Advocacy Documents Section 1 Content Section 1 Content Left Section 1 Content Right Section 2 Content Section 2 Content Left Section 2 Content Right Section 3 Content Section 3 Content Left Section 3 Content Right Section 4 Content Section 4 Content Left Section 4 Content Right Section 5 Content Section 5 Content Left Section 5 Content Right Section 6 Content Section 6 Content Left Section 6 Content Right Page Content Search Advocacy Documents: TopicAccessibilityAccreditationNational Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and IntegrityStudent OutcomesTransfer of CreditACE EngageAdmissionsAdvancementAffordabilityAnnual MeetingAthleticsBudgetCampus IssuesCampus SafetyClery ActSexual AssaultCompletionCorporate PartnershipCreditCredit for Prior LearningEvaluationsFaculty EvaluatorsMilitaryRecommendationsReview PreparationStudent ServicesTranscriptsTransferCrisis ManagementData-Enabled LeadershipDiversity and InclusionEducational OpportunityFacultyEffective TeachingFaculty DevelopmentFederal Budget and AppropriationsGEAR UPPell GrantsResearch FundingTRIOFinancial AidBorrower DefenseFederal Work-StudyFree Application for Federal Student AidGraduate StudentsPell GrantsPerkinsStudent LoansUndergraduate StudentsFree SpeechGender EquityGeneral ContentHealth CareStudent Health InsuranceImmigration and International StudentsDreamersH-1BOptional and Practical TrainingStudent VisasInnovationInstructional QualityInternationalizationLabor and EmploymentEconomic CompetitivenessFair Labor Standards ActGraduate StudentsWorkforce DevelopmentLaw and CourtsPatents ＆ CopyrightsLeadership PipelineLegislationHigher Education ActMembershipMental HealthMinority Serving InstitutionsPersistencePolicy and ResearchPost-Traditional LearnersRegional and Global PartnershipsRegulationBorrower DefenseGainful EmploymentNet NeutralityState AuthorizationScience and TechnologyDataResearchSocial MobilitySocial ProgressSpotlightCorporate Member SpotlightMember Institution SpotlightStudent SpotlightSTEMStudent OutcomesSustainabilityTaxation and FinanceCharitable GivingEndowmentsFinancial AidTax ReformUnrelated Business Income TaxTitle IXVeteransGI BillVeterans EducationAudienceEntry-Level LeadershipCoordinatorDepartment ChairFacultyExecutiveChief of StaffPresident/CEO/ChancellorProvostVice PresidentMembersFoundations and CorporationsNon-U.S. InstitutionsOther Sponsorship, Partnership and Alliance OpportunitiesU.S. InstitutionsMid-Level LeadershipAssistant DeanDirectorExecutive DirectorMilitary and VeteransNon-MembersFoundations and CorporationsNon-U.S. InstitutionsOther Sponsorship, Partnership and Alliance OpportunitiesU.S. InstitutionsPolicymakersResearchersSenior LeadershipAssistant ProvostAssistant Vice PresidentDean PublicationDateDescriptionTopic(s)Type Overpayments for GI Bill Tuition and Fees and VA’s Process for Collecting These Debts 4/19/2021Under Section 1019 of the Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020, institutions are now responsible for paying back to the VA “any overpayment” of tuition and fees paid directly to the institution on behalf of a veteran. Topic(s): Veterans; GI Bill; Legislation Type: Bill Summary Letter to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on the Protect the GI Bill Act 12/3/2020Letter to the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs regarding the the Protect the GI Bill Act. While ACE supports much of the bill, there are several provisions that could create unintended consequences for veterans and institutions. Topic(s): Veterans Education; Veterans; GI Bill Type: Letters and Comments Letter to the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on the Protect the GI Bill Act 12/3/2020Letter to the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs regarding the the Protect the GI Bill Act. While ACE supports much of the bill, there are several provisions that could create unintended consequences for veterans and institutions. Topic(s): Veterans; Veterans Education; GI Bill Type: Letters and Comments Letter to the Senate in Support of Flexibility for Veterans Education Benefits During the Pandemic 9/23/2020Letter to the Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs in support of extending a law to help ensure that veteran education benefits are not disrupted because of COVID-19. The new end date is December 2021. Topic(s): Veterans; Veterans Education; Legislation Type: Letters and Comments Letter to the House in Support of Flexibility for Veterans Education Benefits During the Pandemic 9/23/2020Letter to the House Committee on Veteran Affairs in support of extending a law to help ensure that veteran education benefits are not disrupted because of COVID-19. The new end date is December 2021. Topic(s): Veterans; Veterans Education; Legislation Type: Letters and Comments Letter to Senate Veterans Committee on Veteran Coronavirus Response Act 4/14/2020Letter sent to the leadership of the Senate Committee on Veterans in support of the Student Veterans Coronavirus Response Act of 2020. Topic(s): Crisis Management; Veterans; Veterans Education; Legislation Type: Letters and Comments Letter in Support of Ensuring GI Bill Benefits for Online Programs During COVID-19 Pandemic 3/18/2020Letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy asking the House to approve a bill ensuring veterans continue to receive their GI bill benefits when campuses move courses online due to COVID-19. Topic(s): Veterans; Veterans Education Type: Letters and Comments Letter to Senate on Ensuring GI Bill Benefits Are Not Interrupted During Coronavirus Pandemic 3/12/2020Letter to Sens. Jerry Moran and Jon Tester of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee in support of legislation to ensure that veterans continue to receive their GI bill benefits if their institution moves courses online due to the coronavirus. Topic(s): Veterans; Veterans Education Type: Letters and Comments Letter to House on Ensuring GI Bill Benefits Are Not Interrupted During Coronavirus Pandemic 3/12/2020Letter to Rep. Phil Roe in strong support of H.R. 6194, legislation to ensure that veterans continue to receive their GI bill benefits if their institution moves courses online due to the coronavirus. Topic(s): Veterans; Veterans Education Type: Letters and Comments Letter in Support of the FREED Vets Act 3/10/2020Letter to Reps. Conor Lamb and Brian Fitzpatrick on the Federally Requiring Earned Education-debt Dischages for Vets Act, which would ensure that veterans with a total and permanent disability would have their federal student loans discharged automatically. 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