HR 7939 · 117th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security
Veterans Auto and Education Improvement Act of 2022
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EnactedLatest: Became Public Law No: 117-333.(2023-01-05)
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Student Veteran Emergency Relief Act of 2022 This bill provides permanent authority for the application of certain flexibilities to assist veterans with their educational assistance benefits during emergency situations (as declared by the President). Specifically, the bill extends certain program adjustments that were implemented during the COVID-19 emergency to other emergency situations that may arise and have an effect on veterans and their educational assistance benefits. Among other flexibilities, the bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to continue to provide educational assistance, including monthly housing stipends or subsistence allowances, for programs of education that have been converted to distance learning due to an emergency or health-related situation; ensures that an educational assistance payment will not be charged against any entitlement to educational assistance or counted against the aggregate period in situations where an individual was unable to complete a course or program due to an emergency situation; extends the time limitation for using educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill, Post-9/11 GI Bill, or vocational rehabilitation pro…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 7939, Student Veteran Emergency Relief Act of 2022
Aug 30, 2022As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on July 19, 2022
Full CBO report ↗CBO’s Estimate of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Effects of H.R. 7939, the Student Veteran Emergency Relief Act of 2022
Sep 13, 2022As Posted to the Website of the Clerk of the House on September 9, 2022
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office
Cosponsors (3)
1 Democrat2 Republicans