To provide for the continuation of Department of Veterans Affairs educational assistance benefits during emergency situations, and for other purposes.

Summary

This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to continue to provide educational assistance during the 180-day period after the enactment of this bill for programs of education that are offered by distance learning or have been converted to distance learning due to an emergency or health-related situation. The VA is authorized to continue paying educational assistance and subsistence allowances for up to eight weeks to eligible veterans or persons enrolled in specified programs of education or training during periods when educational institutions are temporarily closed due to an emergency situation or based on an executive order. The bill defines emergency situation as a public health crisis, a declared state of emergency, or other situations as determined by the VA.

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 11 March 2020

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 11 March 2020

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 11 March 2020

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