The Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 (Post-9/11 GI Bill)


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The Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 (Post-9/11 GI Bill)-enacted as Title V of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (P.L. 110-252) on June 30, 2008-is the newest GI Bill and went into effect on August 1, 2009. There were four main drivers for the Post-9/11 GI Bill: (1) providing parity of benefits for reservists and members of the regular Armed Forces, (2) ensuring comprehensive educational benefits, (3) meeting military recruiting goals, and (4) improving military retention through transferability of benefits. By FY2010, the program had the largest numbers of participants and the highest total obligations compared to the other GI Bills.







Research in Education


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Annual Report


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To Provide Readjustment Assistance to Post-Korean Conflict Veterans


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Considers legislation to extend educational and vocational training assistance and loan benefits to post-Korean War veterans, and to provide vocational rehabilitation to veterans who incurred disability before or after the Korean War.