H.R. 5303 · 111th Congress
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve housing stipends for veterans receiving educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Timothy Bishop
- Introduced
- 2010-05-13
- Latest action
- 2010-05-14 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Summary
Bases the amount of monthly stipend paid to veterans pursuing a program of education under the Post-9/11 veterans educational assistance program on the amount of basic allowance for housing (BAH) payable in the ZIP code area in which the individual resides. (Under current law, such amount is based on the amount of BAH payable in the ZIP code area in which the institution of higher education in which the individual is enrolled is located.)