To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to treat certain programs of education converted to distance learning by reason of emergencies and health-related situations in the same manner as programs of education pursued at educational institutions, and for other purposes.

3.0.0 3450 2022-02-08T23:23:02Z 2022-02-08T23:23:02Z Senate S 2020-03-11 116 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-03-11T21:41:27Z To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to treat certain programs of education converted to distance learning by reason of emergencies and health-related situations in the same manner as programs of education pursued at educational institutions, and for other purposes. 116 6194 HR 2020-07-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. Related bill CRS A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to treat certain programs of education converted to distance learning by reason of emergencies and health-related situations in the same manner as programs of education pursued at educational institutions, and for other purposes. 116 3503 S 2020-03-21 Became Public Law No: 116-128. Identical bill CRS 2020-03-11 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2020-03-11 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000934 Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] Jerry Moran R KS N T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2020-03-11 True T000476 Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] Thomas Tillis R NC Roland 2020-03-11 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2020-03-11 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2020-03-11 True S001198 Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] Dan Sullivan R AK 2020-03-11 True B001243 Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] Marsha Blackburn R TN 2020-03-11 True B001236 Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] John Boozman R AR 2020-03-11 True Armed Forces and National Security Educational technology and distance education Emergency medical services and trauma care Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs Armed Forces and National Security

00 2020-03-11 Introduced in Senate 2020-03-25T18:00:36Z This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to continue to provide educational assistance through December 21, 2020, for programs of education that have been converted to distance learning due to an emergency or health-related situation. Such assistance includes monthly housing stipends or subsistence allowances.

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A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to treat certain programs of education converted to distance learning by reason of emergencies and health-related situations in the same manner as programs of education pursued at educational institutions, and for other purposes. Display Title A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to treat certain programs of education converted to distance learning by reason of emergencies and health-related situations in the same manner as programs of education pursued at educational institutions, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to treat certain programs of education converted to distance learning by reason of emergencies and health-related situations in the same manner as programs of education pursued at educational institutions, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-03-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s3450is/xml/BILLS-116s3450is.xml 2020-03-11 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.