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S 536 112th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' pensions and compensation

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that utilization of survivors' and dependents' educational assistance shall not be subject to the 48-month limitation on the aggregate amount…

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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that utilization of survivors' and dependents' educational assistance shall not be subject to the 48-month limitation on the aggregate amount of assistance utilizable under multiple veterans and related educational assistance programs.

Introduced: March 9, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Jun 8, 2011
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-116.
Mar 9, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 9, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Exempts survivors' and dependents' educational assistance from the 48-month time limit on the use of assistance under various veterans' and related educational assistance programs.

Revives any entitlement reduced by the 48-month limit.

What's happening now June 8, 2011

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-116.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · May 2, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 536: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that utilization of survivors' and dependents' educational assistance shall not be subject to the 48-month limitation on the aggregate amount of assistance utilizable under multiple veterans and related educational assistance programs.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-536/
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"S. 536: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that utilization of survivors' and dependents' educational assistance shall not be subject to the 48-month limitation on the aggregate amount of assistance utilizable under multiple veterans and related educational assistance programs.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-536/.
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S. 536, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-536/.
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[S. 536: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that utilization of survivors' and dependents' educational assistance shall not be subject to the 48-month limitation on the aggregate amount of assistance utilizable under multiple veterans and related educational assistance programs.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-536/)
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