3.0.0 3678 2023-01-11T13:42:42Z 2023-01-11T13:42:42Z Senate S 2020-05-11 116 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-05-11T21:56:19Z Student Veteran Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 116 6322 HR 2020-04-28 Became Public Law No: 116-140. Related bill CRS 2020-05-11 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2020-05-11 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 2020-05-11 True C001075 Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] Bill Cassidy R LA 2020-05-11 True T000476 Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] Thomas Tillis R NC Roland 2020-05-11 True R000605 Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] Mike Rounds R SD 2020-05-11 True B001243 Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] Marsha Blackburn R TN 2020-05-11 True S001191 Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ] Kyrsten Sinema D AZ 2020-05-11 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2020-05-11 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2020-05-11 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2020-05-11 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2020-05-11 True L000594 Sen. Loeffler, Kelly [R-GA] Kelly Loeffler R GA 2020-05-11 True H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2020-05-11 True I000024 Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] Jim Inhofe R OK 2020-05-11 True Armed Forces and National Security Cardiovascular and respiratory health Emergency medical services and trauma care Higher education Infectious and parasitic diseases Student aid and college costs Temporary and part-time employment Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2020-05-11 Introduced in Senate 2022-02-24T19:31:43Z This bill addresses education programs and assistance for veterans during emergency situations.

Specifically, the bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to continue paying work-study allowances during the COVID-19 public health emergency period.

The VA is also authorized to continue paying educational assistance and subsistence allowances between March 1-December 21, 2020, for programs of education that are suspended due to an emergency situation or school closure.

An educational assistance payment shall not be charged against an individual's entitlement to educational assistance if an individual was unable to complete a course or program due to the temporary closure of an educational institution or the temporary termination of a program by reason of an emergency situation occurring between March 1-December 21, 2020. This includes assistance related to training and rehabilitation programs for veterans with service-connected disabilities.

The bill extends the time limitation for using educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill and the Post-9/11 GI Bill when institutions are closed due to an executive order or emergency situation occurring between March 1-December 21, 2020. It also extends the time limitation for participation in a vocational rehabilitation program when such participation is prevented due to an executive order or emergency situation occurring between March 1-December 21, 2020.

The bill authorizes the VA to pay a subsistence allowance for two additional months to a veteran following a program of employment services from March 1-December 21, 2020, for full-time training for the type of program the veteran was pursuing.

]]> A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for payment of work-study allowances during a public health emergency relating to COVID-19 and for allowances to veterans enrolled in educational institutions closed for emergency situations, and for other purposes. Display Title A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for payment of work-study allowances during a public health emergency relating to COVID-19 and for allowances to veterans enrolled in educational institutions closed for emergency situations, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for payment of work-study allowances during a public health emergency relating to COVID-19 and for allowances to veterans enrolled in educational institutions closed for emergency situations, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s3678is/xml/BILLS-116s3678is.xml 2020-05-11 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.