Freshman Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) introduced "The Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2007" (S.22) on 4 JAN to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.

The bill provides:

- A new benefits package to cover costs of tuition, room and board, and a monthly stipend of $1,000 for service members who have served on active duty since September 11, 2001. For veterans to qualify they must have served at least two years of active duty, with at least some period of active duty time served beginning on or after September 11, 2001;

- Educational benefits for a period of time that is linked to time served in the military. Generally, veterans will not receive assistance for more than a total of 36 months, which equals four academic years;

- Additional payments for tutorial assistance, up to $100 a month, as well as licensure and certification tests;

- Veterans up to fifteen years (currently 10 years for active duty only) to use their educational assistance. But veterans would be barred from receiving concurrent assistance from this program and the Montgomery G.I. bill program;

- Reservists would have the option of participating in the Reserve MGIB or electing to participate in the new program; and

- The Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) would administer the program.