Payment of tuition for off-duty training or education

(a) Authority Section 2007 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the section heading, by inserting and institution fees after Payment of tuition; (2) in subsection (a), by striking or expenses and inserting, expenses, or institution fees; and (3) in subsection (c), by striking or expenses each place it appears and inserting, expenses, or institution fees. (b) Increase in per-semester-hour cap The Secretary of Defense may prescribe regulations increasing the per-semester-hour cap for tuition assistance offered by the military services to not more than $350 per semester-hour. (c) Annual report (1) In general Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on Off-Duty and Voluntary Education and Training Account (Accounts) outcomes. (2) Elements The report required under paragraph (1) shall include the following elements: (A) Fiscal, volume, compliance, and distribution metrics. (B) Metrics linking investment in the Accounts to outcomes including educational attainment, recruitment/retention, mission readiness, and transition readiness. (C) An analysis of compliance with sections 2005, 2006a, and 2007 of title 10, United States Code. (D) An analysis of the severability of annual ceiling requirements from per-semester-hour caps under part 68 of title 32, Code of Federal Regulations.