VET Extension Act

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Nov 14, 2018

Veterans Education and Transfer Extension Act or the VET Extension Act

This bill makes changes to Post-9/11 educational assistance for veterans or active duty military service members. Specifically, the bill increases the number of months of educational assistance available under the Post-9/11 GI Bill by (1) 15 months, or (2) the amount of months needed to complete remedial and deficiency courses that may be needed prior to beginning a program of education.

Under the bill, individuals who do not currently have a dependent, but wish to elect to transfer educational assistance to a dependent, may do so at such a time when they do have a dependent. Additionally, the Department of Defense may not prescribe any additional limitation on the time period in which a member of the Armed Forces may make an election.

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Who introduced it

Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · D–NJ

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Veterans' Affairs Committee

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Nov 14, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Nov 14, 2018
Introduced in Senate

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