3.0.0 2206 2019-02-20T23:26:36Z 2019-02-24T05:24:19Z Senate S S 2012-03-20 112 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2012-06-13T19:16:40Z Referred to 2012-03-20T15:15:00Z 2012-06-13 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-567. Committee 2012-03-20 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2012-03-20 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. N R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2012-03-20 True B001268 Sen. Brown, Scott P. [R-MA] Scott Brown R MA P. 2012-03-20 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2012-03-20 True M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2012-03-20 True H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD 2012-03-20 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2012-04-16 False Armed Forces and National Security Employee hiring Government information and archives Higher education Licensing and registrations Student aid and college costs Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2012-03-20 Introduced in Senate 2012-04-18T18:53:08Z GI Educational Freedom Act of 2012 - Requires any individual eligible for veterans' educational assistance through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to be provided educational and vocational counseling services before the receipt of such educational assistance, unless the individual specifically declines such counseling. Outlines information to be included in such counseling. Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make such information available to the public.

Repeals the $6 million fiscal year limit for VA contracting for such counseling services.

Directs the Secretary to establish a system to collect, process, and track complaints submitted by individuals enrolled in VA programs of education to report instances of fraud, waste, and abuse with respect to benefits and services provided by educational institutions. Requires a state approving agency, when considering whether to approve a course of education at an educational institution, to review and take into consideration the complaints processed and tracked by such system. Provides for the confidentiality of such complaints.

]]> GI Educational Freedom Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced GI Educational Freedom Act of 2012 Display Title GI Educational Freedom Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide educational counseling to individuals eligible for educational assistance under laws administered by the Secretary before such individuals receive such assistance, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2012-03-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s2206is/xml/BILLS-112s2206is.xml 2012-06-13 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-567. 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.