3.0.0 5947 2017-12-14T21:11:16Z 2017-12-14T21:11:16Z House H HR 2008-05-01 110 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-05-01T14:02:10Z 2008-05-01 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2008-05-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-05-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000210 Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-3] PETER KING R NY T. 3 N M000309 Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4] CAROLYN MCCARTHY D NY 4 2008-05-01 True F000440 Rep. Fossella, Vito [R-NY-13] VITO FOSSELLA R NY 13 2008-05-01 True R000569 Rep. Reynolds, Thomas M. [R-NY-26] THOMAS REYNOLDS R NY M. 26 2008-05-01 True K000364 Rep. Kuhl, John R. "Randy", Jr. [R-NY-29] John Kuhl R NY R. "Randy" 29 2008-05-01 True Armed Forces and National Security Administrative fees Afghanistan Apprenticeship Armed forces reserves Authorization College costs Compensatory education Correspondence schools and courses Crime and Law Enforcement Economics and Public Finance Education Families Federally-guaranteed loans Flight training Government Operations and Politics Government lending Government publicity Higher education Housing and Community Development Housing subsidies Iraq Iraq compilation Labor and Employment Law Licenses Middle East and North Africa Military dependents Military occupation Military operations Military personnel Mortgages South Asia Student loan funds Terrorism Transportation and Public Works Veterans' benefits Veterans' education Veterans' employment Vocational and technical education Armed Forces and National Security 00 2008-05-01 Introduced in House 2008-07-21T18:47:32Z Returning Soldiers' Bill of Rights Act - Entitles to basic educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill a member of the Armed Forces or reserves who, on or after September 11, 2001, serves at least six months of active duty in support of a contingency operation and, after completion of such duty, is discharged or released under honorable conditions or for a service-connected disability, preexisting medical condition, hardship, or certain physical or mental conditions. Entitles such individuals to 36 months of educational assistance. Allows such assistance to be used for: (1) pursuit of a program of education while on active duty; (2) programs of education pursued on a less-than-half-time basis; (3) apprenticeship or other on-job training; (4) correspondence courses; (5) flight training; (6) tutorial assistance; and (7) licensure or certification tests.

Makes individuals entitled to such assistance eligible for supplemental educational assistance for additional service.

Allows individuals entitled to such assistance to: (1) transfer such entitlement to a spouse, one or more children, or a combination thereof; or (2) apply such assistance to the repayment of federal student loans.

Requires (with exceptions) the use of such assistance within twenty years after the individual's last discharge or release from active duty.

Requires individuals eligible under both the above program and the regular Montgomery GI Bill educational assistance program to elect one program for participation.

Repeals the home loan guaranty fees charged to veterans.

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide to each individual entitled to assistance under this Act a readjustment housing allowance of up to $6,000.

Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2012: (1) for veterans' employment and training programs; and (2) to carry out the Service Members Occupational Conversion and Training Act.

]]> Returning Soldiers' Bill of Rights Act Short Titles as Introduced Returning Soldiers' Bill of Rights Act Display Title Returning Soldiers' Bill of Rights Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a returning soldiers' bill of rights. Introduced in House 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr5947ih/xml/BILLS-110hr5947ih.xml 2008-05-01 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.