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VA RIN: 2900-AS38 Publication ID: 2026 
Title: ●Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship 
Abstract:

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) amends its regulations to provide up to nine months of additional Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits to certain eligible individuals under the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship. This rule incorporates the provisions of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020, which further expanded eligibility for this scholarship.

 
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs(VA)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Not subject to, not significant 
CFR Citation: 38 CFR 21.9800   
Legal Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501    38 U.S.C. 3320   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  01/15/2026  91 FR 1726   
NPRM Comment Period End  03/16/2026 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Thomas Alphonso
Assistant Director, Policy and Implementation - Education Service
Department of Veterans Affairs
Washington, DC 20420
Phone:202 461-9486
Email: thomas.alphonso@va.gov