,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ich  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,may #ad1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,moran introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a  
,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to allow certain veterans
 to use educational assistance provided 
by the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs
 for franchise training1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,franchise          
,education for ,veterans ,act of #bjac4 
#b4 ,use of educational assistance      
furnished by ,department of ,veterans   
,affairs for franchise training  7a7    
,all-,volunteer ,force ,educational     
,assistance ,program  7#a7 ,program of  
education ,subparagraph 7,c7 of section 
#cjjb7c7 of title #ch1 ,united ,states  
,code1 is amended to read as follows3   
7,c7 in the case of an individual who is
 not serving on active duty1 includes-- 
7i7 a full-time program of              

apprenticeship or of other on-job       
training approved as provided in        
paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b71 as appropriate1 
of section #cfhg7;a7 of this title2     
7ii7 a cooperative program 7as defined  
in section #cdhb7;a77#b7 of this title72
 and  7iii7 a training program at a     
training establishment described in     
section #cdeb7;e77#b7 of this title     
that--  7,i7 is approved for purposes of
 chapter #cb or #cd of this title2 and  
7,,ii7 is for a franchise 7as defined in
 section #dcf4a of title #af1 ,code of  
,federal ,regulations1 or successor     
regulation74  4  7#b7 ,limitations      
,section #cjcb of such title is amended 
by adding at the end the following3  7h7
 7#a7 ,subject to paragraphs 7#c7 and   
7#d71 the amount of educational         
assistance payable under this chapter   
for a program of education consisting of
 a training program at a training       
establishment described in section      
#cdeb7;e77#b7 of this title shall be1   
with respect to any #ab-month period in 

which such training is pursued1 the     
lesser of the following3  7,a7 ,the sum 
of--  7i7 the fees assessed by the      
training establishment concerned for the
 training2  7ii7 a monthly housing      
stipend for each month 7or pro rata     
amount for each partial month7 of       
training pursued equal to the monthly   
amount of the basic allowance for       
housing payable under section #djc of   
title #cg for a member with dependents  
in pay grade ,e-#e residing in the      
military housing area that encompasses  
all or the majority portion of the ,,zip
 code area in which is located the      
training establishment2 and  7iii7 a    
monthly stipend in an amount equal to   
#hc for each month 7or pro rata amount  
for each partial month7 of training     
pursued for books1 supplies1 equipment1 
and other educational costs4  7,b7      
#ae1jjj4  7#b7 ,the number of months of 
entitlement charged in the case of any  
individual for a training program       
described in paragraph 7#a7 is equal to 

the number 7including any fraction7     
determined by dividing the total amount 
of educational assistance paid such     
individual for such program by the      
full-time monthly institutional rate of 
educational assistance such individual  
would otherwise be paid under subsection
 7a77#a71 7b77#a71 7d71 or 7e77#a7 of   
section #cjae of this title1 as the case
 may be4  7#c7 7,a7 ,in no event shall  
payment of educational assistance under 
this subsection for training described  
in paragraph 7#a7 exceed the amount of  
the individual's available entitlement  
under this chapter4  7,b7 ,with respect 
to an individual entitled to educational
 assistance under this subsection who is
 not described in subsection 7a77#a7 or 
7c77#a7 of section #cjae of this title1 
the ,secretary shall adjust the amount  
payable under paragraph 7#a7 by an      
amount determined by the ,secretary to  
reflect the difference in the rate of   
educational assistance such individual  
would be paid under such section as     

compared to the rate an individual      
described in subsection 7a77#a7 or      
7c77#a7 of such section would be paid   
under such section4  7#d7 ,a veteran may
 not receive--  7,a7 more than #ab      
months of educational assistance under  
this subsection2 and  7,b7 a total      
amount of educational assistance under  
this subsection that is more than       
#ae1jjj4  4  7b7 ,post-#i_/aa           
,educational ,assistance  7#a7 ,approved
 programs of education ,section         
#ccac7;b7 of such title is amended by   
striking the period at the end and      
inserting 1 including a training program
 described in section #cjjb7c77;,c77iii7
 of this title44  7#b7 ,franchise       
training ,section #ccac7;g77#c7 of such 
title is amended by adding at the end   
the following new subparagraph3  7,e7   
,subject to clauses 7ii7 and 7iii71 in  
the case of an individual pursuing a    
program of education consisting of a    
training program at a training          
establishment described in section      

#cdeb7;e77#b7 of this title1 amounts1   
with respect to any #ab-month period in 
which such training is pursued1 as      
follows3  7i7 ,an amount equal to the   
lesser of--  7,i7 the sum of--  7aa7 the
 fees assessed by the training          
establishment concerned for the         
training2  7bb7 a monthly housing       
stipend for each month 7or pro rata     
amount for each partial month7 of       
training pursued equal to the monthly   
amount of the basic allowance for       
housing payable under section #djc of   
title #cg for a member with dependents  
in pay grade ,e-#e residing in the      
military housing area that encompasses  
all or the majority portion of the ,,zip
 code area in which is located the      
training establishment2 and  7cc7 a     
monthly stipend in an amount equal to   
#hc for each month 7or pro rata amount  
for each partial month7 of training     
pursued for books1 supplies1 equipment1 
and other educational costs2 or  7,,ii7 
#ae1jjj4  7ii7 ,in the case of an       

individual entitled to educational      
assistance by reason of paragraphs 7#c7 
through 7#h7 of sections #ccaa7;b71 the 
amounts payable pursuant to clause 7i7  
shall be the amounts otherwise          
determined pursuant to such clause      
multiplied by the same percentage       
applicable to the monthly amounts       
payable to the individual under         
paragraphs 7#b7 through 7#g7 of         
subsection 7c74  7iii7 ,a veteran may   
not receive--  7,i7 more than #ab months
 of educational assistance under this   
subsection2 and  7,,ii7 a total amount  
of educational assistance under this    
subsection that is more than #ae1jjj4  4
  7#c7 ,payments ,section               
#ccac7;g77#d77;,c7 of such title is     
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7iii7 ,payment for the      
amount payable under paragraph 7#c77;,e7
 for pursuit of a program of education  
consisting of a training program at a   
training establishment described in     
section #cdeb7;e77#b7 of this title     

shall be paid to the individual upon the
 ,secretary receiving a certification of
 enrollment with respect to the         
individual made by such establishment4  
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