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PSA for veterans using Post 9/11 GI Bill to pay for medical school:
Congress recently passed H.R. 3218 which includes an additional 9 months of benefits for STEM degree seekers. Health care professional programs and medical residencies are explicitly eligible. The bill passed 405-0 and is with the President, who is expected to sign it shortly. It goes into effect 8/1/2019. Of note, the program is capped at $30k/veteran for these 9 specific months, and the program itself is capped at $75M/yr for FY's 20-22 (2,500 users/yr). It will be interesting to see how the VA rolls this out, but is definitely good news for those of us who are Ch 33 eligible.
Full text here (hyperlink to Sect 111 for applicable information):
Text - H.R.3218 - 115th Congress (2017-2018): Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017
Congress recently passed H.R. 3218 which includes an additional 9 months of benefits for STEM degree seekers. Health care professional programs and medical residencies are explicitly eligible. The bill passed 405-0 and is with the President, who is expected to sign it shortly. It goes into effect 8/1/2019. Of note, the program is capped at $30k/veteran for these 9 specific months, and the program itself is capped at $75M/yr for FY's 20-22 (2,500 users/yr). It will be interesting to see how the VA rolls this out, but is definitely good news for those of us who are Ch 33 eligible.
Full text here (hyperlink to Sect 111 for applicable information):
Text - H.R.3218 - 115th Congress (2017-2018): Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017