3.0.0 228 2022-02-03T06:09:28Z 2022-02-03T06:09:28Z House H HR 2009-01-07 111 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee Reported by 2009-03-19T19:45:56Z Markup by 2009-03-19T19:45:13Z Hearings by 2009-03-04T17:38:03Z Referred to 2009-01-09T16:22:58Z Referred to 2009-01-07T15:09:46Z 2009-10-28 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Provisions of measure incorporated into H.R. 3949. Committee 2009-03-19 hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote . Committee 2009-03-19 hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2009-03-04 hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2009-01-09 hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. Committee 2009-01-07 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2009-01-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-01-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000032 Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON-LEE D TX 18 N Armed Forces and National Security Department of Veterans Affairs Education programs funding Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Health personnel Hearing, speech, and vision care Higher education Medical education Minority education Student aid and college costs Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security

00 2009-01-07 Introduced in House 2009-01-16T16:07:36Z Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish and carry out a scholarship program of financial assistance for individuals who: (1) are accepted for, or currently enrolled in, a program of study leading to a degree or certificate in visual impairment or orientation and mobility, or both; and (2) enter into an agreement to serve, after program completion, as a full-time Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employee for three years within the first six years after program completion. Sets maximum assistance amounts of $15,000 per academic year and $45,000 total. Requires pro rate repayment for failure to satisfy education or service requirements, while allowing the Secretary to waive or suspend such repayment whenever noncompliance is due to circumstances beyond the control of the participant, or when waiver or suspension is in the best interests of the United States.

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