3.0.0 6212 2022-02-16T16:45:18Z 2022-02-16T16:45:18Z House HR 2020-03-11 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 47 (Wednesday, March 11, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. TAKANO:H.R. 6212.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18.[Page H1662]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee Referred to 2020-07-13T16:26:57Z Referred to 2020-03-11T14:01:20Z 2020-07-13 hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. Committee 2020-03-11 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2020-03-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-03-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000472 Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] Mark Takano D CA 41 N S001196 Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] Elise Stefanik R NY M. 21 2020-03-12 False Armed Forces and National Security Education programs funding Educational technology and distance education Higher education Student aid and college costs Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2020-03-11 Introduced in House 2022-02-16T16:43:09Z This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to continue to provide educational assistance during the 180-day period after the enactment of this bill for programs of education that are offered by distance learning or have been converted to distance learning due to an emergency or health-related situation.

The VA is authorized to continue paying educational assistance and subsistence allowances for up to eight weeks to eligible veterans or persons enrolled in specified programs of education or training during periods when educational institutions are temporarily closed due to an emergency situation or based on an executive order. The bill defines emergency situation as a public health crisis, a declared state of emergency, or other situations as determined by the VA.

]]> To provide for the continuation of Department of Veterans Affairs educational assistance benefits during emergency situations, and for other purposes. Display Title To provide for the continuation of Department of Veterans Affairs educational assistance benefits during emergency situations, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced To provide for the continuation of Department of Veterans Affairs educational assistance benefits during emergency situations, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-03-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr6212ih/xml/BILLS-116hr6212ih.xml 2020-07-13 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.