GI Bill Comparison Tool Improvement Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3447
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]
Introduced: 2018-09-17
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action: action_date: 2018-09-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-09-17
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>GI Bill Comparison Tool Improvement Act of 2018</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide information to veterans and members of the Armed Forces about whether certain postsecondary educational institutions allow students to stay enrolled in a course pending receipt of educational assistance from the VA.</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3447 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 17, 2018 Mr. Rounds (for himself and Ms. Hirono ) 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 require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide information about whether educational institutions allow individuals to stay enrolled in courses of education pending receipt of educational assistance from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the GI Bill Comparison Tool Improvement Act of 2018 . 2. Provision of information on whether educational institutions allow individuals to stay enrolled in courses of education pending receipt of educational assistance from Department of Veterans Affairs Section 3698(c)(1)(C) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in clause (x), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (2) in clause (xi), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new clause: (xii) information on whether the institution allows a student to stay enrolled in a course pending receipt of educational assistance under a law administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. .