H.R. 1947, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to exempt transfers of funds from Federal agencies to the Department of Veterans Affairs for nonprofit corporations established under subchapter IV of chapter 73 of such title from certain provision

The bill would

• Cap the maximum amount of educational benefits paid by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for flight-training programs
• Expand benefits for veterans buried in non-VA cemeteries
• Extend the period of availability for funds that have already been appropriated

Estimated budgetary effects would primarily stem from

• Reduced benefits under Post-9/11 GI Bill for flight-training programs
• Increased costs for burial benefits in non-VA cemeteries
• Reappropriated funds that are unobligated and unspent since 2017

Areas of significant uncertainty include

• Number of beneficiaries participating in flight-training programs and the costs of those programs
• Number of individuals that will utilize burial benefits