[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2294 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2294

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that individuals may 
access documentation verifying the monthly housing stipend paid to the 
 individual under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the 
                    Department of Veterans Affairs.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 11, 2018

 Mr. Blumenthal (for himself and Ms. Warren) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
                                Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that individuals may 
access documentation verifying the monthly housing stipend paid to the 
 individual under the Post-9/11 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 ``Securing Electronic Records for 
Veterans' Ease Act of 2017'' or the ``SERVE Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. PROVISION OF MONTHLY HOUSING STIPEND INFORMATION UNDER POST-9/
              11 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
              VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    Section 3313 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(j) Provision of Housing Stipend Payment Information.--The 
Secretary shall furnish to individuals receiving educational assistance 
under this chapter documentation that verifies the amount of the 
monthly housing stipend the individual receives under this section. The 
Secretary shall make such documentation available to the individual 
using an internet website in the same manner the Secretary provides 
documentation verifying compensation and other benefits furnished by 
the Secretary to individuals.''.
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