Train Act

Bill: 114-hr-2672
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
Introduced: 2015-06-04
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Veterans Affairs

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Health personnel

Medical education

Student aid and college costs

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2015-06-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-06-04
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Train Act</strong></p> <p>This bill revises the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employee incentive scholarship program to increase: (1) the scholarship program from one to four years, (2) the required term of a graduate's full-time VA health service to up to four years, and (3) the maximum scholarship for a full-time student to $25,000 per year.</p> <p>An individual who is enrolled in the program as of the day before the enactment of this Act may elect to be covered by this Act with respect to a quarter, semester, or term commencing on or after enactment.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2672 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 4, 2015 Mr. Moulton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the amount and duration of scholarships under the Department of Veterans Affairs Employee Incentive Scholarship Program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Train Act . 2. Duration and amount of scholarships under Department of Veterans Affairs Employee Incentive Scholarship Program (a) Duration of scholarship (1) Agreement Section 7672(e)(1)(A) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking three and inserting four . (2) Period of payment Subsection (c)(2) of section 7673 of such title is amended by striking three and inserting four . (b) Amount of scholarship Subsection (b)(1) of such section 7673 is amended by striking $10,000 and inserting $25,000 . (c) Application (1) In general The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to individuals who first enroll in the Department of Veterans Affairs Employee Incentive Scholarship Program under subchapter VI of chapter 76 of title 38, United States Code, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Special rule for current participants An individual who is enrolled in such program as of the day before the date of the enactment of this Act may elect to be covered by the amendments made by this section with respect to a quarter, semester, or term, as applicable, commencing on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.