To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the entitlement to educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs for members of the Armed Forces awarded the Purple Heart.

Bill: 115-hr-1379
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52]
Introduced: 2017-03-07
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Conflicts and wars

Higher education

Student aid and college costs

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Latest action: action_date: 2017-03-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-03-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill entitles members of the Armed Forces who have been awarded the Purple Heart for service occurring on or after September 11, 2001, to educational assistance under the Department of Veterans Affairs' Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1379 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 7, 2017 Mr. Peters (for himself, Mr. Walz , Mr. Mast , and Mr. Bergman ) 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 entitlement to educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs for members of the Armed Forces awarded the Purple Heart.

1. Educational assistance under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program for members of the Armed Forces awarded the Purple Heart (a) Eligibility Section 3311(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (10) An individual who is awarded the Purple Heart for service in the Armed Forces occurring on or after September 11, 2001. . (b) Amount of assistance Section 3313(c)(1) of such title is amended by striking or (9) and inserting (9), or (10) .