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convene a closed session in order to
protect patient privacy as the Committee
tours the VA Health Care System. In the
afternoon from 1:45 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.,
the Committee will reconvene as the
Committee is briefed by senior Veterans
Benefits Administration staff from the
Albuquerque Regional Benefit Office.
From 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., the
Committee will convene a closed
session in order to protect patient
records as the Committee tours the
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On the morning of April 12 from 9:15
a.m. to 11:15 a.m., the Committee will
convene in open session at the Santa Fe
National Cemetery followed by a tour of
the cemetery. The Committee will meet
with key staff to discuss services,
benefits, delivery challenges and
successes. In the evening, the
Committee will hold a Veterans Town
Hall meeting beginning at 4:30 p.m., at
the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center.
On the morning of April 13 from 8:45
a.m. to 12:00 p.m., the Committee will
convene in open session at the New
Mexico Health Care System to conduct
an exit briefing with leadership from the
New Mexico Health Care System,
Albuquerque Regional Benefit Office,
and Santa Fe National Cemetery. In the
afternoon from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.,
the Committee will work on drafting
recommendations for the annual report
to the Secretary.
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the public in accordance with 5 U.S.C.
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Committee to close those portions of a
meeting that is likely to disclose
information of a personal nature where
disclosure would constitute a clearly
unwarranted invasion of personal
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Committee will discuss VA beneficiary
and patient information in which there
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Public comments will be limited to
three minutes each. Individuals wishing
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Committee will be accommodated on a
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who speak are invited to submit a 1–2
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the time of the meeting for inclusion in
the official record. The Committee will
accept written comments from
interested parties on issues outlined in
the meeting agenda, as well as other
issues affecting minority Veterans. Such
comments should be sent to Ms. Juanita
Mullen, Advisory Committee on
Minority Veterans, Center for Minority
Veterans (00M), Department of Veterans
Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW.,
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Juanita.Mullen@va.gov. For additional
information about the meeting, please
contact Ms. Juanita Mullen at (202) 461–
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Dated: March 23, 2017.
Jelessa M. Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management
Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
Increase in Maximum Tuition and Fee
Amounts Payable Under the Post-9/11
GI Bill
Department of Veterans Affairs.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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
2017–2018 academic year (August 1,
2017–July 31, 2018).
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Schnell Carraway, Management and
Program Analyst, Education Service
(225C), Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20420, Telephone:
(202) 461–9800. (This is not a toll-free
number).
For the
2016–2017 academic year (August 1,
2016–July 31, 2017), 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: $21,970.46
for students training at private and
foreign schools, $12,554.55 for students
training at vocational flight schools, and
$10,671.35 for students training at
correspondence schools. Additionally,
the entitlement charge for individuals
receiving reimbursement of costs to take
a licensing, certification, or national test
was one month (rounded to the nearest
whole month) for each $1,832.96
received.
Sections 3313, 3315, and 3315A of
title 38, United States Code, direct VA
to increase the maximum tuition and fee
payments and entitlement-charge
amounts each academic year (begins
August 1st) based on the most recent
percentage increase determined under
38 U.S.C. 3015(h). The percentage
increase determined under 38 U.S.C.
3015(h) is effective October 1st of each
year. The most recent percentage
increase determined under 38 U.S.C.
3015(h) was a 3.8% increase, which was
effective October 1, 2016.
The maximum tuition and fee
payments and entitlement-charge
amounts for training pursued under the
Post-9/11 GI Bill beginning after July 31,
2017, and before August 1, 2018, are
listed below. VA’s calculations for the
2017–2018 academic year are based on
the 3.8% increase.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
2017–2018 ACADEMIC YEAR
Type of school
Actual net cost of tuition and fees not to exceed
Post-9/11 GI Bill Maximum Tuition and Fee Amounts
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PUBLIC .....................................................................................................
PRIVATE/FOREIGN .................................................................................
VOCATIONAL FLIGHT .............................................................................
CORRESPONDENCE ..............................................................................
In-State/Resident Charges.
$22,805.34.
$13,031.61.
$11,076.86.
Post 9/11 entitlement charge amount for tests
Licensing and certification tests ...............................................................
National Tests.
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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
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electronically as an official document of
the Department of Veterans Affairs. Gina
S. Farrisee, Deputy Chief of Staff,
Department of Veterans Affairs,
approved this document on March 17,
2017, for publication.
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Dated: March 17, 2017.
Jeffrey Martin,
Office Program Manager, Office of Regulation
Policy & Management, Office of the Secretary,
Department of Veterans Affairs.
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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 2017-2018 academic year (August
1, 2017-July 31, 2018).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Schnell Carraway, Management and
Program Analyst, Education Service (225C), Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20420, Telephone: (202) 461-9800. (This is not a toll-
free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For the 2016-2017 academic year (August 1,
2016-July 31, 2017), 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: $21,970.46 for students
training at private and foreign schools, $12,554.55 for students
training at vocational flight schools, and $10,671.35 for students
training at correspondence schools. Additionally, the entitlement
charge for individuals receiving reimbursement of costs to take a
licensing, certification, or national test was one month (rounded to
the nearest whole month) for each $1,832.96 received.
Sections 3313, 3315, and 3315A of title 38, United States Code,
direct VA to increase the maximum tuition and fee payments and
entitlement-charge amounts each academic year (begins August 1st) based
on the most recent percentage increase determined under 38 U.S.C.
3015(h). The percentage increase determined under 38 U.S.C. 3015(h) is
effective October 1st of each year. The most recent percentage increase
determined under 38 U.S.C. 3015(h) was a 3.8% increase, which was
effective October 1, 2016.
The maximum tuition and fee payments and entitlement-charge amounts
for training pursued under the Post-9/11 GI Bill beginning after July
31, 2017, and before August 1, 2018, are listed below. VA's
calculations for the 2017-2018 academic year are based on the 3.8%
increase.
2017-2018 Academic Year
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Actual net cost of tuition and
Type of school fees not to exceed
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Post-9/11 GI Bill Maximum Tuition and Fee Amounts
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PUBLIC................................. In-State/Resident Charges.
PRIVATE/FOREIGN........................ $22,805.34.
VOCATIONAL FLIGHT...................... $13,031.61.
CORRESPONDENCE......................... $11,076.86.
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Post 9/11 entitlement charge amount for tests
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Licensing and certification tests...... VA will charge one month
National Tests......................... entitlement (rounded to the
nearest whole, non-zero,
month) for each $1,902.61
received.
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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. Gina S.
Farrisee, Deputy Chief of Staff, Department of Veterans Affairs,
approved this document on March 17, 2017, for publication.
Dated: March 17, 2017.
Jeffrey Martin,
Office Program Manager, Office of Regulation Policy & Management,
Office of the Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2017-06192 Filed 3-28-17; 8:45 am]
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