BREAK PAY for Veterans Act
- Last Action
- 4/29/2019
Actions
- 2019-04-29Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- 2019-03-27Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 2019-03-27Introduced in House
- 2019-03-27Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-03-27 (00)
Break Relief for Every Academic Kind of Period in an Academic Year for Veterans Act or the BREAK PAY for Veterans Act
This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to continue paying educational assistance or subsistence allowances during periods between school terms in certain circumstances. Specifically, the bill authorizes the payment of educational assistance or subsistence allowances during periods between school terms where the educational institution certifies the enrollment of the eligible veteran or eligible person if (1) the period between those terms does not exceed eight weeks, and (2) the terms preceding and immediately following such a break period are not shorter in length than the period itself.
Subjects
- Higher education
- Student aid and college costs
- Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
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