Disabled Veterans Education Relief Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-3575
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2020-03-24
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Employment and training programs

Higher education

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Latest action: action_date: 2020-03-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-03-24
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Disabled Veterans Education Relief Act</b> <b>of 2020</b></p> <p>This bill addresses Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) assistance entitlements and subsistence allowances.</p> <p>Under the bill, an assistance payment for training and rehabilitation programs for veterans with service-connected disabilities shall not be charged against an individual's entitlement to such assistance if an individual was unable to complete a course or program due to the closure of an educational institution or disapproval of the course. </p> <p>The bill also authorizes the VA to continue to pay subsistence allowances for a specified amount of time during periods following the permanent closure of an institution or the disapproval of a course of study.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3575 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 24, 2020 Mr. Blumenthal 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 restore entitlement to rehabilitation programs for veterans affected by school closures or disapprovals, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Disabled Veterans Education Relief Act of 2020 . 2. Restoration of entitlement to rehabilitation programs for veterans affected by school closure or disapproval (a) Entitlement Section 3699 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking chapter 30, each time it appears and inserting chapter 30, 31, . (b) Payment of subsistence allowances Section 3680(a)(2)(B) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting or a subsistence allowance described in section 3108 before , during ; and (2) by inserting or allowance after such a stipend . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply as if included in the enactment of section 109 of the Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017 ( Public Law 115–48 ; 131 Stat. 978).