3.0.0 3991 2023-01-11T13:29:24Z 2023-01-11T13:29:24Z House HR 2015-11-05 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 165 (Thursday, November 5, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. TAKANO:H.R. 3991.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates.[Page H8154]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee Referred to 2015-12-03T20:52:49Z Referred to 2015-11-05T14:05:10Z Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Education Relief and Restoration Act of 2015 114 2253 S 2015-11-18 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-252. Related bill CRS Veterans First Act 114 2921 S 2016-05-16 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 467. Related bill CRS Veterans Homeless Programs, Caregiver Services, and Other Improvements Act of 2015 114 425 S 2016-12-07 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 716. Related bill CRS 2015-12-03 hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. Committee 2015-11-05 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2015-11-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-11-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000472 Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] Mark Takano D CA 41 N T000473 Rep. Takai, Mark [D-HI-1] Mark Takai D HI 1 2015-11-05 True G000564 Rep. Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-19] Christopher Gibson R NY P. 19 2015-11-05 True C001077 Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] Mike Coffman R CO 6 2015-11-05 True S001175 Rep. 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[D-CA-47] Alan Lowenthal D CA S. 47 2016-09-13 False R000577 Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] TIM RYAN D OH 13 2016-09-13 False G000574 Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7] Ruben Gallego D AZ 7 2016-09-13 False B001285 Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] Julia Brownley D CA 26 2016-09-14 False P000608 Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52] Scott Peters D CA H. 52 2016-09-14 False C001072 Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] Andre Carson D IN 7 2016-09-14 False D000622 Rep. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL-8] Tammy Duckworth D IL 8 2016-09-14 False L000570 Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] Ben Lujan D NM R. 3 2016-09-19 False R000599 Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36] Raul Ruiz D CA 36 2016-09-20 False A000371 Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-31] Pete Aguilar D CA 31 2016-09-20 False S000480 Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25] LOUISE SLAUGHTER D NY M. 25 2016-09-26 False B001278 Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] Suzanne Bonamici D OR 1 2016-09-28 False S000248 Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15] JOSE SERRANO D NY E. 15 2016-09-28 False B001281 Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] Joyce Beatty D OH 3 2016-11-14 False D000617 Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] Suzan DelBene D WA K. 1 2016-11-14 False L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2016-11-14 False G000559 Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3] John Garamendi D CA 3 2016-11-14 False Z000017 Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1] Lee Zeldin R NY M. 1 2016-11-16 False Armed Forces and National Security Educational facilities and institutions Higher education Student aid and college costs Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2015-11-05 Introduced in House 2016-03-29T16:05:30Z Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Education Relief and Restoration Act of 2015

This bill declares that, if a veteran is forced to discontinue a course as a result of a a permanent school closure and did not receive credit or lost training time toward completion of the education program, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) educational assistance payments shall not, for a specified period of time, be:

  • charged against the individual's entitlement to educational assistance, or
  • counted against the aggregate period for which such assistance may be provided.

The bill applies to courses and programs of education discontinued beginning with FY2015.

The VA may continue to pay educational assistance and subsistence allowances to eligible veterans and eligible persons enrolled in specified courses for up to 4 weeks in any 12-month period when schools are temporarily closed under an established policy based on an executive order of the President or due to an emergency situation.

The VA may also continue to pay a monthly housing stipend following a permanent school closure, but only until the earlier of: (1) the date of the end of the term, quarter, or semester during which the school closure occurred; and (2) the date that is four months after the school closure.

]]> Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Education Relief and Restoration Act of 2015 Display Title Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Education Relief and Restoration Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide veterans affected by school closures certain relief and restoration of educational benefits, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Education Relief and Restoration Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr3991ih/xml/BILLS-114hr3991ih.xml 2015-12-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. 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.