S 2419
106th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
College costs
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Federal aid to higher education
Higher education
Veterans' education
Veterans' Higher Education Opportunities Act of 2000
Introduced: April 13, 2000
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Apr 13, 2000
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2733)
Apr 13, 2000
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2732-2733)
Apr 13, 2000
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Veterans' Higher Education Opportunities Act of 2000 - Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to change the amount of monthly veterans' educational assistance allowance under the Montgomery GI Bill from a fixed amount adjusted for inflation to an amount equal to the average monthly costs of tuition and expenses for commuter students at public institutions of higher education that award baccalaureate degrees (75 percent of such amount for veterans whose initial obligated period of active duty is two years). Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to determine such average monthly costs each year, and to publish such amounts in the Federal Register.
Makes such amendment effective as of October 1, 2000.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2733)
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