Bill > HR2108

Introduced Session

GI Bill STEM Extension Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to pay the lesser of nine months or $30,000 of additional Post-9/11 educational assistance to selected eligible veterans who have used all of the Post-9/11 educational assistance to which they were entitled and who: (1) are enrolled in a postsecondary education program that requires more than the standard 128 semester (or 192 quarter) credit hours for completion in a specified science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) field; or (2) have earned a postsecondary degree in one of those fields and are enrolled in a teaching certification program. In selecting eligible individuals, priority shall be given to individuals who: (1) require the most credit hours; or (2) served on active duty service for at least 36 months with an honorable discharge, continued active duty service after such 36-month period, or served at least 30 days of continuous active duty service with a service-connected discharge. Such additional assistance may not be transferred. The maximum amount of assistance paid to all eligible individuals in a fiscal year may not exceed $100 million.

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David McKinley (R)*,  Matt Cartwright (D),  Ryan Costello (R),  Ruben Gallego (D),  Derek Kilmer (D),  Frank Pallone (D),  Ed Perlmutter (D),  Jared Polis (D),  Kyrsten Sinema (I),  Darren Soto (D),  Dina Titus (D), 

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (on 04/20/2017)

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