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HR 4320 111th Congress House

Post-9/11 GI Education Fairness Act of 2009

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the types of approved programs of education for purposes of Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Introduced: March 3, 2010 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Academic performance and assessmentsAviation and airportsBusiness investment and capitalEmployment and training programs
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Higher educationSmall businessVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVocational and technical education
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 18, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Dec 15, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Dec 15, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 18, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Post-9/11 GI Educational Fairness Act of 2009 -Amends the veterans' post-9/11 educational assistance program to remove the requirement that a program of education must be offered by an institution of higher learning in ordered to be approved.

States that the purpose of this Act is to allow activities such as apprenticeship or other on-job training, entrepreneurship training, correspondence training, and flight training.

Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to approve for such program the pursuit of flight training if: (1) such training is generally accepted as necessary for the attainment of a vocational objective in aviation; (2) the individual possesses a valid private pilot certificate and meets medical requirements necessary for a commercial pilot certificate; and (3) the flight school course meets Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) standards.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 4
D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Apr 20, 2010
Kagen, Steve
· Apr 20, 2010
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Apr 20, 2010
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Mar 12, 2010
 D
Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Mar 12, 2010
Shuler, Heath
· Mar 9, 2010
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 3, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4320: Post-9/11 GI Education Fairness Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4320/
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"H.R. 4320: Post-9/11 GI Education Fairness Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4320/.
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H.R. 4320, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4320/.
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