Public Law 78-346
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Public Law 78-346 is the landmark 1944 U.S. federal legislation, commonly known as the original GI Bill, that provided World War II veterans with benefits such as education funding, low-cost mortgages, and unemployment compensation.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
GI Bill
ⓘ
United States federal law ⓘ veterans benefits legislation ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Veterans Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
original GI Bill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | World War II veterans ⓘ |
| beneficiary | United States military veterans of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| benefitType |
education funding
ⓘ
loan guarantees ⓘ unemployment benefits ⓘ vocational training support ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment | legislative branch of the United States ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| enactmentYear | 1944 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | World War II home front in the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later GI Bill expansions and amendments ⓘ |
| inForceDuring | post–World War II era ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| legalCitation | Public Law 78-346 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | 78th United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| longTermEffect |
expansion of the American middle class
ⓘ
growth of suburban homeownership in the United States ⓘ increased college enrollment in the United States ⓘ |
| motivatedBy | concern about postwar unemployment among returning servicemembers ⓘ |
| policyArea |
education policy
ⓘ
housing policy ⓘ labor and employment policy ⓘ social welfare ⓘ |
| provides |
education benefits for veterans
ⓘ
employment placement services for veterans ⓘ job counseling for veterans ⓘ low-cost business loans for veterans ⓘ low-cost farm loans for veterans ⓘ low-cost home loans for veterans ⓘ stipends for veterans in education or training ⓘ tuition payments for veterans ⓘ unemployment compensation for veterans ⓘ |
| purpose | to assist the readjustment of World War II veterans to civilian life ⓘ |
| relatedTo | GI Bill of Rights NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sectorImpacted |
higher education in the United States
ⓘ
housing market in the United States ⓘ labor market in the United States ⓘ |
| signedBy |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
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surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
|
| signingDate | 1944-06-22 ⓘ |
| targetPopulation | honorably discharged World War II veterans ⓘ |
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