HR 9929 · 95th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that agricultural employment required for eligibility for educational assistance under the GI bill for a person enrolled in a farm cooperative program need not be full-time employment or the principal expected source of income of such person and may include employment in establishments engaged in the processing, distribution, or sale of agricultural products.

Introduced 1977-11-03· Sponsored by Rep. Bedell, Berkley W. [D-IA-6]· 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: Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.(1977-11-03)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs in regard to the eligibility for educational benefits of a veteran or other person enrolled in a farm cooperative program, to prescribe for the agricultural employment requirement standards of relevance to the courses taken which allow such veteran or person to work: (1) in establishments engaged in the processing, distribution, or sale of agricultural products; (2) less than full-time; and (3) regardless of whether such employment is expected to be the principal source of income of the veteran or person so employed.…

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