119-hr5634

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5634 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 5634

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a limitation on 
the amount of entitlement to educational assistance payable for flight 
 training under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the 
 Department of Veterans Affairs.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 September 30, 2025

Mr. Kean (for himself and Mr. McGarvey) 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 a limitation on 
the amount of entitlement to educational assistance payable for flight 
 training under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the 
 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 ``Veterans Flight Training 
Responsibility Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF ENTITLEMENT TO EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE 
 PAYABLE FOR FLIGHT TRAINING UNDER POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL 
 ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    (a) In General.--

Section 3313 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended--

    (1) in subsection

    (g)

    (3)
            (C) , by striking ``In the case'' 
 and inserting ``Subject to the limitation under subsection
            (m) , 
 in the case''; and

    (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
 ``
            (m) Limitation on Use of Entitlement for Flight Training.--
 ``

    (1) Limitation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
 this chapter, the maximum total amount payable under this 
 chapter for flight training fees in the case of an individual 
 pursuing a program of a flight training offered by a public 
 institution of higher learning is $100,000, as increased under 
 paragraph

    (2) .
 ``

    (2) Annual percentage increase.--With respect to any 
 fiscal year, the Secretary shall provide a percentage increase 
 (rounded to the nearest dollar) in the maximum amount of 
 payable under paragraph

    (1) , equal to the percentage by which--
 ``
        (A) the Consumer Price Index (all items, United 
 States 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
 ``
        (B) the Consumer Price Index for the 12-month 
 period preceding the 12-month period described in 
 subparagraph
        (A) .''.

    (b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection

    (a) shall 
apply with respect to an individual who first pursues a program of 
flight training on or after August 1, 2026.
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