Student Veterans Counseling Centers Eligibility Act
- Last Action
- 11/17/2021
CRS Summary
As of 2021-11-16 (53)
Student Veterans Counseling Centers Eligibility Act
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish counseling, including counseling through a Vet Center, to veterans or members of the Armed Forces who are pursuing a course of education using specified Department of Defense or VA educational assistance benefits.
Specifically, such counseling must be provided to veterans or members of the Armed Forces who are utilizing educational assistance benefits under the
- Montgomery GI Bill (Active Duty),
- Montgomery GI Bill (Selected Reserve),
- Veteran Readiness and Employment program,
- Post-Vietnam Era Veterans Educational Assistance Program,
- Post-9/11 GI Bill,
- Reserve Educational Assistance Program,
- VA High Technology Pilot Program, or
- Veteran Rapid Retraining Assistance Program.
Cosponsors (17)
- Mike Bost (R-IL)
- Elise Stefanik (R-NY)
- Matt Gaetz (R-FL)
- Tracey Mann (R-KS)
- Cynthia Axne (D-IA)
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA)
- Seth Moulton (D-MA)
- Elissa Slotkin (D-MI)
- Tom Rice (R-SC)
- Jay Obernolte (R-CA)
- TIM RYAN (D-OH)
- Chris Pappas (D-NH)
- Joe Neguse (D-CO)
- A. Ferguson (R-GA)
- Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)
- Warren Davidson (R-OH)
- Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon (R-PR)
Subjects
- Congressional oversight
- Health care coverage and access
- Higher education
- Mental health
- Military personnel and dependents
- Student aid and college costs
- Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
- Veterans' medical care
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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