The hearings pertain to approximately 50 bills on the education and training for war veterans and their dependents. Among the proposals seeking changes in and liberalization of the several education programs are: extension of the delimiting date of the current program, direct tuition payments to schools, and restoring entitlement of World War II and Korean conflict veterans. The document includes copies of the bills and agency reports on the bills as well as a list of the bills being considered. The final 140 pages of the document consist of a copy of a report submitted to the committee by the Educational Testing Service on the committee-directed independent study of the operation of the post-Korean conflict program of educational assistance currently carried out under Title 38 U.S.C. in comparison with similar programs of educational assistance that were available to veterans of World War II and of the Korean conflict. Testimony on the report is also included. (For the Comparative Study carried out by the Educational Testing Service see CE 000 840.) (Author/AG)