To: Rep. Seth Moulton (MA-6)
Pass H.R.562 - VRAP Extension Act of 2013
Congress please move along H.R.562 - VRAP Extension Act of 2013. VRAP benefits end in the middle of the semester on 04/01/2014 and we need the benefits to go through the end of the semester. VRAP Extension Act of 2013 - Amends the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011 to extend through June 30, 2014, the veterans retraining assistance program.
Why is this important?
I am the Veterans Services Coordinator at North Shore Community College. We currently have 14 Veterans enrolled in school under the VRAP program for the spring semester which ends 5/12/2014. Many of these veterans count on the VRAP to subsidize their living expenses while in school. If the VRAP payments stop mid-semester, it would put many of these veterans into an extreme financial hardship.