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GAO-09-565R 1 (2009-04-13)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadwxh0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I im TM WAccountability * Integrity * Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 B-318022 April 13, 2009 The Honorable Daniel K. Akaka Chairman The Honorable Richard Burr Ranking Minority Member Committee on Veterans' Affairs United States Senate The Honorable Bob Filner Chairman The Honorable Steve Buyer Ranking Minority Member Committee on Veterans' Affairs House of Representatives Subject: Department of Veterans Affairs: Post-9/11 GIBill Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), entitled Post- 9/11 GI Bill (RIN: 2900-AN10). We received the rule on March 26, 2009. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on March 31, 2009, with a stated effective date of August 1, 2009. 74 Fed. Reg. 14,654. The final rule established regulations regarding a new educational assistance program for individuals who served on active duty after September 11, 2001. The new program, known as the Post-9/11 GI Bill, was authorized by the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008. Pub. L. No. 110-252, title V, 122 Stat. 2323, 2357 (June 30, 2008). Under this rule, eligible individuals may receive an educational assistance allowance for established charges not to exceed the highest amount charged full-time in-state undergraduate students by the most expensive public institution in the state where the student is enrolled (or the national average of the most expensive in-state public institutions for individuals training at a foreign institution not associated with an institution located inside the United States). An eligible individual may also receive a monthly housing allowance up to a certain maximum and a book stipend of up to $1,000 each academic year. Individuals may also qualify for a work-study allowance, tutorial assistance, reimbursement of a licensing or certification test, and a rural relocation benefit. Individuals eligible for 100 percent of the benefit may also receive additional funds under the Yellow Ribbon Program to cover established charges not otherwise covered. GAO-09-565R