,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #faea  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bb1        
#bjaf,mr4 ,kildee introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to all[ 
vet]ans affect$ by s*ool closures to    
cont9ue receiv+ mon?ly /ip5ds "u !      
,po/-#i_/aa ,educational ,assi/ance     
,program = a c]ta9 p]iod1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,keep ,/ud5t ,vet]ans 9 ,_!
 ,homes ,act ( #bjaf4  #b4 ,cont9uation 
( c]ta9 mon?ly /ip5ds = vet]ans affect$ 
by s*ool closure  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section 
#cfhj7;a7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 by /rik+ ! matt]
 aft] p>agraph 7#c77;,b72  7#b7 9       
p>agraph 7#c71 by r$esignat+            
subp>agraphs 7,a7 & 7,b7 z clauses 7i7 &
 7ii71 respectively2  7#c7 by r$esignat+
 p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh 7#c7 z            
subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,c71           
respectively2  7#d7 9 ! matt] be=e      

subp>agraph 7,a71 z r$esignat$1 9 ! fir/
 s5t5ce1 by /rik+ ,paym5t ( & ins]t+    
7#a7 ,except z provid$ 9 p>agraph       
7#b77;,a71 paym5t (2 &  7#e7 by add+ at 
! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph 7#b73  7#b7 
7,a7 ,not)/&+ p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y
 may1 pursuant 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 p>agraph 7#a77;,a7--  7i7 dur+ p]iods 
:5 s*ools are tempor>ily clos$ "u an    
e/abli%$ policy bas$ on an ,executive   
ord] ( ! ,presid5t or due to an em]g5cy 
situation1 except t ! total numb] (     
weeks = :i* all[ances may cont9ue to be 
s payable 9 any #ab-mon? p]iod may n    
exce$ f\r weeks2 or  7ii7 solely = !    
purpose ( aw>d+ a mon?ly h\s+ /ip5d     
describ$ 9 section #ccac ( ?is title1   
dur+ p]iods foll[+ a p]man5t s*ool      
closure1 except t paym5t ( su* a /ip5d  
may only be cont9u$ = f\r mon?s aft] !  
date ( ! s*ool closure4  7,b7 ,any      
paym5t ( all[ances "u subp>agraph 7,a7  

%all n-- 7i7 be c\nt$ aga9/ ! aggregate 
p]iod = :i* section #cfie ( ?is title   
limits ! individual's receipt (         
educational assi/ance2 or  7ii7 be *>g$ 
aga9/ any entitlem5t to educational     
assi/ance ( ! individual4  4  7b7       
,con=m+ am5dm5t ,p>agraph 7#a77;,c77ii7 
( su* section1 z r$esignat$1 is am5d$ by
 /rik+ describ$ 9 subclause 7,a7 ( ?is  
clause & ins]t+ describ$ 9 clause 7ii74