3.0.0 6003 2023-01-11T13:33:49Z 2023-01-11T13:33:49Z House HR 2016-09-13 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 138 (Tuesday, September 13, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MESSER:H.R. 6003.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates.[Page H5436]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee Referred to 2016-09-13T19:01:11Z Referred to 2016-09-13T14:02:00Z Veterans First Act 114 2921 S 2016-05-16 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 467. Related bill CRS 2016-09-13 hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. Committee 2016-09-13 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2016-09-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-09-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001189 Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6] Luke Messer R IN 6 N B001284 Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5] Susan Brooks R IN W. 5 2016-09-13 True Y000064 Rep. Young, Todd [R-IN-9] Todd Young R IN C. 9 2016-09-13 True B001275 Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8] Larry Bucshon R IN 8 2016-09-13 True W000813 Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2] Jackie Walorski R IN 2 2016-09-13 True R000592 Rep. Rokita, Todd [R-IN-4] Todd Rokita R IN 4 2016-09-13 True D000619 Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] Rodney Davis R IL 13 2016-09-14 False B001269 Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11] Lou Barletta R PA 11 2016-09-15 False B001289 Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1] Bradley Byrne R AL 1 2016-09-21 False B001283 Rep. Bridenstine, Jim [R-OK-1] Jim Bridenstine R OK 1 2016-09-21 False E000294 Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6] Tom Emmer R MN 6 2016-11-15 False Armed Forces and National Security Higher education Student aid and college costs Student records User charges and fees Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2016-09-13 Introduced in House 2016-11-21T21:15:58Z Protecting Our Veterans From School Closures Act

This bill declares that if, as a result of a permanent school closure, a veteran is forced to discontinue a course or did not receive credit, or lost training time, toward completion of the education program, Department of Veterans Affairs educational assistance payments for such discontinued course or program shall not be: (1) charged against the individual's entitlement to educational assistance, or (2) counted against the aggregate period for which such assistance may be provided.

The bill applies to courses and programs of education discontinued after August 1, 2016.

Certain reporting fees paid to educational institutions furnishing veterans education or training shall be reduced for the 10-year period beginning on January 1, 2017.

]]> Protecting Our Veterans From School Closures Act Display Title Protecting Our Veterans From School Closures Act Short Titles as Introduced Protecting Our Veterans From School Closures Act 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 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr6003ih/xml/BILLS-114hr6003ih.xml 2016-09-13 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.