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To require the Secretary of the Air Force to establish a permanent program to provide tuition assistance to members of the Air National Guard.
Summary
The bill requires the Secretary of the Air Force to establish a permanent tuition assistance program for members of the Air National Guard. Under this program, the Air Force would pay all or part of the tuition and educational expenses for Air National Guard members who meet the training requirements established by Air Force regulations. The program would be administered under existing federal law governing military tuition assistance and would provide ongoing support for educational costs for eligible Guard members.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] (R-ND)
3 cosponsors
- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] (D-CO)
- Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] (R-KS)
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH)
Actions (2)
- Feb 6, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. · senate
- Feb 6, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 6 (legislative day, February 5), 2025
Mr. Hoeven (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Moran, and Mr. Bennet) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To require the Secretary of the Air Force to establish a permanent program to provide tuition assistance to members of the Air National Guard.
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 “Air Guard Standardizing Tuition Assistance To Unify the Services Act of 2025” or the “Air Guard STATUS Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. PROVISION OF TUITION ASSISTANCE TO MEMBERS OF AIR NATIONAL GUARD.
The Secretary of the Air Force shall establish a permanent program to pay, under section 2007 of title 10, United States Code, all or a portion of the charges of an educational institution for the tuition or expenses of a member of the Air National Guard who is in compliance with the training requirements under regulations prescribed under section 502(a) of title 32, United States Code. <all>
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