Veterans Education: Non-Payment of VA Educational Assistance to Fugitive Felons
VA · va-education · Published 2005-05-16 · Effective 2005-05-16 · 70 FR 25785
Document
Document number
05-9733
Federal Register citation
70 FR 25785
CFR reference
38 CFR 21
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
va-education
Agency
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Publication date
2005-05-16
Effective date
2005-05-16
Abstract
This document amends Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) regulations to reflect a provision in the Veterans Education and Benefits Expansion Act of 2001 (Act). The Act contains a provision in section 505 that prohibits VA from awarding educational assistance allowance to individuals during any period that they are fugitive felons. Section 505 further prohibits payment of educational assistance allowance to a dependent of a veteran if the veteran is a fugitive felon. The prohibitions apply to the following VA educational assistance programs: Montgomery GI Bill-Active Duty, Post-Vietnam Era Veteran's Educational Assistance Program, and Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance.