New law will cut off unemployment pay for most GI Bill users, but when?

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New law will cut off unemployment pay for most GI Bill users, but when?

Leo Shane III, Military Times 5:02 a.m. EST March 12, 2016

Department of Labor officials are moving to cut off unemployment checks for veterans attending college on the GI Bill after lawmakers quietly approved the cost-cutting move last December. But exactly when and how the change will take place remains a frustrating mystery to federal and state officials, and to veterans advocates who unsuccessfully argued against the idea.

Language inserted in the final draft of last year’s National Defense Authorization Act specifies that veterans receiving Post-9/11 GI Bill education payouts should not also be eligible for unemployment insurance. An exception was carved out for veterans involuntarily separated from the military under honorable conditions.
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Federal officials aren’t sure how many veterans may be taking advantage of the dual benefits now, but anecdotal evidence was enough for lawmakers to move to end the practice. But doing so will be complicated.

In a statement, Employment and Training Administration officials within the Department of Labor said they are working with various state and federal agencies to “develop an approach” for how to identify which veterans are receiving unemployment checks, GI Bill checks or both. No such central information system exists, in part because unemployment benefits are handled differently in each state.
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It’s also unclear who will be blocked from receiving the unemployment payouts once the new rules and processes are developed. The NDAA language appears to cover individuals who collect unemployment after leaving the military but not those who work somewhere else between leaving uniform and using their GI Bill benefits. Labor officials said they believe the new rules “will only apply to a small segment of transitioning military who get Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits” but could not offer more specifics as their process continues.
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