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Correspondence Trainees Enrolled More than Half-Time
Individuals Enrolled More than Half-Time in Programs of Education Not Leading to a Degree
Individuals Enrolled Half-Time or Less
Yellow Ribbon GI Education Enhancement Program Payments
Licensing and Certification Test Fees
Relocation and Travel Assistance
Tuition Assistance “Top-Up” Program
Unused MGIB-AD Contributions
MARINE GUNNERY SERGEANT JOHN DAVID FRY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
TRANSFERABILITY TO DEPENDENTS
RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER VETERANS EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
RELATIONSHIP TO THE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM (VR&E)
Quality of Programs of Education
Participant Educational and Employment Outcomes
Counseling and Informational Services
Relationship to Department of Education Student Financial Aid Programs
Benefits for Out-of-State Tuition and Fees
Transferability for Former Servicemembers
Benefits for Business Start-Ups and Entrepreneurs
Chapter 2 THE POST-9/11 VETERANS EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE IMPROVEMENTS ACT OF 2010, AS ENACTED
AMENDMENTS TO THE POST-9/11 GI BILL
Title 32 Service Eligibility
Definition of Entry-Level and Skill Training
Covered Discharges or Releases
Service Obligation from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy
Benefit Availability and Duration
No Concurrent Receipt of Fry Scholarship and Transferred Benefits
Ineligibility for Compensation, DIC, and Pension and Fry Scholarship
No Concurrent Receipt of Transferred Benefits
Election of Fry Scholarship or DEA
Extension of Delimiting Dates for Primary Caregivers
Eligible Programs of Education
Annual Adjustment of the Monthly Housing Allowance
Degree-Seeking, Non-Active Duty Individuals Enrolled More than Half-Time
Tuition and Fees Benefit Amounts
Monthly Housing Allowance
Exclusive Distance Learning
Degree-Seeking, Active Duty Individuals Enrolled More than Half-Time
Tuition and Fees Benefit Amounts
Books and Supplies Stipend
Individuals Pursuing Apprenticeship or On-the-Job Training More than Half-Time
Flight Trainees Enrolled More than Half-Time
Correspondence Trainees Enrolled More than Half-Time
Non-Degree-Seeking Individuals Enrolled More than Half-Time
Tuition and Fees Benefit Amounts
Monthly Housing Allowance
Books and Supplies Stipend
Individuals Enrolled Half-Time or Less
Licensing and Certification Tests
Additional Educational Assistance for Critical Skills or Specialty
Transferability to Dependents
AMENDMENTS TO THE MONTGOMERY GI BILL-ACTIVE DUTY
AMENDMENTS TO THE SURVIVORS’ AND DEPENDENTS’ EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
AMENDMENTS TO THE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM
ADMINISTRATION OF VETERANS EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
Ineligibility for Multiple GI Bills Based on Same Service
No Concurrent Receipt of National Call to Service Benefits
Elimination of Most Interval Payments
APPENDIX. SUMMARY OF KEY CHANGES MADE BY THE POST-9/11 VETERANSEDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE IMPROVEMENTS ACT OF 2010
Chapter 3 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
POST-9/11 VETERANS EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMM (POST-9/11 GI BILL)
Eligible Programs of Education, Institutions, and Establishments
Benefit Payments prior to the Improvements Act
Payments for Tuition and Fees, Housing, and Books and Supplies
Non-active Duty Individuals Enrolled More than Half-Time
Individuals Enrolled Half-Time or Less
Yellow Ribbon Program Payments
Licensing and Certification Test Fees
Relocation and Travel Assistance
Additional Benefit Payments
Benefit Payments as Enacted by the Improvements Act
Payments for Tuition and Fees, Housing, and Books and Supplies
Degree-Seeking, Non-Active Duty Individuals Enrolled More than Half-Time
Degree-Seeking, Active Duty Individuals Enrolled More than Half-Time
Individuals Pursuing Apprenticeship or On-the-Job Training More than Half-Time
Flight Trainees Enrolled More than Half-Time
Correspondence Trainees Enrolled More than Half-Time
Non-Degree-Seeking Individuals Enrolled More than Half-Time
Individuals Enrolled Half-Time or Less
Yellow Ribbon Program Payments
Licensing and Certification Test Fees
Relocation and Travel Assistance
Additional Benefit Payments
Benefit Availability and Duration
Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship Program
Transferability to Dependents
MONTGOMERY GI BILL (MGIB)
Montgomery GI Bill—Active Duty (MGIB-AD)
Eligible Programs of Education, Institutions, and Establishments
Benefit Availability and Duration
Transferability to Dependents
Montgomery GI Bill—Selected Reserve (MGIB-SR)
Eligible Programs of Education, Institutions, and Establishments
Benefit Availability and Duration
Transferability to Dependents
SURVIVORS’ AND DEPENDENTS’ EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (DEA)
Eligible Programs of Education, Institutions, and Establishments
Benefit Availability and Duration
RESERVE EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (REAP)
Eligible Programs of Education, Institutions, and Establishments
Benefit Availability and Duration
Transferability to Dependents
POST-VIETNAM ERA VETERANS EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (VEAP)
Eligible Programs of Education, Institutions, and Establishments
Benefit Availability and Duration of Use
SUMMARY AND COMPARISON OF PROGRAMS
Combinations of Program Benefits
Permanent Authorization of Programs
Comparison of Educational Assistance Programs
RELATED DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS PROGRAMS
Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Program (VR&E)
Veterans Work Study Program
APPENDIX A. EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE UNDER THE ORIGINAL GI BILL OF RIGHTS
Benefit Availability and Duration of Use
Eligible Programs of Education, Institutions, and Establishments
APPENDIX B. KOREAN CONFLICT GI BILL
Benefit Availability and Duration of Use
Eligible Programs of Education, Institutions, and Establishments
APPENDIX C. POST-KOREA AND VIETNAM ERA GI BILL
Benefit Availability and Duration of Use
Eligible Programs of Education, Institutions, and Establishments
Predischarge Education Program
Training for the Educationally Disadvantaged
APPENDIX D. VETERANS AND DEPENDENTS EDUCATION LOAN PROGRAM