Cuts to the Defense Department’s budget may mean less federal aid for active military students, if a bill supported by House Republicans passes through Congress.
Rep. Mike Coffman, R-Colo., tacked a provision requesting a review of tuition assistance on to the House of Representatives version of the 2012 Defense Appropriation Bill, saying the financial aid program should face cuts as part of a larger effort to decrease national spending.
The bill would require the Committee on Armed Services to assess ways to “increase the efficiency of the tuition assistance program,” according to GOP.gov.
If the program was reduced, more than 300,000 active military students reliant on the aid would be required to pay a higher portion of their tuition. The benefit currently provides $4,500 per year to active military students.
Many students who receive federal tuition assistance are also eligible for scholarship funds from the Post-9/11 GI Bill, a separate aid program. Most GW military students use the benefits it provides, Waring said.
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