,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eghd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #c1 #bjad  
,mr4 ,mc,kinley 7for himself and ,ms4   
,titus7 introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to authorize the ,secretary of ,veterans
 ,affairs to provide additional         
educational assistance under the        
,post-#i_/aa ,educational ,assistance   
,program of the ,department of ,veterans
 ,affairs to certain eligible           
individuals4  #a4 ,short title ,this    
,act may be cited as the ,,gi ,bill     
,,stem ,extension ,act of #bjad4  #b4   
,additional educational assistance under
 ,post-#i_/aa ,educational ,assistance  
,program of ,department of ,veterans    
,affairs  7a7 ,in general ,subchapter   
,,ii of chapter #cc of title #ch1       
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following new     
section3  #ccbj4 ,additional benefits   

7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary may     
provide to an eligible individual       
additional educational assistance under 
this section4  7b7 ,amount of assistance
 ,the ,secretary shall pay to each      
individual who receives educational     
assistance under this section who is    
pursuing a program of education the     
amount payable under section #ccac of   
this title for such program of education
 for a period of not more than nine     
months4  7c7 ,eligibility ,an eligible  
individual is an individual--  7#a7 who 
is or was entitled to educational       
assistance under section #ccaa of this  
title2  7#b7 who has used all of the    
educational assistance to which the     
individual is entitled under this       
chapter2 and  7#c7 who--  7,a7 is       
enrolled in a program of education      
leading to a post-secondary degree that 
requires more than the standard #abh    
semester 7or #aib quarter7 credit hours 
for completion in--  7i7 biological or  
biomedical science2  7ii7 physical      

science2  7iii7 science technologies or 
technicians2  7iv7 computer and         
information science and support         
services2  7v7 mathematics or           
statistics2  7vi7 engineering2  7vii7   
engineering technologies or an          
engineering-related field2  7viii7 a    
health profession or related program2 or
  7ix7 a medical residency program2 or  
7,b7 has earned a post-secondary degree 
in a field referred to in subparagraph  
7,a7 and is enrolled in a program of    
education leading to a teaching         
certification4  4  7b7 ,clerical        
amendment ,the table of sections at the 
beginning of such chapter is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to    
section #ccai the following new item3   
#ccbj4 ,additional benefits4  4