This bill would change Title 38 of the U.S. Code to let a dependent parent qualify for survivors' and dependents' educational assistance when their child dies of a service-connected disability or has a total and permanent service-connected disability. The bill adds a new subparagraph (F) to section 3501(a)(1) to name dependent parents as eligible. It also makes conforming changes in sections 3511(b), 3512(b)(1)(A), and 3534(b) so that references to eligible recipients and payment rules include dependent parents.
If you are a dependent parent of a person who died from a service-connected disability or who has a total and permanent service-connected disability, this bill would make you eligible for the survivors' and dependents' educational assistance program described in Title 38. The bill also updates related rules about when eligibility ends and how correspondence course payments are handled to include dependent parents. The bill text does not provide benefit amounts, time limits, or an effective date.
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The bill, introduced by Representative Norton, is written to extend survivors' and dependents' educational assistance to dependent parents of qualifying persons. Its stated purpose is to add dependent parents to the list of persons eligible under section 3501(a)(1).
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