GI Bill STEM Extension Act of 2017
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Apr 20, 2017)
GI Bill STEM Extension Act of 2017
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to pay the lesser of nine months or $30,000 of additional Post-9/11 educational assistance to selected eligible veterans who have used all of the Post-9/11 educational assistance to which they were entitled and who: (1) are enrolled in a postsecondary education program that requires more than the standard 128 semester (or 192 quarter) credit hours for completion in a specified science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) field; or (2) have earned a postsecondary degree in one of those fields and are enrolled in a teaching certification program.
In selecting eligible individuals, priority shall be given to individuals who: (1) require the most credit hours; or (2) served on active duty service for at least 36 months with an honorable discharge, continued active duty service after such 36-month period, or served at least 30 days of continuous active duty service with a service-connected discharge.
Such additional assistance may not be transferred.
The maximum amount of assistance paid to all eligible individuals in a fiscal year may not exceed $100 million.
What just happenedApr 20, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseApr 20, 2017
- Apr 20, 2017IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Veterans' Affairs Committee - Apr 20, 2017Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Economic Opportunity Subcommittee - Apr 20, 2017IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Apr 20, 2017IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House