To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to continue to pay educational assistance or subsistence allowances to eligible persons when educational institutions are closed.

Bill: 116-hr-6093
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2]
Introduced: 2020-03-05
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Higher education

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Latest action: action_date: 2020-03-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-03-05
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill extends the authority of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to continue to pay educational assistance and subsistence allowances during periods when educational institutions are temporarily closed due to an emergency situation or executive order. Under the bill, the VA may only continue to pay educational assistance and subsistence allowances for up to eight weeks (currently four weeks) after the date of the temporary closure of the educational institution.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6093 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 5, 2020 Mr. Dunn introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to continue to pay educational assistance or subsistence allowances to eligible persons when educational institutions are closed.

1. Extension of authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to continue to pay educational assistance or subsistence allowances to eligible persons when educational institutions are closed Section 3680(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking the em dash at the end and inserting during the following periods: ; (2) in subparagraph (A)— (A) by striking during periods and inserting Periods ; and (B) by striking not exceed 4 weeks; or and inserting only continue until the date that is eight weeks after the date of the temporary closure. ; and (3) in subparagraph (B), in the matter preceding clause (i)— (A) by striking solely and inserting Solely ; and (B) by striking during periods and inserting periods .