Description:
The bill would Increase the fees that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) charges veterans for home loan guarantees Expand eligibility for the Fry Scholarship to the dependents of certain deceased individuals who served in the Selected Reserve of the U.S. Armed Forces Raise the maximum number and aggregate amounts of housing grants to disabled veterans Modify eligibility criteria of certain housing grants for blind veterans Authorize benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill for preparatory courses for licensing and certification tests Change how VA pays allowances for veterans in work-study programs Estimated budgetary effects would primarily stem from Increasing fees charged by VA for home loan guarantees Increasing beneficiaries of the Post-9/11 GI Bill Providing additional housing grants for disabled veterans Areas of significant uncertainty include Projecting the number and characteristics of home loans guaranteed by VA Estimating the number and amount of housing grants awarded above current limits Estimating the number of dependents of deceased reservists who would utilize the Fry Scholarship
