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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Nov 15, 2005
Revises basic educational assistance for veterans' survivors and dependents to: (1) eliminate the present 45 month cap on benefit payments and set an aggregate limit of $80,000; (2) extend from a dependent's 26th to 30th birthday the delimiting age for the use of such assistance; (3) increase the amount of such assistance for survivors and dependents pursuing certain types of education; and (4) authorize the provision of tutorial assistance to such individuals without charge to their educational assistance entitlement.
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Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH] · R–OH
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
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