,i #aac? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #eghd ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,decemb] #c1 #bjad ,mr4 ,mc,kinley 7= himself & ,ms4 ,titus7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to au?orize ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to provide additional educational assi/ance "u ! ,po/-#i_/aa ,educational ,assi/ance ,program ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to c]ta9 eligible individuals4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,,gi ,bill ,,/em ,ext5sion ,act ( #bjad4 #b4 ,additional educational assi/ance "u ,po/-#i_/aa ,educational ,assi/ance ,program ( ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 7a7 ,9 g5]al ,sub*apt] ,,ii ( *apt] #cc ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new section3 #ccbj4 ,additional b5efits 7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y may provide to an eligible individual additional educational assi/ance "u ?is section4 7b7 ,am\nt ( assi/ance ,! ,secret>y %all pay to ea* individual :o receives educational assi/ance "u ?is section :o is pursu+ a program ( education ! am\nt payable "u section #ccac ( ?is title = su* program ( education = a p]iod ( n m ?an n9e mon?s4 7c7 ,eligibility ,an eligible individual is an individual-- 7#a7 :o is or 0 entitl$ to educational assi/ance "u section #ccaa ( ?is title2 7#b7 :o has us$ all ( ! educational assi/ance to :i* ! individual is entitl$ "u ?is *apt]2 & 7#c7 :o-- 7,a7 is enroll$ 9 a program ( education lead+ to a po/-second>y degree t requires m ?an ! /&>d #abh seme/] 7or #aib qu>t]7 cr$it h\rs = completion 9-- 7i7 biological or biom$ical sci5ce2 7ii7 physical sci5ce2 7iii7 sci5ce te*nologies or te*nicians2 7iv7 comput] & in=mation sci5ce & support s]vices2 7v7 ma!matics or /ati/ics2 7vi7 eng9e]+2 7vii7 eng9e]+ te*nologies or an eng9e]+-relat$ field2 7viii7 a heal? pr(ession or relat$ program2 or 7ix7 a m$ical resid5cy program2 or 7,b7 has e>n$ a po/-second>y degree 9 a field ref]r$ to 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 & is enroll$ 9 a program ( education lead+ to a tea*+ c]tification4 4 7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( sections at ! beg9n+ ( su* *apt] is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to section #ccai ! foll[+ new item3 #ccbj4 ,additional b5efits4 4