[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1956 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1956

   To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amounts of 
    educational assistance payable under Survivors' and Dependents' 
 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 5, 2017

Mr. Roe of Tennessee introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                 to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amounts of 
    educational assistance payable under Survivors' and Dependents' 
 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Caring for the Families of our 
Wounded and Fallen Heroes Act''.

SEC. 2. INCREASE IN AMOUNTS OF EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PAYABLE UNDER 
              SURVIVORS' AND DEPENDENTS' EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
              OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    (a) Increase.--Section 3532 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``$788'' and inserting 
                        ``$1,224'';
                            (ii) by striking ``$592'' and inserting 
                        ``$967''; and
                            (iii) by striking ``$394'' and inserting 
                        ``$710''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``$788'' and 
                inserting ``$1,224''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``$788'' and inserting 
        ``$1,224''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to a month that begins after the date that is 18 
months after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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