H.R. 1379, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the entitlement to educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs for members of the Armed Forces awarded the Purple H
Cost Estimate
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
on March 8, 2017
Enacting H.R. 1379 would increase the amount paid under the Post-9/11 GI Bill (Chapter 33) for the education benefits of certain veterans who have been awarded the Purple Heart. Those higher payments would increase direct spending by $65 million over the 2018-2027 period, CBO estimates.
Pay-as-you-go procedures apply because enacting the legislation would affect direct spending. Enacting the bill would not affect revenues.
CBO estimates that enacting the legislation would not increase net direct spending or on-budget deficits by more than $5 billion in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2028.
H.R. 1379 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA) and would impose no costs on state, local, or tribal governments.
