S. 2253 · 114th Congress
Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Education Relief and Restoration Act of 2015
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Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Education Relief and Restoration Act of 2015
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Nov 5, 2015
Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Education Relief and Restoration Act of 2015
This bill declares that, if a veteran is forced to discontinue a course as a result of an educational institution's permanent closure and did not receive credit or lost training time toward completion of the education program, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) educational assistance payments shall not, for a specified period of time, be:
- charged against the individual's entitlement to educational assistance, or
- counted against the aggregate period for which such assistance may be provided.
The bill applies to school closures beginning with FY2015.
The VA may continue to pay educational assistance and subsistence allowances to eligible veterans and eligible persons enrolled in specified courses for up to 4 weeks in any 12-month period when schools are temporarily closed under an established policy based on an executive order of the President or due to an emergency situation.
The VA may also continue to pay a monthly housing stipend following a permanent school closure, but only until the earlier of: (1) the date of the end of the term, quarter, or semester during which the school closure occurred; and (2) the date that is four months after the school closure.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Education Relief and Restoration Act of 2015
Latest action (Nov 18, 2015): Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-252.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Nov 5, 2015
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.