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Veterans' education
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and enhance educational assistance for survivors and dependents of veterans.
Introduced: November 15, 2005
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 15, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Nov 15, 2005
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Revises basic educational assistance for veterans' survivors and dependents to: (1) eliminate the present 45 month cap on benefit payments and set an aggregate limit of $80,000; (2) extend from a dependent's 26th to 30th birthday the delimiting age for the use of such assistance; (3) increase the amount of such assistance for survivors and dependents pursuing certain types of education; and (4) authorize the provision of tutorial assistance to such individuals without charge to their educational assistance entitlement.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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