US Congress House Bill 1336 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on March 5 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-04-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Military Personnel Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Veterans Education Improvement Act of 2009 - Amends the Montgomery GI Bill educational assistance program for veterans to: (1) authorize the use of such assistance for business courses and seminars, courses taken to prepare for licensing or certification tests, and the repayment of federal student loans; (2) allow for withdrawal of the election not to enroll in the program; (3) extend the increase in benefits for certain individuals pursuing apprenticeships or on-job training; (4) provide educational assistance benefits for veterans discharged under a general discharge; (5) increase the reporting fee payable to educational institutions that enroll veterans receiving assistance; (6) provide additional areas of work-study for veterans; (6) require a five-year pilot program for on-campus work-study positions; (7) modify the advance payment of initial educational assistance or subsistence allowance; and (8) authorize, for certain individuals, the accelerated payment of educational assistance.

Veterans Education Improvement Act of 2009

Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]

Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin [D-SD]

Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-04-27		Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
2009-03-06		Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
2009-03-05		Referred to House Armed Services
2009-03-05		Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
2009-03-05		Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/1336/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr1336/BILLS-111hr1336ih.pdf