To amend title 38, United States Code, to reinstate entitlement to Post-9/11 Educational Assistance for victims of sexual assault or domestic violence, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · November 9, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
This bill would allow spouses and dependent children of military members to regain Post-9/11 Educational Assistance benefits if those benefits were lost due to the service member's discharge for sexual assault or domestic violence. Currently, when a military member is discharged for dependent-abuse offenses, any education benefits they transferred to family members are terminated along with their own eligibility. Under this legislation, eligible spouses and dependent children could apply to have their benefits reinstated within three years of the service member's discharge, provided they can demonstrate they were victims of the abuse that led to the discharge. The bill requires the Departments of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Homeland Security to establish procedures and regulations for processing these applications, including a review process for denied claims with a 30-day response requirement. No specific funding amounts are mentioned in the bill, as it primarily creates a new avenue for accessing existing education benefits rather than appropriating new funds.
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