🎓Post-9/11 VA Educational Assistance Regulations Overview
Post-9/11 Improvements, Fry Scholarship, and Interval Payments Amendments
Summary
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is amending its regulations that govern VA's administration of educational assistance programs to implement the provisions of the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010, which modified the manner in which payments of educational assistance are determined and expanded the types of programs students may pursue under the Post-9/11 GI Bill; section 1002 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009, which authorized the "Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship;" and a select number of provisions of the Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017.
Agencies
- Veterans Affairs Department
Business Impact
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The regulatory changes affect educational institutions participating in VA's educational assistance programs, impacting their financial operations. Changes to eligibility and benefit distribution dynamics may lead to shifts in enrollment and funding structures, which are significant for business owners and executives in the education sector.