3.0.0 2108 2023-01-11T13:35:58Z 2023-01-11T13:35:58Z House HR 2017-04-20 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 68 (Thursday, April 20, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. McKINLEY:H.R. 2108.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 section 8To make rules for the government and regulation of land andnaval forces[Page H2812]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee Referred to 2017-04-20T17:00:19Z Referred to 2017-04-20T20:00:37Z Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017 115 3218 HR 2017-08-16 Signed by President. Related bill CRS 2017-04-20 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2017-04-20 hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. Committee 2017-04-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-04-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001180 Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] David McKinley R WV B. 1 N S001191 Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] Kyrsten Sinema D AZ 9 2017-04-20 True T000468 Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] Dina Titus D NV 1 2017-04-20 True G000574 Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7] Ruben Gallego D AZ 7 2017-04-26 False P000593 Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] Ed Perlmutter D CO 7 2017-04-26 False P000598 Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] Jared Polis D CO 2 2017-05-04 False C001106 Rep. Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA-6] Ryan Costello R PA A. 6 2017-05-11 False K000381 Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] Derek Kilmer D WA 6 2017-05-11 False S001200 Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] Darren Soto D FL 9 2017-05-22 False P000034 Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] FRANK PALLONE D NJ 6 2017-06-27 False C001090 Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] Matt Cartwright D PA 17 2017-06-27 False Armed Forces and National Security Higher education Licensing and registrations Science and engineering education Student aid and college costs Teaching, teachers, curricula Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2017-04-20 Introduced in House 2017-08-22T19:54:00Z GI Bill STEM Extension Act of 2017

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to pay the lesser of nine months or $30,000 of additional Post-9/11 educational assistance to selected eligible veterans who have used all of the Post-9/11 educational assistance to which they were entitled and who: (1) are enrolled in a postsecondary education program that requires more than the standard 128 semester (or 192 quarter) credit hours for completion in a specified science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) field; or (2) have earned a postsecondary degree in one of those fields and are enrolled in a teaching certification program.

In selecting eligible individuals, priority shall be given to individuals who: (1) require the most credit hours; or (2) served on active duty service for at least 36 months with an honorable discharge, continued active duty service after such 36-month period, or served at least 30 days of continuous active duty service with a service-connected discharge.

Such additional assistance may not be transferred.

The maximum amount of assistance paid to all eligible individuals in a fiscal year may not exceed $100 million.

]]> GI Bill STEM Extension Act of 2017 Display Title GI Bill STEM Extension Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide additional educational assistance benefits under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs to certain eligible individuals. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced GI Bill STEM Extension Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr2108ih/xml/BILLS-115hr2108ih.xml 2017-04-20 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 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.