    Department of Veterans Affairs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 22, 2024

 Mr. Vasquez 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 provide for an annual 
     increase in stipend for books, supplies, equipment, and other 
  educational costs under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of 
                    Department of Veterans Affairs.

    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 ``Veteran Education Assistance 
Adjustment Act''.

SEC. 2. ANNUAL INCREASE IN STIPEND FOR BOOKS, SUPPLIES, EQUIPMENT, AND 
              OTHER EDUCATIONAL COSTS UNDER POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL 
              ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    Section 3313 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)(1)(B)(iv)(I), by striking ``$1,000'' 
        and inserting ``$1,400'';
            (2) in subsection (e)(2)(B)(i), by striking ``$1,000'' and 
        inserting ``$1,400''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(m) Annual Increase in Stipend for Books, Supplies, Equipment, 
and Other Educational Costs.--With respect to fiscal year 2025 and each 
subsequent fiscal year, the Secretary shall provide a percentage 
increase (rounded to the nearest dollar) in the amounts payable under 
subsections (c)(1)(B)(iv)(I), (e)(2)(B)(i), and (g)(3)(A)(iii), equal 
to the percentage by which--
            ``(1) the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers 
        (U.S. city average) for the 12-month period ending on the June 
        30 preceding the beginning of the fiscal year for which the 
        increase is made, exceeds
            ``(2) the Consumer Price Index for the 12-month period 
        preceding the 12-month period described in paragraph (1).''.
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