,i  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cidi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #e1 #bjae  
,mr4 ,veasey 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,norton1
 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4 ,lee1 ,mr4    
,honda1 ,mr4 ,castro of ,texas1 ,mr4    
,rangel1 ,mr4 ,conyers1 ,mr4 ,meeks1    
,ms4 ,moore1 ,mr4 ,rush1 ,ms4 ,kelly of 
,illinois1 and ,mr4 ,swalwell of        
,california7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to provide additional    
educational assistance under the        
,post-#i_/aa ,,gi ,bill for veterans    
pursuing a degree in science1           
technology1 engineering1 or math4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be referred 
to as the ,veterans' ,,stem ,education  
,program4  #b4 ,additional educational  
assistance under ,post-#i_/aa ,,gi ,bill
 for veterans pursuing degree in        
science1 technology1 engineering1 or    
math  7a7 ,additional assistance  7#a7  

,in general ,chapter #cc of title #ch1  
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
inserting after section #ccaf the       
following new section3  #ccaf;,a4       
,veterans' ,,stem ,education ,program   
7a7 ,in ,general  7#a7 ,the ,secretary  
may pay to an individual entitled to    
educational assistance under this       
chapter such additional amount as the   
,secretary considers appropriate if--   
7,a7 the individual is using such       
assistance to pursue a program of       
education described in subsection 7b72  
and  7,b7 the amount of such assistance 
otherwise provided under this chapter   
does not cover the full cost of the     
established charges for such program of 
education1 as determined after the      
application of any waiver of1 or        
reduction in1 tuition and fees and any  
scholarship1 or other ,federal1 ,state1 
institutional1 or employer-based aid or 
assistance 7other than loans and any    
funds provided under section #dja7;b7 of
 the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife   

7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;a77 that is        
provided directly to the institution    
offering such program of education and  
specifically designated for the sole    
purpose of defraying tuition and fees4  
7#b7 ,amounts payable to an individual  
under this section are in addition to   
any other amounts payable to such       
individual under this chapter4  7b7     
,covered ,programs of ,education ,a     
program of education described in this  
subsection is a program of education    
with a focus 7as determined in          
accordance with regulations prescribed  
by the ,secretary for purposes of this  
section7 on science1 technology1        
engineering1 or math4  4  7#b7 ,clerical
 ,amendment ,the table of sections at   
the beginning of such chapter is amended
 by inserting after the item relating to
 section #ccaf the following new item3  
#ccaf;,a4 ,veterans' ,,stem ,education  
,program4  4  7b7 ,reports to ,congress 
,section #ccbe7;c7 of title #ch1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in    

paragraph 7#b71 by striking 2 and and   
inserting a semicolon2  7#b7 by         
redesignating paragraph 7#c7 as         
paragraph 7#d72 and  7#c7 by inserting  
after paragraph 7#b7 the following new  
paragraph3  7#c7 a detailed description 
of the activities carried out under     
section #ccaf;,a of this title during   
the academic year covered by the report 
and an evaluation of such activities2   
and  4