[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 97 (Friday, May 18, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 23341]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-10609]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Increase in Maximum Tuition and Fee Amounts Payable Under the 
Post-9/11 GI Bill

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to inform the public of the 
increase in the Post-9/11 GI Bill maximum tuition and fee amounts 
payable and the increase in the amount used to determine an 
individual's entitlement charge for reimbursement of a licensing, 
certification, or national test for the 2018-2019 academic year.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rodney Hopkins, Management and Program 
Analyst, Education Service (225C), Veterans Benefits Administration, 
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 
20420, (202) 461-9800 (this is not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For the 2017-2018 academic year, the Post-9/
11 GI Bill allowed VA to pay the actual net cost of tuition and fees 
not to exceed the in-state amounts for students pursuing training at 
public schools: $22,805.34 for students training at private and foreign 
schools, $13,031.61 for students training at vocational flight schools, 
and $11,076.86 for students training at correspondence schools. 
Additionally, the entitlement charge for individuals receiving 
reimbursement of the costs associated with taking a licensing, 
certification, or national test was 1 month (rounded to the nearest 
whole month) for each $1,902.61 received.
    Sections 3313, 3315, and 3315A of title 38 U.S.C. direct VA to 
increase the maximum tuition and fee payments and entitlement-charge 
amounts each academic year (beginning on August 1st) based on the most 
recent percentage increase determined under 38 U.S.C. 3015(h). The 
percentage increase is determined under 38 U.S.C. 3015(h). The most 
recent percentage increase determined under 38 U.S.C. 3015(h) was 3.8 
percent, which was effective on October 1, 2017.
    The maximum tuition and fee payments and entitlement charge amounts 
for training pursued under the Post-9/11 GI Bill beginning after July 
31, 2018, and before August 1, 2019, are listed below. VA's 
calculations for the 2018-2019 academic year are based on the 3.8 
percent increase.
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Signing Authority

    The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or designee, approved this 
document and authorized the undersigned to sign and submit the document 
to the Office of the Federal Register for publication electronically as 
an official document of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Peter 
O'Rourke, Chief of Staff, Department of Veterans Affairs, approved this 
document on May 14, 2018, for publication.

    Dated: May 14, 2018.
Jeffrey M. Martin,
Impact Analyst, Office of Regulation Policy & Management, Office of the 
Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2018-10609 Filed 5-17-18; 8:45 am]
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