Joshua Jacobs, the VA's undersecretary for benefits, said the VA now has the ability to provide up to 12 months of additional education benefits for qualifying veterans.
A special service will be held in the Capitol Rotunda, with eulogies by Vice President Kamala Harris, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., and House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La.
Members of Congress, the Supreme Court and other dignitaries will gather at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday for a lying-in-state ceremony for former President Jimmy Carter.