Hearing: H.R. 5052: WAVES Act; Discussion Draft: Class Evaluation Act; Discussion Draft: Edith Norris Rogers Improvement; Discussion Draft: For Profit Conversions; Discussion Draft: GI Bill Comparison Tool Data MOU; Discussion Draft: Home Loan Disaster Legislation; Discussion Draft: Increase in Frequency of Benefits under Automobile Assistance Programs; Discussion Draft: VET-TEC Guard/Reserve Fix; Discussion Draft: VET-TEC Terminal Leave Fix; H.R ____: Authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to Provide or Assist in Providing Second Vehicles Adapted for Operation by Disabled Individuals to Certain Eligible Person; Discussion Draft: Electronic Certificates of Eligibility (Bilirakis); Discussion Draft: Liability for Transferred Education Benefits; Discussion Draft: STEM Eligibility; Discussion Draft: VET-TEC Improvement Act

Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity (Committee on Veterans' Affairs)

Thursday, February 6, 2020 (10:00 AM)

210 CAPITOL
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Ms. Charmain Bogue
Executive Director for Education Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Added 02/04/2020 at 03:07 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 02/04/2020 at 03:07 PM

Ms. Laurine Carson
Deputy Executive Directo r for Policy & Procedures, Compensation Service (VBA), U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Added 02/04/2020 at 03:07 PM

Mr. Patrick Murray
Deputy Director, National Legislative Service, Veterans of Foreign Wars

Added 02/04/2020 at 03:07 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 02/04/2020 at 03:07 PM

Mr. John Kamin
Assistant Director for National Veterans Employment and Education Division, The American Legion

Added 02/04/2020 at 03:07 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 02/04/2020 at 03:07 PM

Mr. Justin Monk
Policy Associate, Student Veterans of America

Added 02/04/2020 at 03:07 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 02/04/2020 at 03:07 PM

Mr. Morgan Brown
National Legislative Director, Paralyzed Veterans of America

Added 02/04/2020 at 03:07 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 02/04/2020 at 03:07 PM

Text of Legislation

  • To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the frequency of benefits under the automobile assistance program of the Department of Veterans Affairs. [PDF] Added 02/04/2020 at 03:20 PM
  • To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide or assist in providing a second vehicle adapted for operation by disabled individuals to certain eligible persons. [PDF] Added 02/04/2020 at 03:20 PM
  • To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to collect and include certain student outcome information in the GI Bill comparison tool of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. [PDF] Added 02/04/2020 at 03:20 PM
  • To amend title 38, United States Code, to reduce the loan fees paid by certain veterans who have been affected by major disasters and are obtaining a new loan guaranteed, insured, or made by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. [PDF] Added 02/04/2020 at 03:20 PM
  • To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide electronic certificates of eligibility to persons who are entitled to educational assistance under certain educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs. [PDF] Added 02/04/2020 at 03:20 PM
  • To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the treatment by the Department of Veterans Affairs of for-profit educational institutions converted to non-profit educational institutions. [PDF] Added 02/04/2020 at 03:20 PM
  • To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the treatment by the Department of Veterans Affairs of for-profit educational institutions converted to non-profit educational institutions. [PDF] Added 02/04/2020 at 03:20 PM
  • H.R. 5052, Work Study Minimnum Wage [PDF] Added 02/04/2020 at 03:20 PM
  • To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify and expand eligibility for the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship. [PDF] Added 02/04/2020 at 03:20 PM
  • To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship program. [PDF] Added 02/04/2020 at 03:20 PM
  • To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a requirement relating to the timing of the payment of educational assistance under the Post- 9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. [PDF] Added 02/04/2020 at 03:20 PM
  • To amend title 38, United States Code, to make an individual eligible for educational assistance under chapter 33 of such title and who transfers such educational assistance to a dependent solely liable for any overpayment of such educational assistance. [PDF] Added 02/04/2020 at 03:20 PM
  • To provide for an extended time frame for certain students to find employment following completion of Department of Veterans Affairs high technology education program, and for other purposes. [PDF] Added 02/04/2020 at 03:20 PM
  • To provide for the eligibility of members of the Armed Forces on terminal leave for the Department of Veterans Affairs high technology education program, and for other purposes. [PDF] Added 02/04/2020 at 03:20 PM
  • To amend the Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017 to expand eligibility for high technology programs of education and the class of providers who may enter into contracts with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide such programs. [PDF] Added 02/04/2020 at 03:20 PM

Support Documents

  • Hearing Notice [PDF] Added 02/03/2020 at 01:01 PM
  • Statement for the Record, Veterans Education Success [PDF] Added 02/05/2020 at 05:15 PM

Hearing Record

  • Hearing: Witness List (Update #1) [PDF] Added 02/04/2020 at 03:07 PM

First Published: January 31, 2020 at 05:19 PM
Last Updated: February 5, 2020 at 05:15 PM