[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3575 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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116th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3575
To amend title 38, United States Code, to restore entitlement to
rehabilitation programs for veterans affected by school closures or
disapprovals, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 24, 2020
Mr. Blumenthal introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
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A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to restore entitlement to
rehabilitation programs for veterans affected by school closures or
disapprovals, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Disabled Veterans Education Relief
Act of 2020''.
SEC. 2. RESTORATION OF ENTITLEMENT TO REHABILITATION PROGRAMS FOR
VETERANS AFFECTED BY SCHOOL CLOSURE OR DISAPPROVAL.
(a) Entitlement.--Section 3699 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``chapter 30,'' each time it appears and inserting
``chapter 30, 31,''.
(b) Payment of Subsistence Allowances.--Section 3680(a)(2)(B) of
title 38, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by inserting ``or a subsistence allowance described in
section 3108'' before ``, during''; and
(2) by inserting ``or allowance'' after ``such a stipend''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply as if included in the enactment of section 109 of the Harry W.
Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017 (Public Law 115-48;
131 Stat. 978).
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