3.0.0 2169 2022-11-15T16:33:38Z 2022-11-15T16:33:38Z House H HR 2013-05-23 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HIGGINS:H.R. 2169.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 14To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the landand naval Forces.[Page H2957]]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2013-08-29T14:55:47Z Referred to 2013-05-23T13:04:10Z hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee Referred to 2013-06-11T14:03:53Z Referred to 2013-05-23T13:04:05Z 2013-08-29 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2013-06-13 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3367) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2013-06-11 hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. Committee 2013-05-23 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2013-05-23 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2013-05-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-05-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001038 Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] Brian Higgins D NY 26 N G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2013-06-04 False C000380 Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] DONNA CHRISTENSEN D VI M. 0 2013-06-11 False J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2013-07-08 False S001185 Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] Terri Sewell D AL A. 7 2013-07-10 False S001191 Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] Kyrsten Sinema D AZ 9 2013-07-18 False T000472 Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] Mark Takano D CA 41 2013-09-19 False G000572 Rep. Gallego, Pete P. [D-TX-23] Pete Gallego D TX P. 23 2014-07-30 False Armed Forces and National Security Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2013-05-23 Introduced in House 2013-09-06T15:22:35Z Veterans Education Flexibility Act - Provides that if an individual eligible for educational assistance under the all-volunteer force educational assistance program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is enrolled in an educational institution and the period of such individual's entitlement (ten years after discharge or release from active duty) would expire during a quarter or semester of enrollment, that period shall be extended to the end of that quarter or semester. Allows such an extension until the earlier of the end of the course or 12 weeks, in the case of an educational institution not regularly operated on a quarter or semester basis.

Repeals the delimiting period for the use of assistance under the post-Vietnam era veterans' educational assistance program (generally 10 years after the veteran's last discharge or release from active duty).

Applies the assistance extension provided under the all-volunteer force educational assistance program to the post-9/11 veterans' educational assistance program.

]]> Veterans Education Flexibility Act Display Title Veterans Education Flexibility Act Short Titles as Introduced Veterans Education Flexibility Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the time limitation for use of eligibility and entitlement to educational assistance under certain programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2013-05-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr2169ih/xml/BILLS-113hr2169ih.xml 2013-08-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. 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.