HR 5034 · 110th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Veterans Education Benefits Extension Act of 2008

Introduced 2008-01-17· Sponsored by Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-11]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.(2008-02-01)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Veterans Education Benefits Extension Act of 2008 - Eliminates the ten-year time limit for use of entitlement to education assistance under the Montgomery GI bill. Prohibits, however, any increase in the rate of benefit payments after the end of the ten-year period following the last discharge or release from active duty of an individual entitled to educational assistance. Prohibits, furthermore, any transfer of an individual's entitlement to a dependent after the end of such ten-year period. Extends the time periods for the use of educational assistance benefits to which members of the selected reserve and members of the reserve component supporting contingency operations are entitled.…

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