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Introduced
02/28/2017
02/28/2017
In Committee
02/28/2017
02/28/2017
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018
12/31/2018
Introduced Session
115th Congress
Bill Summary
Educational Development for Troops and Veterans Act of 2017 This bill provides for eligibility of members of reserve components of the Armed Forces who are ordered to active duty for: (1) Post-9/11 educational assistance, (2) non-reduction in pay while serving in the uniformed services or National Guard, and (3) extension of the time limitation with respect to training and rehabilitation assistance for veterans with service-connected disabilities. The bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow members of the Armed Forces and National Guard to defer principal payments on Federal Family Education Loans, William D. Ford Federal Direct Loans, and Federal Perkins Loans for the period (not to exceed 180 days) beginning on the date they receive a duty order in connection with a war, military operation, or national emergency and ending on the first day of service. (Currently, the payment of principal on those loans is deferred during the service period and for the 180-day post-service period.) The bill replaces the grant program for model programs to support veterans in postsecondary education with a grant program to assist in the establishment and operation of Veteran Student Centers. The annual educational assistance increase payable to certain Selected Reserve members shall not be less than the percentage by which the average cost of U.S. undergraduate tuition for an academic year exceeds the previous year's average cost. (Currently, such increase is Consumer Price Index based.) Post-9/11 educational assistance shall be prorated in any month in which a Reserve member is on both active and non-active duty, effective on or after August 1, 2016.
AI Summary
This bill, the Educational Development for Troops and Veterans Act of 2017, aims to make the eligibility requirements for Post-9/11 educational assistance more equitable and improve support for veterans receiving such assistance. Key provisions include:
1) Expanding eligibility for Post-9/11 educational assistance to include members of the reserve components ordered to active duty under additional duty orders (12304a and 12304b).
2) Extending non-reduction in pay protections for reserve component members serving in the uniformed services or National Guard.
3) Modifying the time limitation for training and rehabilitation assistance for veterans with service-connected disabilities.
4) Allowing borrowers who receive a call or order to military duty to defer principal payments on federal student loans for up to 180 days before and after their service.
5) Replacing a grant program for model veteran education programs with a new grant program to establish and operate Veteran Student Centers at colleges and universities.
6) Changing the annual educational assistance increase for Selected Reserve members to be based on the increase in average U.S. undergraduate tuition costs rather than the Consumer Price Index.
7) Prorating Post-9/11 educational assistance for reserve members on both active and non-active duty in a given month.
Committee Categories
Military Affairs and Security
Sponsors (12)
Jon Tester (D)*,
Tammy Baldwin (D),
Richard Blumenthal (D),
Sherrod Brown (D),
Al Franken (D),
Kirsten Gillibrand (D),
Maggie Hassan (D),
Tim Kaine (D),
Amy Klobuchar (D),
Patty Murray (D),
Gary Peters (D),
Chris Van Hollen (D),
Last Action
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. (on 06/15/2017)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/473/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s473/BILLS-115s473is.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s473/BILLS-115s473is.pdf.pdf |
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