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Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010

Introduced: September 29, 2010 See on congress.gov
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Jul 30, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Jul 29, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jul 29, 2010
Introduced in House
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Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010 - Revises provisions concerning the post-9/11 veterans' educational assistance program to, among other things: (1) revise definitions concerning eligibility, and include certain National Guard service as service qualifying for such assistance; (2) revise assistance amounts (including monthly stipends), and types of approved programs of education; (3) allow the pursuit of educational programs at institutions other than institutions of higher learning, including on-job training and apprenticeships, flight training, and correspondence courses; (4) provide an assistance amount for programs of education pursued while on active duty; (5) repeal the limit on the use of such assistance for the payment of only one licensing or certification test; (6) allow an individual entitled to supplemental educational assistance to transfer such entitlement to the post-9/11 program; (7) bar the duplication of benefits under other educational assistance programs; (8) increase the amount of the reporting fee paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to an educational institution for providing information concerning an individual's enrollment in a program of education; (9) extend to certain National Guard and reserve personnel members eligibility to receive public-private contributions for additional educational assistance; (10) reauthorize through 2016 the Veterans' Advisory Committee on Education; and (11) revise cost-of-living adjustments under the Montgomery GI Bill educational assistance program.

Provides an alternate subsistence allowance amount for veterans entitled to such allowance due to service-connected disabilities.

What's happening now July 30, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

 Related & companion bills 2
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 43
Altmire, Jason
· Sep 29, 2010
Boccieri, John
· Sep 29, 2010
D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Sep 29, 2010
D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Sep 29, 2010
D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Sep 29, 2010
Hare, Phil
· Sep 29, 2010
D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Sep 29, 2010
D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Sep 29, 2010
Kilroy, Mary Jo
· Sep 29, 2010
Klein, Ron
· Sep 29, 2010
D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Sep 29, 2010
D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Sep 29, 2010
Shuler, Heath
· Sep 29, 2010
D
Green, Al
Texas · Sep 22, 2010
HILL, BARON
· Sep 22, 2010
McMahon, Michael
· Sep 22, 2010
Mitchell, Harry
· Sep 22, 2010
D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Sep 22, 2010
D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Sep 22, 2010
D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Sep 22, 2010
R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Sep 22, 2010
Arcuri, Michael
· Sep 16, 2010
R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Sep 16, 2010
D
Garamendi, John
California · Sep 16, 2010
Halvorson, Deborah
· Sep 16, 2010
Kagen, Steve
· Sep 16, 2010
D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 16, 2010
D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Sep 16, 2010
Schauer, Mark
· Sep 16, 2010
Teague, Harry
· Sep 16, 2010
D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Sep 16, 2010
Carney, Christopher
· Jul 29, 2010
Childers, Travis
· Jul 29, 2010
D
Costa, Jim
California · Jul 29, 2010
D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jul 29, 2010
Ellsworth, Brad
· Jul 29, 2010
Hall, John
· Jul 29, 2010
Kratovil, Frank
· Jul 29, 2010
Markey, Betsy
· Jul 29, 2010
Murphy, Scott
· Jul 29, 2010
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 29, 2010
Perriello, Thomas
· Jul 29, 2010
Wilson, Charles
· Jul 29, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5933: Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5933/
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"H.R. 5933: Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5933/.
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