Student Veteran Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 became law 36 days after introduction, with cosponsors from both parties
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 234 words.
Student Veteran Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 This bill addresses education programs and assistance for veterans during the covered period from March 1-December 21, 2020. Specifically, the bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to continue paying work-study allowances during emergency periods. The VA is also authorized to continue paying educational assistance and subsistence allowances for a specified amount of time for programs of education that are suspended due to an emergency situation. An educational assistance payment shall not be charged against an individual's entitlement to educational assistance if an individual was unable to complete a course or program due to the temporary closure of an educational institution or the temporary termination of a program by reason of an emergency situation. This includes assistance related to training and rehabilitation programs for veterans with service-connected disabilities. The bill extends the time limitation for using educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill and the Post-9/11 GI Bill when institutions are closed due to an emergency situation or executive order. The bill also extends the time limitation for participation in a vocational rehabilitation program when such participation is prevented due to an emergency situation or executive order. The bill authorizes the VA to pay a subsistence allowance for two additional months to a veteran following a program of employment services during the covered period for full-time training for the type of program the veteran was pursuing.
- Committees
- House Armed Services Committee
House Veterans' Affairs Committee - Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security: 268 of 6,567 bills became law, 113th–118th (4.1%)
- Sponsor
- 7 of 168 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 5, from enrolled bill to public law · 2,105 words
- Subjects
- Cardiovascular and respiratory healthEducational facilities and institutionsEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployment and training programsHigher educationInfectious and parasitic diseases +6 more
- Latest action
- Apr 28, 2020: Became Public Law No: 116-140.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 4 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 4
- 116th H.R. 6262 Disabled Veterans Education Relief Act D · Introduced
- 116th H.R. 6379 Workforce Emergency Response Act of 2020 D · Introduced
- 116th S. 3575 Disabled Veterans Education Relief Act of 2020 D · Introduced
- 116th S. 3678 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for payment of work-study allowances during a public health emergency relating to C R · Introduced