Extend education benefits to some dependent parents of servicemembers and veterans

Norton introduced a bill to make education assistance available to a dependent parent if their child dies from a service-connected disability or has a total and permanent service-connected disability. The bill would extend eligibility beyond the spouses and children who are currently eligible.

Context: Eligibility is limited to the circumstances described; the supplied text does not establish that the bill became law.

In their own words

a dependent parent could qualify for education assistance if their child dies from a service-connected disability

The source

Eleanor Holmes Norton: official policy priorities

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