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        <text>Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.</text>
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        <fullName>Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Allows veterans' educational benefits that are transferred to an intellectually or developmentally disabled dependent to be used for special education, even if the dependent has not earned a secondary school diploma or equivalency certificate.</p> <p>Directs the Secretary of Defense to prescribe regulations to determine whether those dependents must enroll in the exceptional family member program of the Department of Defense (DOD).</p> <p>Prohibits payment of the monthly stipend to such dependents if the Secretary determines that it is not relevant to their special education.</p> <p>Prohibits this Act's special education benefits from affecting a dependent's receipt of, or eligibility for, other federal educational benefits.</p>]]></text>
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    <title>To amend title 38, United States Code, to allow for the transfer of educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program to certain dependents to be used for special education.</title>
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