AAU joined ACE and 8 other associations on a pair of letters to House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee leaders to thank them for their efforts to advance S. 3503 and H.R. 6322. The bills allowed the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide flexibilities for veterans if their program of study changed status from in-person to fully online due to COVID-19. The measures also included provisions to: allow the VA to continue to pay work-study allowances during closures; create an additional monthly housing payment; restore education entitlements to veterans who must withdraw due to the pandemic; and allow veterans to apply to extend their education benefits.