{"id":54222,"date":"2020-03-17T13:15:34","date_gmt":"2020-03-17T13:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/03\/17\/emergency-fix-for-gi-bill-payouts-at-colleges-shuttered-by-coronavirus-advances-but-final-passage-uncertain\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T09:28:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T09:28:07","slug":"emergency-fix-for-gi-bill-payouts-at-colleges-shuttered-by-coronavirus-advances-but-final-passage-uncertain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/education-transition\/2020\/03\/17\/emergency-fix-for-gi-bill-payouts-at-colleges-shuttered-by-coronavirus-advances-but-final-passage-uncertain\/","title":{"rendered":"Emergency fix for GI Bill payouts at colleges shuttered by coronavirus advances, but final passage uncertain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Senate on Monday rushed through emergency legislation to help tens of thousands of student veterans whose <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/education-transition\/2020\/03\/11\/lawmakers-move-to-protect-gi-bill-payouts-amid-college-coronavirus-closings\/\" target=_blank>GI Bill benefits could be disrupted in coming weeks<\/a>, but the fate of the measure in the House remains unclear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In late work Monday evening, the upper chamber of Congress approved plans from Senate Veterans\u2019 Affairs Committee Chairman Jerry Moran, R-Kan., and ranking member Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., that would ensure <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/2019\/09\/03\/court-ruling-could-give-veterans-an-extra-year-of-gi-bill-benefits\/\" target=\"_blank\">VA education benefits<\/a> are not disrupted by college\u2019s plans to shift to remote learning options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the last few weeks, as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/coronavirus\/\" target=_blank>coronavirus has spread throughout the world<\/a>, dozens of U.S. colleges and universities have announced plans to keep students at home for the remainder of the spring semester with online-only classes.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/education-transition\/2020\/03\/11\/lawmakers-move-to-protect-gi-bill-payouts-amid-college-coronavirus-closings\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20069515427133.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Lawmakers move to protect GI Bill payouts amid college coronavirus closings<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Concerns surround whether schools&#039; decisions to shift to online-only classes will affect GI Bill housing payments.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Health experts have praised the move as a way to help curb the spread of the virus, which has already claimed more than 7,000 lives worldwide. Earlier on Monday, President Donald Trump recommended that Americans avoid gatherings of more than 10 people for the next two weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But veterans advocates have warned that without a change in federal law, student veterans could see severe financial consequences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under existing rules for the Post-9\/11 GI Bill benefit \u2014 which most veterans currently use for their post-secondary education <b>\u2014 <\/b>student veterans in online college classes receive only half the housing allowance of their on-campus peers. That difference can total several hundred dollars a month, depending where the students are located.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the sudden change in college classes, some veterans housing benefits would drop severely in coming weeks, while others could be zeroed out because colleges are not following requirements laid out at the start of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a letter to lawmakers last week a coalition of more than 70 veterans groups warned the emergency situation requires immediate congressional action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMilitary-connected students cannot help prevent the spread of COVID-19 by staying home if they lose those homes due to disrupted benefits,\u201d they warned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Monday, the Senate agreed. Moran\u2019s measure, which would update language giving the VA Secretary authority to continue GI Bill payments uninterrupted in the event of national emergencies, passed without objection in a voice vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is a great first step,\u201d Moran said in a statement. \u201cWe must make certain veterans can still receive the benefits they\u2019ve earned despite concerns surrounding coronavirus and have the opportunity to earn a college degree and achieve success after service.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/education-transition\/2020\/03\/09\/va-suspends-certifications-for-five-universities-over-deceptive-enrollment-practices\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/JDS_4134-RESIZED.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">VA suspends GI Bill certifications for five universities over deceptive enrollment practices<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The VA identified University of Phoenix, Colorado Technical University, American InterContinental University, Bellevue University and Temple University as in violation of U.S. law which prohibits illegal \u201cadvertising, sales, or enrollment practices.\u201d<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now the measure shifts to the House, which has already left town for recess and has an uncertain return date. 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