3.0.0 473 2023-01-11T13:35:50Z 2023-01-11T13:35:50Z Senate S 2017-02-28 115 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2017-06-15T14:00:14Z Referred to 2017-02-28T20:27:58Z Veteran Education Empowerment Act 115 3272 HR 2017-07-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. Related bill CRS To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the eligibility for monthly stipends paid under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program for certain members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces. 115 925 HR 2017-03-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. Related bill CRS 2017-06-15 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-215. Committee 2017-02-28 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2017-02-28 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT N F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2017-02-28 True V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2017-02-28 True H001076 Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] Maggie Hassan D NH 2017-02-28 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2017-02-28 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2017-03-01 False B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2017-03-01 False P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2017-03-01 False K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. 2017-03-02 False B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2017-03-02 False M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2017-04-03 False B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2017-05-09 False Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Disability and paralysis Education programs funding Higher education Military civil functions Military operations and strategy Military personnel and dependents National Guard and reserves Student aid and college costs Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2017-02-28 Introduced in Senate 2017-12-28T16:45:17Z Educational Development for Troops and Veterans Act of 2017

This bill provides for eligibility of members of reserve components of the Armed Forces who are ordered to active duty for: (1) Post-9/11 educational assistance, (2) non-reduction in pay while serving in the uniformed services or National Guard, and (3) extension of the time limitation with respect to training and rehabilitation assistance for veterans with service-connected disabilities.

The bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow members of the Armed Forces and National Guard to defer principal payments on Federal Family Education Loans, William D. Ford Federal Direct Loans, and Federal Perkins Loans for the period (not to exceed 180 days) beginning on the date they receive a duty order in connection with a war, military operation, or national emergency and ending on the first day of service. (Currently, the payment of principal on those loans is deferred during the service period and for the 180-day post-service period.)

The bill replaces the grant program for model programs to support veterans in postsecondary education with a grant program to assist in the establishment and operation of Veteran Student Centers.

The annual educational assistance increase payable to certain Selected Reserve members shall not be less than the percentage by which the average cost of U.S. undergraduate tuition for an academic year exceeds the previous year's average cost. (Currently, such increase is Consumer Price Index based.)

Post-9/11 educational assistance shall be prorated in any month in which a Reserve member is on both active and non-active duty, effective on or after August 1, 2016.

]]> Educational Development for Troops and Veterans Act of 2017 Display Title Educational Development for Troops and Veterans Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced A bill the amend title 38, United States Code, to make qualification requirements for entitlement to Post-9/11 Education Assistance more equitable, to improve support of veterans receiving such educational assistance, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Educational Development for Troops and Veterans Act of 2017 Introduced in Senate 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s473is/xml/BILLS-115s473is.xml 2017-06-15 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-215. 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.