Military veterans will get expanded college services under a bill co-sponsored by Representative Paul Cook and signed into law by Donald Trump earlier this week. The Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017 removed the 15-year limit on using benefits of the GI Bill. The bill also includes significant increases in GI Bill funding for reservists and guardsmen, military dependents, and surviving spouses and dependents. In addition, using language inserted into the bill by Cook, veterans will receive housing payments that are based on the actual location where the students attend classes, and not where the college is certified. Since 1944, the GI Bill – later renamed the Post-9/11 GI Bill – has helped millions of veterans pay for college, graduate school, and other training programs.
