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,,repres5tatives  ,april #bj1 #bjag,mr4 
,mc,kinley 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,s9ema1 &   
,ms4 ,titus7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
au?orize ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs
 to provide additional educational      
assi/ance b5efits "u ! ,po/-#i_/aa      
,educational ,assi/ance ,program ( !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to c]ta9  
eligible individuals4  #a4 ,%ort title  
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,,gi ,bill    
,,/em ,ext5sion ,act ( #bjag4  #b4      
,additional educational assi/ance "u    
,po/-#i_/aa ,educational ,assi/ance     
,program ( ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs
  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,sub*apt] ,,ii ( *apt]   
#cc ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is
 am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new    
section3  #ccbj4 ,additional b5efits    
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject to ! limitation "u
 subsection 7f71 ! ,secret>y %all       

provide additional b5efits to eligible  
individuals select$ by ! ,secret>y "u   
?is section4  7b7 ,eligibility ,=       
purposes ( ?is section1 an eligible     
individual is an individual-- 7#a7 :o is
 or 0 entitl$ to educational assi/ance  
"u section #ccaa ( ?is title2  7#b7 :o  
has us$ all ( ! educational assi/ance to
 :i* ! individual is entitl$ "u ?is     
*apt]2  7#c7 :o applies = assi/ance "u  
?is section2 &  7#d7 :o--  7,a7 is      
enroll$ 9 a program ( education lead+ to
 a po/-second>y degree t requires m ?an 
! /&>d #abh seme/] 7or #aib qu>t]7 cr$it
 h\rs = completion 9--  7i7 biological  
or biom$ical sci5ce2  7ii7 physical     
sci5ce2  7iii7 sci5ce te*nologies or    
te*nicians2  7iv7 comput] & in=mation   
sci5ce & support s]vices2  7v7 ma!matics
 or /ati/ics2  7vi7 eng9e]+2  7vii7     
eng9e]+ te*nologies or an eng9e]+-relat$
 field2  7viii7 a heal? pr(ession or    
relat$ program2 or  7ix7 a m$ical       
resid5cy program2 or  7,b7 has e>n$ a   
po/-second>y degree 9 a field ref]r$ to 

9 subp>agraph 7,a7 & is enroll$ 9 a     
program ( education lead+ to a tea*+    
c]tification4  7c7 ,priority ,9 select+ 
eligible individuals to receive         
additional b5efits "u ?is section1 !    
,secret>y %all give priority to ! foll[+
 individuals3  7#a7 ,individuals :o     
require ! mo/ cr$it h\rs describ$ 9     
subsection 7b77#d74  7#b7 ,individuals  
:o are entitl$ to educational assi/ance 
"u ?is *apt] by reason ( p>agraph 7#a7  
or 7#b7 ( section #ccaa7;b7 ( ?is title4
  7d7 ,am\nt ( assi/ance ,! ,secret>y   
%all pay to ea* eligible individual :o  
receives additional b5efits "u ?is      
section a "o-"t1 lump sum paym5t t is ! 
less] ( ! foll[+ am\nts 7adju/$ )       
respect to ! individual pursuant to     
p>agraphs 7#b7 ?r\gh 7#g7 ( section     
#ccac7;c71 z appropriate73  7#a7 ,!     
am\nt payable "u section #ccac ( ?is    
title = n9e mon?s ( ! program (         
education 9 :i* ! individual is enroll$4
  7#b7 #cj1jjj4  7e7 ,prohibition on    
transf] ,an individual :o receives      

additional b5efits "u ?is section may n 
transf] any am\nt ( su* additional      
b5efits "u section #ccai ( ?is title4   
7f7 ,maximum am\nt ( total assi/ance ,! 
total am\nt ( b5efits paid to all       
eligible individuals "u ?is section may 
n exce$ #ajj1jjj1jjj = any fiscal ye>4  
4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table (      
sections at ! beg9n+ ( su* *apt] is     
am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to   
section #ccai ! foll[+ new item3  #ccbj4
 ,additional b5efits4  4