INCREASE IN RATES OF SURVIVORS’ AND DEPENDENTS’ EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.

SEC. 302. INCREASE IN RATES OF SURVIVORS’ AND DEPENDENTS’ EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.(a) Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance.—Section 3532 is amended—(1) in subsection (a)—117 STAT. 2659(A) in paragraph (1), by striking “at the monthly rate of” and all that follows and inserting “at the monthly rate of $788 for full-time, $592 for three-quarter-time, or $394 for half-time pursuit.”; and(B) in paragraph (2), by striking “at the rate of” and all that follows and inserting “at the rate of the lesser of—“(A) the established charges for tuition and fees that the educational institution involved requires similarly circumstanced nonveterans enrolled in the same program to pay; or“(B) $788 per month for a full-time course.”;(2) in subsection (b), by striking “$670” and inserting “$788”; and(3) in subsection (c)(2), by striking “shall be” and all that follows and inserting “shall be $636 for full-time, $477 for three-quarter-time, or $319 for half-time pursuit.”.(b) Correspondence Courses.—Section 3534(b) is amended by striking “$670” and inserting “$788”.(c) Special Restorative Training.—Section 3542(a) is amended—(1) by striking “$670” and inserting “$788”; and(2) by striking “$210” each place it appears and inserting “$247”.(d) Apprenticeship Training.—Section 3687(b)(2) is amended by striking “shall be $488 for the first six months” and all that follows and inserting “shall be $574 for the first six months, $429 for the second six months, $285 for the third six months, and $144 for the fourth and any succeeding six-month period of training.”.(e) Effective Date.—The amendments made by this section shall take effect on July 1, 2004, and shall apply with respect to educational assistance allowances payable under chapter 35 and section 3687(b)(2) of title 38, United States Code, for months beginning on or after that date.