H.R. 6322 · 116th Congress
Student Veteran Coronavirus Response Act of 2020
Law · 116-140 · Apr 28, 2020Key: what the circles and colors mean
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- House Introduced Mar 23, 2020
- House Passed Mar 31, 2020
- Senate Passed Apr 21, 2020
- President To the President Apr 23, 2020
- President Signed Apr 28, 2020
- Law Apr 28, 2020
This bill addresses education programs and assistance for veterans during the covered period from March 1-December 21, 2020.
What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Apr 28, 2020
Student Veteran Coronavirus Response Act of 2020
This bill addresses education programs and assistance for veterans during the covered period from March 1-December 21, 2020.
Specifically, the bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to continue paying work-study allowances during emergency periods.
The VA is also authorized to continue paying educational assistance and subsistence allowances for a specified amount of time for programs of education that are suspended due to an emergency situation.
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. 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 emergency situation or executive order. The bill also extends the time limitation for participation in a vocational rehabilitation program when such participation is prevented due to an emergency situation or executive order.
The bill authorizes the VA to pay a subsistence allowance for two additional months to a veteran following a program of employment services during the covered period for full-time training for the type of program the veteran was pursuing.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Student Veteran Coronavirus Response Act of 2020
Latest action (Apr 28, 2020): Became Public Law No: 116-140.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 23, 2020
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- House Introduced Mar 23, 2020
- House Passed Mar 31, 2020
- Senate Passed Apr 21, 2020
- President To the President Apr 23, 2020
- President Signed Apr 28, 2020
- Law Apr 28, 2020
No recorded floor vote found.