,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bajh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #bj1 #bjag,mr4
 ,mc,kinley 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,sinema1 
and ,ms4 ,titus7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to authorize the         
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs to     
provide additional educational          
assistance benefits under the           
,post-#i_/aa ,educational ,assistance   
,program of the ,department of ,veterans
 ,affairs to certain eligible           
individuals4  #a4 ,short title ,this    
,act may be cited as the ,,gi ,bill     
,,stem ,extension ,act of #bjag4  #b4   
,additional educational assistance under
 ,post-#i_/aa ,educational ,assistance  
,program of ,department of ,veterans    
,affairs  7a7 ,in general ,subchapter   
,,ii of chapter #cc of title #ch1       
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following new     

section3  #ccbj4 ,additional benefits   
7a7 ,in general ,subject to the         
limitation under subsection 7f71 the    
,secretary shall provide additional     
benefits to eligible individuals        
selected by the ,secretary under this   
section4  7b7 ,eligibility ,for purposes
 of this section1 an eligible individual
 is an individual-- 7#a7 who is or was  
entitled to educational assistance under
 section #ccaa of this title2  7#b7 who 
has used all of the educational         
assistance to which the individual is   
entitled under this chapter2  7#c7 who  
applies for assistance under this       
section2 and  7#d7 who--  7,a7 is       
enrolled in a program of education      
leading to a post-secondary degree that 
requires more than the standard #abh    
semester 7or #aib quarter7 credit hours 
for completion in--  7i7 biological or  
biomedical science2  7ii7 physical      
science2  7iii7 science technologies or 
technicians2  7iv7 computer and         
information science and support         

services2  7v7 mathematics or           
statistics2  7vi7 engineering2  7vii7   
engineering technologies or an          
engineering-related field2  7viii7 a    
health profession or related program2 or
  7ix7 a medical residency program2 or  
7,b7 has earned a post-secondary degree 
in a field referred to in subparagraph  
7,a7 and is enrolled in a program of    
education leading to a teaching         
certification4  7c7 ,priority ,in       
selecting eligible individuals to       
receive additional benefits under this  
section1 the ,secretary shall give      
priority to the following individuals3  
7#a7 ,individuals who require the most  
credit hours described in subsection    
7b77#d74  7#b7 ,individuals who are     
entitled to educational assistance under
 this chapter by reason of paragraph    
7#a7 or 7#b7 of section #ccaa7;b7 of    
this title4  7d7 ,amount of assistance  
,the ,secretary shall pay to each       
eligible individual who receives        
additional benefits under this section a

 one-time1 lump sum payment that is the 
lesser of the following amounts         
7adjusted with respect to the individual
 pursuant to paragraphs 7#b7 through    
7#g7 of section #ccac7;c71 as           
appropriate73  7#a7 ,the amount payable 
under section #ccac of this title for   
nine months of the program of education 
in which the individual is enrolled4    
7#b7 #cj1jjj4  7e7 ,prohibition on      
transfer ,an individual who receives    
additional benefits under this section  
may not transfer any amount of such     
additional benefits under section #ccai 
of this title4  7f7 ,maximum amount of  
total assistance ,the total amount of   
benefits paid to all eligible           
individuals under this section may not  
exceed #ajj1jjj1jjj for any fiscal year4
  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table 
of sections at the beginning of such    
chapter is amended by inserting after   
the item relating to section #ccai the  
following new item3  #ccbj4 ,additional 
benefits4  4