A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide additional educational assistance under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance to veterans pursuing a degree in science, technology, engineering, math, or an area that leads to employment in a high-demand occupation, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-s-514
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2013-03-11
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Science and engineering education

Student aid and college costs

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Latest action: action_date: 2013-06-12
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-111.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-03-11
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p> Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to pay an additional appropriate amount to each individual entitled to post 9/11 educational assistance who is pursuing a program of education with a STEM focus (science, technology, engineering, and math) or an area leading to employment in a high-demand occupation. Makes such amount in addition to any other educational assistance to which the individual is entitled.</p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 514 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 11, 2013 Mr. Brown introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide additional educational assistance under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance to veterans pursuing a degree in science, technology, engineering, math, or an area that leads to employment in a high-demand occupation, and for other purposes.

1. Additional assistance under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance for veterans pursuing a degree in science, technology, engineering, math, or an area leading to employment in a high-demand occupation (a) In general Subchapter II of chapter 33 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 3316 the following new section: 3316A. Additional educational assistance for veterans pursuing a degree in science, technology, engineering, math, or an area leading to employment in a high-demand occupation (a) In general (1) The Secretary may pay to an individual entitled to educational assistance under this chapter who is pursuing a program of education described in subsection (b) such additional amount as the Secretary considers appropriate. (2) Amounts payable to an individual under this section are in addition to any other amounts payable to such individual under this chapter. (b) Covered programs of education A program of education described in this subsection is a program of education with a focus (as determined in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary for purposes of this section) on— (1) science, technology, engineering, or math; or (2) such other academic discipline as the Secretary determines leads to employment in a high-demand occupation. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 30 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 3020 the following new item: 3316A. Additional educational assistance for veterans pursuing a degree in science, technology, engineering, math, or an area leading to employment in a high-demand occupation. .