A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that agricultural employment required for eligibility for educational assistance under the GI bill for person enrolled in a farm cooperative program need not be full-time employment or the principal expected source of income of such person and may include employment in establishments engaged in the processing, distribution, or sale of agricultural products.

Summary

Directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs in regard to the eligibility for educational benefits of a veteran or other person enrolled in a farm cooperative program, to prescribe for the agricultural employment requirement standards of relevance to the courses taken which allow such veteran or person to work: (1) in establishments engaged in the processing, distribution, or sale of agricultural products; (2) less than full-time; and (3) regardless of whether such employment is expected to be the principal source of income of the veteran or person so employed.

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Timeline

1. 6 December 1977

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 6 December 1977

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 6 December 1977

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 6 December 1977

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Bedell, Berkley W. [D-IA-6] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Blouin, Michael [D-IA-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Cavanaugh, John J. [D-NE-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Cohen, William S. [R-ME] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Cornell, Robert J. [D-WI-8] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Evans, Billy Lee [D-GA-8] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Fraser, Donald M. [D-MN-5] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Harrington, Michael J. [D-MA-6] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT] · I · Cosponsor
• Rep. Kindness, Thomas N. [R-OH-8] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Marlenee, Ron [R-MT-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Ottinger, Richard L. [D-NY-20] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsvr00 · Standing

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