,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bbec  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #e1 #bjae ,mr4
 ,blum5?al 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,tillis1    
,ms4 ,baldw91 ,mr4 ,br[n1 ,mr4 ,durb91  
,mrs4 ,gillibr&1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4     
,murphy1 ,mr4 ,re$1 ,ms4 ,w>r51 & ,mr4  
,wyd57 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
provide vet]ans affect$ by closures (   
educational in/itutions c]ta9 relief &  
re/oration ( educational b5efits1 & =   
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,dep>tm5t (        
,vet]ans ,affairs ,vet]ans ,education   
,relief & ,re/oration ,act ( #bjae4  #b4
 ,re/oration ( entitlem5t to educational
 assi/ance & o!r relief = vet]ans       
affect$ by closures ( educational       
in/itutions  7a7 ,educational assi/ance 
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #ccab ( title    
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by   
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new subsection3  

7d7 ,discont9uation ( education due to  
closure ( educational in/itution  7#a7  
,9 g5]al ,any paym5t ( educational      
assi/ance describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 %all 
n-- 7,a7 be *>g$ aga9/ any entitlem5t to
 educational assi/ance ( ! individual   
conc]n$ "u ?is *apt]2 or  7,b7 be c\nt$ 
aga9/ ! aggregate p]iod = :i* section   
#cfie ( ?is title limits ! individual's 
receipt ( educational assi/ance "u ?is  
*apt]4  7#b7 ,description ( paym5t (    
educational assi/ance ,subject to       
p>agraph 7#c71 ! paym5t ( educational   
assi/ance describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph is !  
paym5t ( su* assi/ance to an individual 
= pursuit ( a c\rse or c\rses "u ?is    
*apt] if ! ,secret>y f9ds t !           
individual--  7,a7 0 =c$ to discont9ue  
su* c\rse pursuit z a result ( a p]man5t
 closure ( an educational in/itution2 & 
7,b7 did n receive cr$it1 or lo/ tra9+  
"t1 t[>d completion ( ! program (       
education be+ pursu$ at ! "t ( su*      
closure4  7#c7 ,p]iod = :i* paym5t n    
*>g$ ,! p]iod = :i*1 by reason ( ?is    

subsection1 educational assi/ance is n  
*>g$ aga9/ entitlem5t or c\nt$ t[>d !   
applicable aggregate p]iod "u section   
#cfie ( ?is title %all n exce$ !        
aggregate (--  7,a7 ! portion ( ! p]iod 
( enrollm5t 9 ! c\rse or c\rses f :i* ! 
individual fail$ to receive cr$it or )  
respect to :i* ! individual lo/ tra9+   
"t1 z det]m9$ "u p>agraph 7#b77;,b71 &  
7,b7 ! p]iod by :i* mon?ly /ip5d is     
ext5d$ "u section #cfhj7;a77#b77;,b7 (  
?is title4  4  7#b7 ,applicability      
,subsection 7d7 ( su* section1 z add$ by
 p>agraph 7#a71 %all apply ) respect to 
c\rses & programs ( education discont9u$
 z describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 or 7,b7 (
 p>agraph 7#b7 ( su* subsection 9 fiscal
 ye> #bjae or any fiscal ye> !reaft]4   
7b7 ,mon?ly h\s+ /ip5d  7#a7 ,9 g5]al   
,section #cfhj7;a7 ( su* title 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#b71
 paym5t (2 &  7,e7 by add+ at ! end !   
foll[+ new p>agraph 7#b73  7#b7 ,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--  7,a7 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  7,b7 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$ until ! e>li] (--   

7i7 ! date ( ! end ( ! t]m1 qu>t]1 or   
seme/] dur+ :i* ! s*ool closure occurr$2
 &  7ii7 ! date t is #d mon?s aft] !    
date ( ! s*ool closure4  4  7#b7 ,con=m+
 am5dm5t ,p>agraph 7#a77;,c77ii7 ( su*  
section1 z r$esignat$1 is am5d$ by /rik+
 describ$ 9 subclause 7,a7 ( ?is clause 
& ins]t+ describ$ 9 clause 7ii74