S.22 - Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2007 Sponsor: Jim Webb / 110th Congress

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110th Congress - A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes. hidemore...
Summary
This bill would give educational assistance to individual Armed Force members who have served from three to 36 months and enlisted after September 11, 2001. It is intended to provide veterans with educational benefits identical to those provided to service members at the end of World War II. (by MAPLight.org)
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The bill has been introduced.

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Educating our troops by Natalie Adona, May 9, 2008 (3:31pm)

This bill would provide financial assistance covering tuition, room and board, and a stipend of $1000 a month to a veteran wishing to continue his or her education after completion of military service. In order to qualify, veterans must have served from three to 36 months and must have enlisted after September 11, 2001. S. 22 essentially updates the G.I. Bill. Many military organizations support the passage of this bill; however, many more politicians have openly supported H.R. 5740, the House version of this bill, than they have S.22. H.R. 5740 is comparatively less generous in terms of the financial assistance provided to vets. Some critics of S.22 have complained that providing too much money to veterans for college will cause a drop in the number of career military officers.

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