Increase the fees that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) charges veterans for home loan guarantees
Provide additional burial benefits for veterans
Provide service members more time to decide whether to contribute to the Montgomery GI Bill
Require public schools to charge no more than in-state tuition for students using veterans’ education benefits
Establish a new life insurance program for veterans with medical conditions connected to military service
Modify veterans’ pension benefits
Impose mandates on intergovernmental and private-sector entities by prohibiting early termination fees on property and car leases, permitting telecommunication and Internet contracts to be cancelled without penalty, and expanding employment protections for members of the National Guard
Estimated budgetary effects would primarily stem from
Increasing fees charged by VA for home loan guarantees
Providing additional veterans’ burial and pension payments
Reducing service member contributions to the Montgomery GI Bill
Reducing net costs for veterans’ insurance benefits
Areas of significant uncertainty include
Projecting the number and characteristics of home loans guaranteed by VA
Estimating the number of veterans who use new burial and pension benefits
Projecting the number of service members who would not make contributions to the Montgomery GI Bill programs and estimating the subsequent changes in their use of education benefits