Time of Service Act

HR 968, the Time of Service Act, would change the deadline for using benefits under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program from January 1, 2013, to January 1, 2001. This would require veterans to use their educational benefits by 2001, before the program's effective date in 2009. As a result, the bill would make these benefits unavailable for all veterans eligible under the program. It directly affects veterans who served after September 11, 2001, and are currently using or eligible for the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program.