<Li> Passed the Senate on September 6, 2007 (Yeas: 92; Nays: 1) </Li> <Li> Signed into law by President George W. Bush on June 30, 2008 </Li> <P> The Post-9 / 11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 is Title V of the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2008, Pub. L. 110--252, H.R. 2642, an Act of Congress which became law on June 30, 2008 . The act amended Part III of Title 38, United States Code to include a new Chapter 33, which expands the educational benefits for military veterans who have served since September 11, 2001 . At various times the new education benefits have been referred to as the Post-9 / 11 GI Bill, the 21st Century G.I. Bill of Rights, or the Webb G.I. Bill, with many current references calling it simply the new G.I. Bill . President George W. Bush signed H.R. 2642 into law on June 30, 2008 . </P> <P> The law is an effort to pay for veterans' college expenses to a similar extent that the original G.I. Bill did after World War II . The main provisions of the act include funding 100% of a public four - year undergraduate education to a veteran who has served three years on active duty since September 11, 2001 . The act also provides the ability for the veteran to transfer benefits to a spouse or children after serving (or agreeing to serve) ten years . </P>

When was the post 911 gi bill passed