To direct the Mayor of the District of Columbia to establish a District of Columbia National Guard Educational Assistance Program to encourage the enlistment and retention of persons in the District of Columbia National Guard by providing financial assistance to enable members of the National Guard of the District of Columbia to attend undergraduate, vocational, or technical courses.
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jun 20, 2013)
Amends the District of Columbia Code to add provisions to be entitled the Major General David F. Wherley, Jr. District of Columbia National Guard Retention and College Access Act. Directs the Mayor of the District of Columbia, in coordination with the commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard, to establish a program that allows the Mayor to provide educational assistance to members of the District of Columbia National Guard who have satisfactorily completed their initial active duty service and agree to serve for at least six years.
Requires such assistance to be used by members for expenses incurred in pursuing their first undergraduate, master's, vocational, or technical degree or certification at an approved institution of higher education.
Prohibits members who are receiving a Reserve Officer Training Corps scholarship from receiving this Act's assistance.
What just happenedJun 20, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJun 20, 2013
- Jun 20, 2013IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- Jun 20, 2013IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E942)
- Jun 20, 2013IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jun 20, 2013IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House