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Ensuring Benefits for Disabled Veterans Act
To amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal a certain limitation on the receipt of assistance under both the Veteran Readiness and Employment program and the educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Summary
This bill amends federal veterans law to remove a restriction that prevented disabled veterans from receiving assistance under both the Veteran Readiness and Employment program and the Department of Veterans Affairs educational assistance programs simultaneously. The bill repeals the limitation in Section 3695 of Title 38, United States Code that currently restricts veterans from combining these two forms of assistance. This change allows eligible disabled veterans to access both vocational rehabilitation and educational benefits at the same time.
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Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND)
Actions (2)
- Feb 10, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · senate
- Feb 10, 2026 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 10, 2026
Mr. King (for himself and Mr. Cramer) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal a certain limitation on the receipt of assistance under both the Veteran Readiness and Employment program and the educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Ensuring Benefits for Disabled Veterans Act”.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF CERTAIN LIMITATION ON RECEIPT OF ASSISTANCE UNDER BOTH THE VETERAN READINESS AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM AND THE EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
Section 3695 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (b); and
(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b). <all>
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