Streamlining GI Bill Processing Act of 2020

Streamlining GI Bill Processing Act of 2020

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that individuals who are entitled to educational assistance under specified VA programs are able to access an electronic version of the certificate of eligibility showing their entitlement to such assistance.

Specifically, the VA must provide electronic certificates to those who are entitled to educational assistance under the (1) Post 9/11 GI Bill, (2) Montgomery GI Bill (Active Duty and Selected Reserve), and (3) Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance program.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5750 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5750

   To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide electronic 
certificates of eligibility to persons who are entitled to educational 
    assistance under certain educational assistance programs of the 
                    Department of Veterans Affairs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 4, 2020

Mr. Bilirakis (for himself and Mr. Levin of California) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
                                Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
   To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide electronic 
certificates of eligibility to persons who are entitled to educational 
    assistance under certain educational assistance programs of the 
                    Department of Veterans Affairs.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Streamlining GI Bill Processing Act 
of 2020''.

SEC. 2. ELECTRONIC CERTIFICATES OF ELIGIBILITY FOR DEPARTMENT OF 
              VETERANS AFFAIRS EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.

    Not later than August 1, 2021, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall ensure that any person who is entitled to educational assistance 
under chapter 30, 33, or 35 of title 38, United States Code, or section 
1606 of title 10, United States Code, is able to access an electronic 
version of the certificate of eligibility showing the person's 
entitlement to such assistance.
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