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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.
Don A. Balfour was "the first recipient of the 1944 GI Bill." Veterans Administration letter to George Washington University. [11]On June 22, 1944, the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, commonly known as the G.I. Bill of Rights, was signed into law.
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 VA offers several education and career readiness programs including tuition assistance, vocational training, and career counseling. [6] The Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 (commonly known as the "Post 9/11 GI Bill") provides full tuition and fees at four-year colleges or other qualified educational programs for Veterans who served on active duty for at least 3 years ...
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In 2012, President Obama issued Executive Order 13607 instructing the Department of Education, Department of Defense, and Department of Veterans Affairs to develop "Principles of Excellence to strengthen oversight, enforcement, and accountability" within the Post-9/11 GI Bill and the Tuition Assistance Program. [7]
The bill was sent to the House Veterans Affairs Committee on Jan. 23, and if it passes both chambers of Congress, it will make its way to President Donald Trump’s desk for a possible signature.