S. 1489 · 115th Congress
Veterans Education Relief and Reinstatement Act of 2017
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Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Education Relief and Reinstatement Act of 2017
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jun 29, 2017
Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Education Relief and Reinstatement Act of 2017
This bill declares that, if a veteran is forced to discontinue a course as a result of a a permanent school closure and did not receive credit, could not transfer 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 courses and programs of education discontinued in FY2015 or a following fiscal year.
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: Veterans Education Relief and Reinstatement Act of 2017
Latest action (Jun 29, 2017): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jun 29, 2017
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.