Veterans Education: Suspension and Discontinuance of Payments

This document makes changes to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) education regulations. It requires that a Director of a VA field station obtain recommendations from a Committee on Educational Allowances before deciding whether to suspend or discontinue payments of educational assistance when educational institutions (including training establishments) fail to meet requirements. It also establishes procedural and composition requirements for the Committees, and it establishes hearing rules for the Committees. In addition, it provides that upon the request of the affected educational institution, the Director of the Education Service will determine, on the basis of the evidence of record, appeals of a decision concerning such suspension or discontinuance of payments of educational assistance. The changes apply to the following educational assistance programs: Montgomery GI Bill-- Active Duty, Montgomery GI Bill--Selected Reserve, Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance, the Post-Vietnam Era Veterans' Educational Assistance Program, and the Educational Assistance Pilot Program. The changes are appropriate to ensure proper decisionmaking. In addition, nonsubstantive changes are made for the purpose of clarification.