HEOA section 480(j)(1) of the Higher Education Act was originally changed to exclude veterans education benefits  as an estimated financial aid resource effective 7/1/2010.   On 7/1/2009 President Obama signed H.R. 1777 making technical corrections to move the effective date to 7/1/2009 for the 2009-2010 award year.  Institutions may no longer consider any Federal veterans education benefits as a  financial aid resource for the student. This includes all benefits received by the veteran, his/her spouse and his/her dependent. Veteran education benefits continue to not be  considered as an income source in calculating the EFC for the student.  All institutions must re-review and if necessary make updates and repackage all students receiving Federal veterans education benefits for the 2009-2010 award year.  Any loans already processed for the 2009-2010 award year for the FFEL or Direct Loan programs would need to be reprocessed as well if eligibility has changed.