GI Education Benefit Fairness Act of 2014
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Just introduced
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Feb 11, 2014)
GI Education Benefit Fairness Act of 2014 - Expands the definition of "children," for purposes of provisions allowing members or former members of the uniformed services who served on active duty for specified periods beginning on or after September 11, 2001, to transfer their entitlement to educational assistance, to mean an unmarried person who: (1) is placed in the legal custody of a member or former member by court order for at least 12 consecutive months, (2) has not attained the age of 21, (3) has not attained the age of 23 and is enrolled in a full-time course of study at an institution of higher learning, (4) is incapable of self support due to a mental or physical incapacity that occurred while such person was a dependent of the member or former member, (5) is dependent on the member or former member for over one-half of his or her support, (6) resides with the member or former member unless separated due to military service or institutionalization for a disability or incapacitation, and (7) is not a dependent of a member or former member under any other provision defining dependent.
What just happenedFeb 12, 2014
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S943)
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateFeb 11, 2014
- Feb 12, 2014IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S943)
- Feb 11, 2014IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S892)
- Feb 11, 2014IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate