3.0.0 1278 2023-01-11T16:32:44Z 2023-01-11T16:32:44Z Senate S S 2007-05-03 110 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-05-03T14:23:44Z 2007-05-03 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2007-05-03 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H001028 Sen. Hagel, Chuck [R-NE] CHUCK HAGEL R NE N R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2007-05-03 True Armed Forces and National Security Economic growth Economics and Public Finance Education High technology Higher education Indian education Job creation Labor and Employment Minorities Science, Technology, Communications Survivors' benefits Veterans' education Veterans' employment Armed Forces and National Security 00 2007-05-03 Introduced in Senate 2007-06-27T18:36:27Z Veterans and Survivors Employment and Training Act of 2007 - Permits accelerated payments of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill to an individual enrolled in an approved program of education that either: (1) leads to employment in a high technology occupation in a high technology industry; or (2) lasts less than two years and leads to employment in a sector of the economy that is projected to experience a substantial increase in the number of jobs, positively affect the growth of another sector of the economy, or consists of existing or emerging businesses that are being transformed by technology and innovation and require new skills for workers. Includes as an authorized program for purposes of such assistance a program of education pursued at a tribally controlled college or university as defined under the Tribally Controlled College or University Assistance Act of 1978.

Permits accelerated payments, with the same requirements, for eligible individuals under the survivors' and dependents' educational assistance program, with added conditions.

]]> Veterans and Survivors Employment and Training Act of 2007 Display Title Veterans and Survivors Employment and Training Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the scope of programs of education for which accelerated payments of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill may be used, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Veterans and Survivors Employment and Training Act of 2007 Introduced in Senate 2007-05-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s1278is/xml/BILLS-110s1278is.xml 2007-05-03 Read twice and referred to the 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.