The bipartisan agreement is a sweeping effort to fill coverage gaps in the post-9/11 GI Bill amid a rapidly changing job market. The group drafted the original GI Bill of Rights in 1944 that created the comprehensive education benefit for World War II and future veterans. The bill's lead sponsor is Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tenn., chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee. The legislation combines 18 separate House bills, also providing full GI Bill eligibility to Purple Heart recipients. Total government spending on the GI Bill is expected to be more than $100 billion over 10 years.

Source: ABC News July 13, 2017 08:41 UTC