3.0.0 2938 2017-12-15T00:04:42Z 2017-12-15T00:04:42Z Senate S S 2008-04-29 110 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-04-29T23:17:59Z Enhancement of Recruitment, Retention, and Readjustment Through Education Act of 2008 110 5944 HR 2008-05-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Identical bill CRS 2008-04-29 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2008-04-29 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress G000359 Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] Lindsey Graham R SC N B001135 Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] Richard Burr R NC Mauze 2008-04-29 True M000303 Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] JOHN MCCAIN R AZ SIDNEY 2008-04-29 True C000286 Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] SAXBY CHAMBLISS R GA 2008-04-29 True L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN ID CT I. 2008-04-29 True C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2008-04-29 True A000360 Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] Lamar Alexander R TN 2008-04-29 True H001016 Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] KAY HUTCHISON R TX BAILEY 2008-04-29 True M001162 Sen. Martinez, Mel [R-FL] Mel Martinez R FL 2008-04-29 True S000888 Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] THEODORE STEVENS R AK F. 2008-04-29 True C000567 Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] Thad Cochran R MS 2008-04-29 True C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2008-04-29 True B001261 Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] John Barrasso R WY 2008-04-29 True D000407 Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] PETE DOMENICI R NM VICHI 2008-04-29 True D000601 Sen. Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC] Elizabeth Dole R NC H. 2008-04-29 True W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. 2008-04-29 True I000055 Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] Johnny Isakson R GA 2008-04-29 True I000024 Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] Jim Inhofe R OK 2008-04-29 True T000250 Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] John Thune R SD R. 2008-05-01 False V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA 2008-05-07 False C000858 Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] LARRY CRAIG R ID EDWIN 2008-05-08 False C001071 Sen. Corker, Bob [R-TN] Bob Corker R TN 2008-05-15 False A000109 Sen. Allard, Wayne [R-CO] A. ALLARD R CO WAYNE 2008-05-15 False K000352 Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] Jon Kyl R AZ Llewellyn 2008-06-04 False B000953 Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS] SAM BROWNBACK R KS 2008-06-11 False Armed Forces and National Security Armed forces reserves Economics and Public Finance Education Families Federal aid to education Higher education Military dependents Military operations Officer personnel Recruiting and enlistment Retired military personnel Scholarships Service academies Student loan funds Veterans' education Armed Forces and National Security 00 2008-04-29 Introduced in Senate 2008-07-17T14:42:14Z Enhancement of Recruitment, Retention, and Readjustment Through Education Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Defense to develop a plan on the coordination of current Department of Defense (DOD) educational assistance programs and the development of additional programs to enable members of the Armed Forces (members) to attain a bachelor's degree while pursuing a military career.

Increases rates of educational assistance: (1) under the Montgomery GI Bill; (2) for members of the Selected Reserve; and (3) for Selected Reserve members with extended (more than 12 years) service who provide support for contingency operations and other operations.

Provides an annual stipend for individuals receiving basic educational assistance and pursuing a program of education at an approved institution of higher education.

Allows a member who has completed six years of service (current law allows only members who have completed six years of service and have a military skill designated as critical) to transfer to one or more dependents any unused portion of the member's educational assistance entitlement. Provides similar authority for members of the Selected Reserve.

Authorizes a member on active duty and entitled to basic educational assistance to use all or a portion thereof to repay any outstanding federal student loan.

Makes eligible for educational assistance an individual who, after September 30, 2009, receives a commission upon graduation of a service academy or completion of Senior Reserve Officers' Training, and completes at least five years of continuous active duty.

Makes eligible for enrollment under the Montgomery GI Bill certain retired personnel originally enrolled in the veterans' educational assistance program.

Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a supplemental educational grant program under which a participating institution of higher education provides certain veterans with the non-federal share of a percentage of such veteran's unmet educational financial need.

]]> Enhancement of Recruitment, Retention, and Readjustment Through Education Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Enhancement of Recruitment, Retention, and Readjustment Through Education Act of 2008 Display Title Enhancement of Recruitment, Retention, and Readjustment Through Education Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces and veterans in order to enhance recruitment and retention for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2008-04-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2938is/xml/BILLS-110s2938is.xml 2008-04-29 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.