This week the Senate approved legislation, S. 3447 to upgrade and expand the historic GI Education Bill for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans. It was then sent to the House which passed the bill on Thursday. It has now been sent to the President for his signature. The Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act makes a number of modifications to the education assistance legislation. It opens educational opportunities for National Guard and Reserve members and includes opportunities for uniformed servicemembers of the Public Health Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, who had been inadvertently left out of the original bill. The measure also streamlines the program making it less complex and expands the program to include on-the-job and vocational training opportunity for veterans interested in developing a career in skilled trades. In an effort to assist in moving this legislation NAUS sent a letter to House Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Bob Filner (D-CA).
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