{"id":6011,"date":"2014-07-31T21:12:00","date_gmt":"2014-08-01T01:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/congress-passes-merkley-bill-in-veterans-compromise\/"},"modified":"2023-07-24T11:10:17","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T15:10:17","slug":"congress-passes-merkley-bill-in-veterans-compromise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/congress-passes-merkley-bill-in-veterans-compromise\/","title":{"rendered":"El Congreso aprueba el proyecto de ley Merkley en el compromiso de los veteranos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON \u2013 Hoy, el Senado aprob\u00f3 una legislaci\u00f3n de compromiso para reformar el Departamento de Asuntos de Veteranos y mejorar los beneficios de los veteranos, que incluye una disposici\u00f3n del Senador de Oreg\u00f3n Jeff Merkley para ampliar los beneficios educativos a los c\u00f3nyuges de los miembros del servicio que mueren en el cumplimiento del deber. El proyecto de ley, que fue aprobado ayer por la C\u00e1mara, ahora ir\u00e1 al presidente para que se convierta en ley.<\/p>\n<p>La disposici\u00f3n de Merkley, titulada Ley de Educaci\u00f3n de C\u00f3nyuges de H\u00e9roes, se introdujo en 2013 con el patrocinio bipartidista del Senador Dean Heller (R-NV). Un veterano de Oreg\u00f3n llamado Robert Thornhill se comunic\u00f3 con el Senador Merkley sobre la idea de ampliar los beneficios educativos, que se convirti\u00f3 en la legislaci\u00f3n que se aprob\u00f3 hoy.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cPerder a un esposo o una esposa en la guerra es un sacrificio tr\u00e1gico para Estados Unidos que nuestra naci\u00f3n no puede pagar\u201d, dijo Merkley. \u201cSin embargo, como m\u00ednimo, los estadounidenses cuyos c\u00f3nyuges mueren en el cumplimiento del deber merecen una oportunidad justa de recibir una educaci\u00f3n, reconstruir sus vidas y crear una base s\u00f3lida para sus familias. Este proyecto de ley ampliar\u00e1 la Beca Fry para hacer que la educaci\u00f3n superior sea asequible para m\u00e1s c\u00f3nyuges con familias que mantener cuando regresen a la escuela. Felicito al veterano de Oreg\u00f3n Robert Thornhill por compartir esta excelente propuesta. Su idea reflexiva beneficiar\u00e1 a numerosos c\u00f3nyuges de h\u00e9roes ca\u00eddos\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>La legislaci\u00f3n m\u00e1s amplia aprobada hoy es un compromiso bipartidista y bicameral entre el Senado y la C\u00e1mara despu\u00e9s de que se aprobaran proyectos de ley en competencia en cada c\u00e1mara el mes pasado. El Senador Merkley fue uno de los cinco copatrocinadores originales de la Ley bipartidista de Acceso a la Atenci\u00f3n para Veteranos a trav\u00e9s de Elecci\u00f3n, Responsabilidad y Transparencia de 2014, el proyecto de ley del Senado que sirvi\u00f3 como base para el compromiso.<\/p>\n<p>Actualmente, bajo el Programa de Asistencia para la Educaci\u00f3n de Sobrevivientes y Dependientes, los c\u00f3nyuges de los miembros del servicio ca\u00eddos solo son elegibles para recibir beneficios educativos federales. Estos c\u00f3nyuges reciben una asignaci\u00f3n de hasta $936 por mes, que a menudo no llega al costo total de la matr\u00edcula y las tasas. La Ley de Educaci\u00f3n de C\u00f3nyuges de H\u00e9roes modifica el proyecto de ley GI posterior al 11 de septiembre para expandir la Beca Fry, que proporciona matr\u00edcula y tarifas estatales completas a los hijos de los miembros del servicio que han muerto en el cumplimiento del deber. Este cambio permitir\u00eda que los c\u00f3nyuges tambi\u00e9n reciban el costo total de la matr\u00edcula y las tarifas de pregrado p\u00fablicas en el estado, m\u00e1s un estipendio mensual para vivir y una asignaci\u00f3n para libros de texto.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>El proyecto de ley Merkley-Heller recibi\u00f3 el respaldo de los Veteranos de Guerras Extranjeras (VFW), la Asociaci\u00f3n de Oficiales Militares de Am\u00e9rica (MOAA), la Asociaci\u00f3n de la Guardia Nacional de los Estados Unidos (NGAUS), los Veteranos de Vietnam de Am\u00e9rica, los Sargentos de la Fuerza A\u00e9rea Association, la Orden Militar del Coraz\u00f3n P\u00farpura (MOPH), la Legi\u00f3n Estadounidense, los Veteranos de Estados Unidos en Irak y Afganist\u00e1n (IAVA), AMVETS y los Estudiantes Veteranos de Estados Unidos.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON &ndash; Today the Senate passed compromise legislation to reform the Department of Veterans&rsquo; Affairs and improve veterans&rsquo; 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