I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 638, S. 3447. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 3447) to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve educational assistance for veterans who served in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes. The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (S. 3447) to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve educational assistance for veterans who served in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes, which had been reported from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, with an amendment to strike all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu thereof the following: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010''. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Reference to title 38, United States Code. TITLE I--POST-9/11 VETERANS EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE Sec. 101. Modification of entitlement to educational assistance. Sec. 102. Amounts of assistance for programs of education leading to a degree pursued at public, non-public, and foreign institutions of higher learning. Sec. 103. Amounts of assistance for programs of education leading to a degree pursued on active duty. Sec. 104.…
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