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 114 STAT. 1822 PUBLIC LAW 106-419—NOV. 1, 2000 Public Law 106-419 106th Congress Nov. 1, 2000 [S. 1402] Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improvement Act of2000. 38 USC 101 note. An Act To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the rates of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill, to improve procedures for the adjustment of rates of pay for nurses employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs, to make other improvements in veterans educational assistance, health care, and benefits programs, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) SHORT TITLE.— This Act may be cited as the "Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improvement Act of 2000". (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.— The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. References to title 38, United States Code. TITLE I—EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROVISIONS Subtitle A—Montgomery GI Bill Educational Assistance Sec. 101. Increase in rates of basic educational assistance under Montgomery GI Bill. Sec. 102. Uniform requirement for high school diploma or equivalency before application for Montgomery GI Bill benefits. Sec. 103. Repeal of requirement for initial obligated period of active duty as condition of eligibility for Montgomery GI Bill benefits. Sec. 104. Additional opportunity for certain VEAP participants to enroll in basic educational assistance under Montgomery GI Bill. Sec. 105. Increased active duty educational assistance benefit for contributing members. Subtitle B—Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance Sec. 111. Increase in rates of survivors' and dependents' educational assistance. Sec. 112. Election of certain recipients of commencement of period of eligibility for survivors' and dependents' educational assistance. Sec. 113. Adjusted effective date for award of survivors' and dependents' educational assistance. Sec. 114. Availability under survivors' and dependents' educational assistance of preparatory courses for college and graduate school entrance exams. Subtitle C—General Educational Assistance Sec. 121. Revision of educational assistance interval payment requirements. Sec. 122. Availability of education benefits for payment for licensing or certification tests. Sec. 123. Increase for fiscal years 2001 and 2002 in aggregate annual amount available for State approving agencies for administrative expenses. TITLE II—HEALTH PROVISIONS , Subtitle A—Personnel Matters Sec. 201. Annual national pay comparability adjustment for nurses employed by Department of Veterans Affairs.

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