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, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-s-882
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]
Introduced: 2017-04-06
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Conflicts and wars

Higher education

Public-private cooperation

Student aid and college costs

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: 2017-04-06
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
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> <p>Such individuals are also eligible to participate in the Yellow Ribbon G.I. Education Enhancement Program.</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 882 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 6 (legislative day, April 4), 2017 Mr. Rounds (for himself, Mr. Manchin , Ms. Warren , and Mr. Kaine ) 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 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, and for other purposes.

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) . (c) Eligibility To participate in Yellow Ribbon G.I. Education Enhancement Program Section 3317(a) of such title is amended, in the second sentence, by striking (1) and (2) and inserting (1), (2), and (10) .