Veterans Affairs Department
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is amending its regulations that govern VA's administration of educational assistance programs to implement the provisions of the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010, which modified the manner in which payments of educational assistance are determined and expanded the types of programs students may pursue under the Post-9/11 GI Bill; section 1002 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009, which authorized the "Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship;" and a select number of provisions of the Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Veterans Affairs 38 CFR Part 21 RIN 2900-AQ88 AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is amending its regulations that govern VA's administration of educational assistance programs to implement the provisions of the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010, which modified the manner in which payments of educational assistance are determined and expanded the types of programs students may pursue under the Post-9/11 GI Bill; section 1002 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009, which authorized the “Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship;” and a select number of provisions of the Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017. DATES: This rule is effective March 17, 2025. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Alphonso, Assistant Director, Policy and Procedures, Education Service, Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Benefits Administration (22), 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420. Telephone: (202) 461-9800. (This is not a toll-free telephone number.) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under chapter 5 of title 38, United States Code (U.S.C.), the Secretary has the authority to prescribe rules and regulations which are appropriate and necessary to carry out the laws administered by VA. Accordingly, on May 24, 2023, VA published a proposed rule at 88 FR 33672 to amend its regulations to implement section 1002 of the Suppleme…
Citation: 90 FR 5324
