Sec. 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS
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## SECTION 1 SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS **[**[38 U.S.C. 101 note](/us/usc/t38/s101)**]** ###
(a)Short Title This Act may be cited as the “Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017”. ###
(b)Table of Contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. References to title 38, United States Code. TITLE I—POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Sec. 101. Consideration of certain time spent receiving medical care from Secretary of Defense as active duty for purposes of eligibility for Post-9/11 Educational Assistance. Sec. 102. Educational assistance under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program for members of the Armed Forces awarded the Purple Heart. Sec. 103. Inclusion of Fry Scholarship recipients and Purple Heart recipients in Yellow Ribbon G.I. Education Enhancement Program. Sec. 104. Inclusion of certain members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty in Yellow Ribbon G.I. Education Enhancement Program. Sec. 105. Consolidation of certain eligibility tiers under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 106. Eligibility for Post-9/11 Educational Assistance for certain members of reserve components of Armed Forces who lost entitlement to educational assistance under Reserve Educational Assistance Program. Sec. 107. Calculation of monthly housing stipend under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program based on location of campus where classes are attended. Sec. 108. Charge to entitlement for certain licensure and certification tests and national tests under Department of Veterans Affairs Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program. Sec. 109. Restoration of entitlement to educational assistance and other relief for veterans affected by school closure or disapproval. Sec. 110. Additional authorized transfer of unused Post-9/11 Educational Assistance benefits to dependents upon death of originally designated dependent. Sec. 111. Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship. Sec. 112. Honoring the national service of members of the Armed Forces by elimination of time limitation for use of entitlement. Sec. 113. Monthly stipend for certain members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces receiving Post-9/11 Educational Assistance. Sec. 114. Annual reports to Congress on information on student progress submitted by educational institutions. Sec. 115. Improvement of information technology of the veterans benefits administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 116. Department of Veterans Affairs high technology pilot program. TITLE II—OTHER EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS Sec. 201. Work-study allowance. Sec. 202. Duration of educational assistance under Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance Program. Sec. 203. Olin E. Teague increase in amounts of educational assistance payable under Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance Program. TITLE III—ADMINISTRATION OF EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS Sec. 301. State approving agency funding. Sec. 302. Authorization for use of educational assistance under any of the educational assistance programs of the department of veterans affairs to pursue independent study programs at certain educational institutions that are not institutions of higher learning. Sec. 303. Provision of information on priority enrollment for veterans in certain courses of education. Sec. 304. Limitation on use of reporting fees payable to educational institutions and sponsors of programs of apprenticeship. Sec. 305. Training for school certifying officials. Sec. 306. Extension of authority for Advisory Committee on Education. Sec. 307. Department of Veterans Affairs provision of on-campus educational and vocational counseling for veterans. Sec. 308. Provision of information regarding veteran entitlement to educational assistance. Sec. 309. Treatment, for purposes of educational assistance administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, of educational courses that begin seven or fewer days after the first day of an academic term. Sec. 310. Inclusion of risk-based reviews in State approving agency oversight activities. Sec. 311. Comptroller General study of State approving agency performance. TITLE IV—RESERVE COMPONENT BENEFITS Sec. 401. Eligibility of reserve component members for Post-9/11 Educational Assistance. Sec. 402. Time limitation for training and rehabilitation for veterans with service-connected disabilities. TITLE V—OTHER MATTERS Sec. 501. Repeal inapplicability of modification of basic allowance for housing to benefits under laws administered by Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 502. Reconsideration of previously denied claims for disability compensation for veterans who allege full-body exposure to nitrogen mustard gas, sulfur mustard gas, or Lewisite during World War II.
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