To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend eligibility for survivors' and dependents' educational assistance to the dependent parent of a person who dies of a service-connected disability or has a total and permanent service-connected disability, and for other purposes.

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Parents of certain fallen or severely disabled service members would get education benefits.

Parents who depended on a service member would get help paying for college or job training if their child died from a service-related injury or has a severe, permanent disability. Currently, only spouses and children of these service members or veterans can get this type of educational assistance. This bill would expand that support to include dependent parents.

What Would Change

Currently, only spouses and children of service members who died from a service-connected disability or have a total and permanent service-connected disability can get federal educational assistance. This bill would expand that eligibility to include dependent parents of these service members or veterans, allowing them to receive financial support for their education.

Key Provisions

Extends eligibility for educational assistance to dependent parents of service members who died from a service-connected disability or have a total and permanent service-connected disability.
Lets these newly eligible dependent parents use their benefits for correspondence courses.
Includes these dependent parents in the rules for how long they can receive educational benefits.
Updates the rules for when educational benefits stop, by adding 'child' to the list of affected family members.

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HR 10172 · 119th Congress · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 7/10

To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend eligibility for survivors' and dependents' educational assistance to the dependent parent of a person who dies of a service-connected disability or has a total and permanent service-connected disability, and for other purposes.

What Would Change

Key Provisions

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