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Post-9/11 GI Bill; Other short titles: Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008, Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2008: Long title: An Act making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes
In July 2008 the Post-9/11 GI Bill was signed into law, creating a new robust education benefits program rivaling the WWII Era GI Bill of Rights.The new Post 9/11 GI Bill, which went into effect on August 1, 2009, provides education benefits for service members who served on active duty for 90 or more days since September 10, 2001.
Changed Post-9/11 GI Bill eligibility tiering for National Guard and Reservists. Increased GI Bill eligibility for National Guard and Reservists. Changed the transfer of Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits. Reduced the number of months of coverage under the Survivors’ and Dependents Educational Assistance Program (DEA). Increased DEA payment structure.
More than a million students who attended for-profits have had their loans forgiven. But veterans who used their GI Bill benefits have no recourse.
The Montgomery GI Bill — Active Duty (MGIB) stated that active duty members had to forfeit $100 per month for 12 months; if they used the benefits, they received as of 2012 $1564 monthly as a full-time student (tiered at lower rates for less-than-full-time) for a maximum of 36 months of education benefits. This benefit could be used for both ...
The result was the GI Bill, which gave White veterans access to housing and higher education. Very simply, this access to a house and better wages that came with education created wealth for a ...
Veterans can also transfer their benefits to dependents under certain conditions. [8] Another significant program is the Montgomery GI Bill, which provides up to 36 months of education benefits to eligible veterans for various educational pursuits. [8]
Authored by Senator Jim Webb, the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 doubled the GI Bill's college benefits and provided a 13-week extension to federal unemployment benefits. The new GI Bill more than doubled the value of the benefit from $40,000 to about $90,000.