HR 475 · 114th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

GI Bill Processing Improvement Act of 2015

Introduced 2015-01-22· Sponsored by Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.(2015-05-21)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] GI Bill Processing Improvement Act of 2015 Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to alter the information technology system of the Veterans Benefits Administration to ensure that: (1) all claims for post-9/11 educational assistance are electronically adjudicated, to the maximum extent possible; and (2) rule-based processing is used to decide such claims with little human intervention. Changes from July 1, 2015, to July 1, 2016, the effective date of the requirement that the Secretary disapprove, for purposes of the All-Volunteer Force and the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance programs, courses of education provided by a public educational institution of higher education that charges veterans living in the state higher tuition and fees than it charges in-state residents, regardless of the veterans' state of residence. Allows individuals to elect to convert their educational assistance to the post-9/11 veterans' educational assistance program if, as of August 1, 2009, they meet specified conditions with respect to their entitlements and elections under the all-volunteer force educational assistance program or certain other educational programs for professional military, selec…

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H.R. 475, GI Bill Processing Improvement and Quality Enhancement Act of 2015

Aug 26, 2015

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on May 21, 2015

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Cosponsors (3)

3 Republicans