GI Bill Fairness Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-844
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2017-04-05
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Higher education

Military medicine

National Guard and reserves

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Latest action: action_date: 2017-06-15
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-215.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-04-05
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>GI Bill Fairness Act of 2017</strong></p> <p>This bill includes as active duty, for purposes of eligibility for post-9/11 veterans educational assistance, service of a member of a reserve component ordered to active duty to receive authorized medical care, to be medically evaluated, or to complete a required Department of Defense health care study.</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 844 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 5 (legislative day, April 4), 2017 Mr. Wyden (for himself, Mr. Boozman , and Mr. Markey ) 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 consider certain time spent by members of reserve components of the Armed Forces while receiving medical care from the Secretary of Defense as active duty for purposes of eligibility for Post-9/11 Educational Assistance, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the GI Bill Fairness Act of 2017 . 2. Consideration of certain time spent receiving medical care from Secretary of Defense as active duty for purposes of eligibility for Post-9/11 Educational Assistance (a) In general Section 3301(1)(B) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting 12301(h), after 12301(g), . (b) Retroactive application The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply as if such amendment were enacted immediately after the enactment of the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 ( Public Law 110–252 ).