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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 334 

Designating the week of November 6 through November 12, 2012, as 

‘‘Veterans’ Education Awareness Week.’’ 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 18, 2011 

Mr. MENENDEZ submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on the Judiciary 

RESOLUTION 

Designating the week of November 6 through November 12, 

2012, as ‘‘Veterans’ Education Awareness Week.’’ 

Whereas brave men and women throughout the history of the 

United States have served with honor in the United 

States Armed Forces; 

Whereas since President Franklin Roosevelt signed the first 

GI Bill, the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944 (58 

Stat. 284, chapter 268), the Federal Government has 

provided Federal aid to help veterans readjust to civilian 

life, including financial assistance for tuition, books, and 

supplies, and other fees for education; 

Whereas by the time the first GI Bill expired on July 25, 

1956, approximately 7,800,000 of the 16,000,000 World 

War II veterans had participated in an education or 


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training program by using benefits provided through the 

GI Bill; 

Whereas recognizing the educational needs for a new generation of veterans, Congress passed and President Bush 

signed the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance 

Act of 2008 (38 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.) to provide educational benefits for veterans who have served in the 

United States Armed Forces since September 11, 2001; 

Whereas the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act 

of 2008 provides educational benefits for veterans, including active duty Army National Guard and Army Reserve members that significantly reduce the cost of attending college; 

Whereas according the Census Bureau, employees with an associate degree earn 26.3 percent more than employees 

with only a high school diploma and employees with a 

bachelor degree earn 87.4 percent more than employees 

with only a high school diploma; 

Whereas making postsecondary education and job training 

available is critical to creating access to opportunity in 

the economy of the 21st century; 

Whereas the lack of awareness of available educational benefits, or how to attain them, can deter veterans from seeking postsecondary education; 

Whereas according to a survey conducted by the American 

Council on Education during the first year after the date 

of enactment of the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008, 38 percent of survey respondents 

reported having difficulty understanding and choosing the 

best education benefits for their needs; and 


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Whereas Veterans’ Education Awareness Week is an appropriate time to make veterans across the United States 

aware of the valuable information that they can access 

through organizations such as Operation College Promise, which provides ongoing updates on transitional assistance for military-affiliated students: Now, therefore, 

be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate designates the week of No2 vember 6 through November 12, 2012, as ‘‘Veterans’ Edu3 cation Awareness Week’’ to raise public awareness 

4 about— 

5 (1) the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assist6 ance Act of 2008; 

7 (2) the educational benefits to which veterans 

8 are entitled; and 

9 (3) the resources available to help veterans 

10 maximize educational benefits under the Post-9/11 

11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008. 

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