3.0.0 793 2023-01-11T13:19:24Z 2023-01-11T13:19:24Z Senate S S 2009-04-02 111 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2009-04-22T19:48:12Z Referred to 2009-04-02T19:13:41Z 2009-04-22 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-76. Committee 2009-04-02 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2009-04-02 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH N D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2009-05-19 False Armed Forces and National Security Department of Veterans Affairs Disability and paralysis Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Hearing, speech, and vision care Student aid and college costs Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security

00 2009-04-02 Introduced in Senate 2009-05-13T16:54:13Z Department of Veterans Affairs Vision Scholars Act of 2009 - 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 prorated 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.

]]>

Display Title Official Title as Introduced Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Introduced in Senate 2009-04-02T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s793is/xml/BILLS-111s793is.xml 2009-04-22 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-76. 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.