[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5901 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5901

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the elimination 
 of delimiting dates under the educational assistance programs of the 
        Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 5, 2021

    Mr. Good of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Newhouse, Mrs. Miller of 
 Illinois, Mr. Posey, and Mr. Murphy of North Carolina) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
                                Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the elimination 
 of delimiting dates under the educational assistance programs of the 
        Department of Veterans Affairs, 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 ``Veterans Education is Timeless Act 
of 2021''.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF DELIMITING DATES UNDER DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
              AFFAIRS EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.

    (a) All Volunteer Force Educational Assistance Program.--
            (1) In general.--Section 3031 of title 38, United States 
        Code, is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 3031. No time limitation for use of eligibility and entitlement
    ``Educational assistance benefits shall be afforded an eligible 
veteran under this chapter at any time and are not subject to any 
delimiting date.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of chapter 30 of such title is amended by striking 
        the item relating to section 3031 and inserting the following 
        new item:

``3031. No time limitation for use of eligibility and entitlement.''.
    (b) Post-Vietnam Educational Assistance Program.--Section 3232 of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking subsections (a) and (b); and
            (2) by inserting the following new subsections (a) and (b):
    ``(a) Educational assistance benefits shall be afforded an eligible 
veteran under this chapter at any time and are not subject to any 
delimiting date.
    ``(b) The Secretary shall refund to a veteran any contributions 
made by the veteran if the veteran applies for such refund.''.
    (c) Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program.--
            (1) In general.--Section 3321 of such title is amended to 
        read as follows:
``Sec. 3321. No time limitation for use of eligibility and entitlement
    ``Educational assistance benefits shall be afforded an eligible 
person under this chapter at any time and are not subject to any 
delimiting date.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of chapter 33 of such title is amended by striking 
        the item relating to section 3321 and inserting the following 
        new item:

``3321. No time limitation for use of eligibility and entitlement.''.
    (d) Fry Scholarship.--Paragraph (2) of subsection (f) of section 
3311 of such title is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) No time limitation.--The entitlement of an individual 
        to assistance under subsection (a) pursuant to paragraphs (8), 
        (9), and (10) of subsection (b) shall not expire and shall not 
        be subject to any delimiting date.''.
    (e) Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance Program.--
            (1) In general.--Section 3512 of such title is amended to 
        read as follows:
``Sec. 3512. No time limitation for use of eligibility and entitlement
    ``Educational assistance benefits shall be afforded an eligible 
person under this chapter at any time and are not subject to any 
delimiting date.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of chapter 35 of such title is amended by striking 
        the item relating to section 3512 and inserting the following 
        new item:

``3512. No time limitation for use of eligibility and entitlement.''.
    (f) Retroactive Applicability.--The amendments made by this section 
shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall 
apply with respect to any person who is or was entitled to educational 
assistance before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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