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119-hr-10172119th CongressWALLET

To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend eligibility for survivors' and dependents' educational assistance to the dependent parent of a person who dies of a service-connected disability or has a total and permanent service-connected disability, and for other purposes.

Sponsored By: Representative Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

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Summary

**This bill would expand Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance (DEA) by adding the *dependent parent* of a person described in 38 U.S.C. 3501(a)(1)(A) as an eligible individual.** It updates multiple sections of title 38 to fold dependent parents into DEA rules so they are treated alongside spouses and children for eligibility and payments.

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  • Dependent parents would become eligible for DEA benefits when they are parents of the person described in 38 U.S.C. 3501(a)(1)(A). This creates a new category of eligible individuals within the DEA framework.
  • Periods of eligibility and cessation rules are revised to include dependent parents so entitlement lengths and end-of-benefit provisions apply to them the same way they apply to spouses and children.
  • Payment mechanics for correspondence courses are changed so correspondence-course payments and entitlement accounting can be made to eligible dependent parents just as they are to spouses or surviving spouses.

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Education benefits for dependent parents

If enacted, this bill would let dependent parents become eligible for Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA). This applies when the parent is the dependent of a person who died from a service‑connected disability or has a total and permanent service‑connected disability. The bill would also update eligibility periods and correspondence-course payment rules so DEA payments can be paid to dependent parents. If enacted, these changes would take effect upon enactment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

DC • D

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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