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To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide additional educational assistance benefits under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs to certain eligible individuals.

USA115th CongressHR-2108| House 
| Updated: 4/20/2017
David B. McKinley

David B. McKinley

Republican Representative

West Virginia

Cosponsors (10)
Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Ryan A. Costello (Republican)Jared Polis (Democratic)Ed Perlmutter (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)

Veterans' Affairs Committee, Economic Opportunity Subcommittee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Timeline
Apr 20, 2017
Introduced in House
Apr 20, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 20, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
  • April 20, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • April 20, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


  • April 20, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 115-3218: Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017
Higher educationLicensing and registrationsScience and engineering educationStudent aid and college costsTeaching, teachers, curriculaVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide additional educational assistance benefits under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs to certain eligible individuals.

USA115th CongressHR-2108| House 
| Updated: 4/20/2017
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.
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Timeline
Apr 20, 2017
Introduced in House
Apr 20, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 20, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
  • April 20, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • April 20, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


  • April 20, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
David B. McKinley

David B. McKinley

Republican Representative

West Virginia

Cosponsors (10)
Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Ryan A. Costello (Republican)Jared Polis (Democratic)Ed Perlmutter (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)

Veterans' Affairs Committee, Economic Opportunity Subcommittee

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 115-3218: Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Higher educationLicensing and registrationsScience and engineering educationStudent aid and college costsTeaching, teachers, curriculaVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation