it would give the va the ability to -- untlsz educational institution permits to attend permitting payment by the va and accepts a eligibility as a prommes for payment. continued cooperation for the va, and interested vsos and survivor advocates is essential to make the forever gi bill a success. taps will continue to provide feedback to both the va and committee on the experience of survivors. thank you and i look forward to your questions. >> you're welcome and i thamg the panel for their testimony today. general, first of all thank you for your service to our country. on a conference call last week subcommittee staff were informed that due to a problem with the va's it system the department will still have letters and certificates of eligibility that will be sent to chapter 33 beneficiaries that show their gi benefits expire, despite the change made in section 112 of the forever gi bill. on the call the proposed work around was to send the ben fishiary a separate letter telling them to basically ignore it first letter. wrought the department's plans to address the situation, this partic