3.0.0 1362 2023-01-11T13:37:37Z 2023-01-11T13:37:37Z Senate S 2017-06-15 115 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-06-15T14:52:08Z Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017 115 3218 HR 2017-08-16 Signed by President. Related bill CRS Guard and Reservists Education Improvement Act 115 2257 HR 2017-04-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. Related bill CRS 2017-06-15 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2017-06-15 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H001041 Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] Dean Heller R NV N Armed Forces and National Security National Guard and reserves Student aid and college costs Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2017-06-15 Introduced in Senate 2018-03-09T16:39:08Z Guard and Reservists Education Improvement Act

This bill revises eligibility for, and the amounts of, Department of Veterans Affairs post-9/11 educational assistance based on a service member's active duty service, excluding training. Full benefits are available for service members who serve 36 months on active duty, and tiered lesser amounts are available for service members who serve for shorter periods.

The bill consolidates certain of these tiers and increases the amount of assistance for individuals who serve on active duty for: (1) at least 6 months but less than 18 months, and (2) at least 90 days but less than 6 months.

]]> Guard and Reservists Education Improvement Act Display Title Guard and Reservists Education Improvement Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to consolidate certain eligibility tiers under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Guard and Reservists Education Improvement Act Introduced in Senate 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1362is/xml/BILLS-115s1362is.xml 2017-06-15 Read twice and referred to the 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.