,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ccgb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bd1 #bjag,mr4 
,messer introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to provide for the restoration of       
entitlement to educational assistance   
and other relief for veterans affected  
by school closure or disapproval1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,restoration of
 entitlement to educational assistance  
and other relief for veterans affected  
by school closure or disapproval  7a7   
,school closure or disapproval  7#a7    
,restoration of entitlement ,chapter #cf
 is amended by adding at the end the    
following new section3  #cfii4 ,effects 
of closure or disapproval of educational
 institution  7a7 ,closure or           
disapproval ,any payment of educational 
assistance described in subsection 7b7  
shall not--  7#a7 be charged against any
 entitlement to educational assistance  

of the individual concerned2 or  7#b7 be
 counted against the aggregate period   
for which section #cfie of this title   
limits the receipt of educational       
assistance by such individual4  7b7     
,educational assistance described       
,subject to subsection 7c71 the payment 
of educational assistance described in  
this paragraph is the payment of such   
assistance to an individual for pursuit 
of a course or program of education at  
an educational institution under chapter
 #cj1 #cb1 #cc1 or #ce of this title1 or
 chapter #afjf or #afjg of title #aj1 if
 the ,secretary determines that the     
individual--  7#a7 was unable to        
complete such course or program as a    
result of-- 7,a7 the closure of the     
educational institution2 or  7,b7 the   
disapproval of the course or a course   
that is a necessary part of that program
 under this chapter by reason of--  7i7 
a provision of law enacted after the    
date on which the individual enrolls at 
such institution affecting the approval 

or disapproval of courses under this    
chapter2 or  7ii7 after the date on     
which the individual enrolls at such    
institution1 the ,secretary prescribing 
or modifying regulations or policies of 
the ,department affecting such approval 
or disapproval2 and  7#b7 did not       
receive credit or lost training time1   
toward completion of the program of     
education being so pursued4  7c7 ,period
 not charged ,the period for which1 by  
reason of this subsection1 educational  
assistance is not charged against       
entitlement or counted toward the       
applicable aggregate period under       
section #cfie of this title shall not   
exceed the aggregate of--  7#a7 the     
portion of the period of enrollment in  
the course from which the individual did
 not receive credit or with respect to  
which the individual lost training time1
 as determined under subsection 7b77#b71
 and  7#b7 the period by which a monthly
 stipend is extended under section      
#cfhj7;a77#b77;,b7 of this title4  7d7  

,continuing pursuit of disapproved      
courses  7#a7 ,the ,secretary may treat 
a course of education that is           
disapproved under this chapter as being 
approved under this chapter with respect
 to an individual described in paragraph
 7#b7 if the ,secretary determines1 on a
 case-by-case basis1 that--  7,a7 such  
disapproval is the result of an action  
described in clause 7i7 or 7ii7 of      
subsection 7b77#a77;,b72 and  7,b7      
continuing pursuing such course is in   
the best interest of the individual4    
7#b7 ,an individual described in this   
paragraph is an individual who is       
pursuing a course of education at an    
educational institution under chapter   
#cj1 #cb1 #cc1 or #ce of this title1 or 
chapter #afjf or #afjg of title #aj1 as 
of the date on which the course is      
disapproved under this chapter4  7e7    
,notice of closures ,not later than five
 business days after the date on which  
the ,secretary receives notice that an  
educational institution will close or is

 closed1 the ,secretary shall provide to
 each individual who is enrolled in a   
course or program or education at such  
educational institution using           
entitlement to educational assistance   
under chapter #cj1 #cb1 #cc1 or #ce of  
this title1 or chapter #afjf or #afjg of
 title #aj1 notice of--  7#a7 such      
closure and the date of such closure2   
and  7#b7 the effect of such closure on 
the individual's entitlement to         
educational assistance pursuant to this 
section4  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 #cfih
 the following new item3  #cfii4        
,effects of closure or disapproval of   
educational institution4  4  7b7        
,monthly housing stipend  7#a7 ,in      
general ,subsection 7a7 section #cfhj is
 amended-- 7,a7 by striking the matter  
after paragraph 7#c77;,b72  7,b7 in     
paragraph 7#c71 by redesignating        
subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7 as clauses  

7i7 and 7ii71 respectively2  7,c7 by    
redesignating paragraphs 7#a7 through   
7#c7 as subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,c71
 respectively2  7,d7 in the matter      
preceding subparagraph 7,a71 as         
redesignated1 in the first sentence1 by 
striking ,payment of and inserting 7#a7 
,except as provided in paragraph 7#b71  
payment of2 and  7,e7 by adding at the  
end the following new paragraph 7#b73   
7#b7 ,notwithstanding paragraph 7#a71   
the ,secretary may1 pursuant to such    
regulations as the ,secretary shall     
prescribe1 continue to pay allowances to
 eligible veterans and eligible persons 
enrolled in courses set forth in        
paragraph 7#a77;,a7--  7,a7 during      
periods when educational institutions   
are temporarily closed under an         
established policy based on an          
,executive order of the ,president or   
due to an emergency situation1 except   
that the total number of weeks for which
 allowances may continue to be so       
payable in any #ab-month period may not 

exceed four weeks2 or  7,b7 solely for  
the purpose of awarding a monthly       
housing stipend described in section    
#ccac of this title1 during periods     
following a permanent closure of an     
educational institution1 or following   
the disapproval of a course of study    
described in section #cfii7;b77#a77;,b7 
of this title1 except that payment of   
such a stipend may only be continued    
until the earlier of--  7i7 the date of 
the end of the term1 quarter1 or        
semester during which the closure or    
disapproval occurred2 and  7ii7 the date
 that is #abj days after the date of the
 closure or disapproval4  4  7#b7       
,conforming amendment ,paragraph        
7#a77;,c77ii7 of such subsection1 as    
redesignated1 is amended by striking    
described in subclause 7,a7 of this     
clause and inserting described in clause
 7i74  7c7 ,applicability  7#a7 ,school 
closure or disapproval  7,a7 ,in general
 ,the amendments made by subsection 7a7 
shall take effect on the date that is   

#ij days after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act1 and shall apply with     
respect to courses and programs of      
education discontinued as described in  
section #cfii of title #ch1 ,united     
,states ,code1 as added by subsection   
7a77#a71 after ,january #a1 #bjae4  7,b7
 ,special application ,with respect to  
courses and programs of education       
discontinued as described in section    
#cfii of title #ch1 ,united ,states     
,code1 as added by subsection 7a77#a71  
during the period beginning ,january #a1
 #bjae1 and ending on the date of the   
enactment of this ,act1 an individual   
who does not transfer credits from such 
program of education shall be deemed to 
be an individual who did not receive    
such credits1 as described in subsection
 7b77#b7 of such section1 except that   
the period for which the individual's   
entitlement is not charged shall be the 
entire period of the individual's       
enrollment in the program of education4 
,in carrying out this paragraph1 the    

,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs1 in    
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,education1 shall establish procedures  
to determine whether the individual     
transferred credits to a comparable     
course or program of education4  7#b7   
,monthly housing stipend ,the amendments
 made by subsection 7b7 shall take      
effect on ,august #a1 #bjah1 and shall  
apply with respect to courses and       
programs of education discontinued as   
described in section #cfii of title #ch1
 ,united ,states ,code1 as added by such
 subsection1 on or after the date of the
 enactment of this ,act4