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Pandemic Assistance for Student Veterans Act of 2020

Introduced: October 27, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Oct 1, 2020
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Pandemic Assistance for Student Veterans Act of 2020

This bill addresses the administration of educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in relation to the COVID-19 emergency,

Specifically, the VA must provide educational assistance, including housing stipends and allowances, to individuals who are negatively affected by the COVID-19 emergency.

The bill ensures that entitlement to educational assistance will not be charged or counted against the aggregate period in situations where an individual was unable to complete a course or program due to the COVID-19 emergency.

The VA must treat an individual's withdrawal from a program of education due to COVID-19 between March 1, 2020, and December 21, 2021, as a mitigating circumstance and not charge the individual's educational assistance entitlement.

The bill modifies the time limitation for use of Montgomery Bill benefits or vocational rehabilitation benefits during the pandemic so the window of eligibility does not expire during the COVID-19 emergency.

Additionally, the bill adjusts the administration of certain benefits for veterans participating in an apprenticeship or other on-job training during the period between March 1, 2020, and December 21, 2021, including by proportionately reducing the 120-hour monthly training requirement to reflect an individual's period of unemployment without a reduction in training assistance.

The bill expands educational assistance to include programs or courses of education at training establishments (e.g., establishment providing apprentice or other on-job training) during the COVID-19 emergency.

What's happening now October 1, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 8415 Related bill Restoring Education Access for Student Veterans Act
  • HR 8426 Related bill Protecting Apprenticeship Training for Veterans Act
  • HR 7105 Related bill Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 4 Republican 1
SERRANO, JOSE
· Oct 27, 2020
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Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Oct 1, 2020
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Oct 1, 2020
 D
Levin, Mike
California · Oct 1, 2020
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Oct 1, 2020
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Oct 1, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8483: Pandemic Assistance for Student Veterans Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8483/
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