,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bdfe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bj1 #bjae ,mr4  
,jolly 7= himself & ,mr4 ,loebsack7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to make c]ta9 improvem5ts 
to ! mon?ly h\s+ /ip5d payable "u !     
,po/-#i_/aa ,educational ,assi/ance     
,program ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans       
,affairs4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,/ud5t ,vet]ans ,h\s+      
,support ,act4  #b4 ,improvem5ts to h\s+
 /ip5d b5efits payable "u ,po/-#i_/aa   
,educational ,assi/ance ,program (      
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7 ,h\s+
 /ip5d = individuals pursu+ programs (  
education ?r\gh di/ance le>n+ ,section  
#ccac7;c77#a77;,b7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 clause 
7i7-- 7,a7 9 ! matt] prec$+ subclause   
7,i71 by ins]t+ 7includ+ a program (    
education pursu$ solely ?r\gh di/ance   
le>n+7 aft] program ( education2 &  7,b7

 9 subclause 7,i71 by ins]t+ 7except 9 !
 case ( an individual pursu+ an program 
( education solely ?r\gh di/ance le>n+1 
! ,,zip code area 9 :i* ! individual    
resides7 aft] in/itution ( high] le>n+2 
7#b7 by /rik+ clause 7iii72 &  7#c7 by  
r$esignat+ clause 7iv7 z clause 7iii74  
7b7 ,transitional h\s+ /ip5d =          
individuals pursu+ college degrees      
,section #ccac7;c77#a77;,b7 ( title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 z am5d$ by        
subsection 7a71 is fur!r am5d$ by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+ new clause3  7iv7 ,9 !
 case ( an individual :o pursues a      
program ( education describ$ 9 clause   
7i71 = ! mon? imm$iately prec$+ ! fir/  
mon? 9 :i* ! individual pursues su*     
program ( education1 a mon?ly h\s+ /ip5d
 9 ! am\nt payable "u su* clause = a    
mon? dur+ :i* ! individual pursues !    
program ( education4 ,any b5efits       
provid$ to an individual "u ?is clause  
are 9 addition to any o!r educational   
assi/ance b5efits provid$ to !          
individual "u ?is *apt]4  4  7c7        

,re9/atem5t ( au?ority ,to make c]ta9   
int]val paym5ts ,section #cfhj ( title  
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--    
7#a7 9 subsection 7a71 by /rik+ ,not)/&+
 ! =ego+ & all t foll[s2 &  7#b7 by     
ins]t+ at ! end ! foll[+ new subsection3
  7h7 ,int]val paym5ts  7#a7 ,not)/&+   
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y may1 subject
 to su* regulations z ! ,secret>y %all  
prescribe1 cont9ue to pay all[ances to  
eligible vet]ans & eligible p]sons      
enroll$ 9 c\rses set =? 9 subsection    
7a77#a7 dur+-- 7,a7 p]iods :5 ! s*ools  
are tempor>ily clos$ "u an e/abli%$     
policy bas$ ^u an ,executive ord] ( !   
,presid5t or due to an em]g5cy          
situation2  7,b7 p]iods betwe5          
consecutive s*ool t]ms :]e su* vet]ans  
or p]sons transf] f "o approv$          
educational in/itution to ano!r approv$ 
educational in/itution = ! purpose (    
enroll+ 9 & pursu+ a simil> c\rse at !  
second in/itution if ! p]iod betwe5 su* 
consecutive t]ms does n exce$ #cj days2 
or  7,c7 p]iods betwe5 s*ool t]ms :]e ! 

educational in/itution c]tifies !       
enrollm5t ( ! eligible vet]an or        
eligible p]son on an individual t]m     
basis--  7i7 if-- 7,i7 ! p]iod betwe5 ^?
 t]ms does n exce$ eight weeks2 &       
7,,ii7 bo? ! t]ms prec$+ & foll[+ !     
p]iod are n %ort] 9 l5g? ?an ! p]iod2 or
  7ii7 if--  7,i7 ! p]iod falls betwe5  
consecutive spr+ & fall seme/]s2 &      
7,,ii7 ! eligible vet]an or eligible    
p]son provides pro( ( resid5ce )9 !     
,,zip code area ( ! educational         
in/itution dur+ t p]iod4  7#b7 ,any     
b5efits provid$ to an individual "u ?is 
subsection are 9 addition to any o!r    
educational assi/ance b5efits provid$ to
 ! individual "u ?is title4  4  7d7     
,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is 
section %all take effect on ! date ( !  
enactm5t ( ?is ,act & apply ) respect to
 a mon? beg9n+ aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t 
( ?is ,act4