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The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Last Updated: Sep 3, 2024 • Article History Table of Contents In full: G.I. Bill of Rights (Show more) Also called: Servicemen’s Readjustment Act (Show more) Date: 1944 (Show more) Location: United States (Show more)G.I. Bill, U.S. legislation adopted in 1944 that provided various benefits to veterans of World War II. Through the Veterans Administration (later the Department of Veterans Affairs; VA), the act enabled veterans to obtain grants for school and college tuition, low-interest mortgage and small-business loans, job training, hiring privileges, and unemployment benefits. Amendments to the act provided for full disability coverage and the construction of additional VA hospitals. Later legislation extended the benefits to all who had served in the armed forces.
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