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Cassandria Dortch – Congressional Research Service, 2024
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), previously named the Veterans Administration, has been providing veterans educational assistance benefits, including GI Bill benefits, since 1944. The benefits have been intended, at various times, to compensate for compulsory service, encourage voluntary service, prevent unemployment, provide…
Descriptors: Veterans, Veterans Education, Federal Legislation, Federal Aid
Dortch, Cassandria – Congressional Research Service, 2015
The Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 (Post-9/11 GI BillĀ®)--enacted as Title V of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (P.L. 110-252)--provides educational assistance payments to eligible individuals (service-members and veterans, and their dependents) from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in accordance with their…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Veterans, Veterans Education, Student Financial Aid