Chris Kotch VA Education Access Act

Bill: 114-hr-4454
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]
Introduced: 2016-02-03
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Disability and paralysis

National Guard and reserves

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Latest action: action_date: 2016-03-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-02-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Chris Kotch VA Education Access Act</strong></p> <p> This bill makes eligible under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program an individual who is: (1) discharged or released from the Armed Forces (under current law, from active duty in the Armed Forces) due to a service-connected disability; or (2) transferred to the temporary disability retirement list.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4454 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 3, 2016 Ms. Pingree (for herself and Ms. Gabbard ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the eligibility under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of certain individuals with service-connected disabilities who transfer to reserve components before discharge from the Armed Forces.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Chris Kotch VA Education Access Act . 2. Eligibility for Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of certain individuals with service-connected disabilities who transfer to reserve components before discharge from the Armed Forces (a) Eligibility Section 3311(b)(2)(B) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking is discharged or released from active duty in the Armed Forces and inserting is discharged or released from the Armed Forces or transferred to the temporary disability retirement list . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 ( Public Law 110–252 ).