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 ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,vela1 ,ms4 ,eddie      
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 ,texas1 ,mr4 ,bi%op ( ,georgia1 ,mr4   
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,texas1 ,mr4 ,bab91 ,mr4 ,veasey1 ,mr4  
,blum5au]1 ,mr4 ,s*rad]1 ,mr4 ,wald51   
,mr4 ,gonzalez ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,o',r\rke1
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,ryan ( ,ohio7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
provide = h\s+ /ip5ds & supply fee      
paym5ts "u ! ,po/-#i_/aa ,educational   
,assi/ance ,program = individuals       
affect$ by ext5d$ s*ool closures due to 
natural disa/]s4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,vet]ans ,education
 ,disa/] ,assi/ance ,act4  #b4          
,educational assi/ance "u ,po/-#i_/aa   
,educational ,assi/ance ,program dur+   

ext5d$ s*ool closures due to natural    
disa/]s ,section #ccac ( title #ch1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+ new subsection3  7k7    
,s*ool closure dur+ natural disa/]s     
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,an individual describ$ 9 
p>agraph 7#b7 %all be entitl$ to !      
foll[+3 7,a7 ,a mon?ly /ip5d 9 ! am\nt  
to :i* ! individual w\ld be entitl$ 7 ! 
individual pursu+ ! c\rse ( education at
 ! in/itution ( high] education4  7,b7  
,an additional lump sum am\nt = any     
books1 supplies1 equipm5t1 & o!r        
educational co/s necess>y by reason (   
pursu+ ! c\rse solely by di/ance le>n+  
or replac+ ! c\rse ) an alt]native c\rse
 ( education pursu$ solely by di/ance   
le>n+4  7#b7 ,individual describ$ ,an   
individual describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph is an
 individual pursu+ a c\rse ( education  
at an in/itution ( high] education us+  
educational assi/ance "u ?is *apt] :o-- 
7,a7 is =c$ to discont9ue pursu+ su*    
c\rse at su* in/itution by reason ( a   
s*ool closure describ$ "u p>agraph 7#d72

 &  7,b7 opts to-- 7i7 pursue t c\rse ( 
education solely by di/ance le>n+2 or   
7ii7 pursue an alt]native c\rse (       
education solely by di/ance le>n+4  7#c7
 ,duration ,! duration ( ! mon?ly /ip5ds
 payable to an individual "u p>agraph   
7#a77;,a7 %all be ! %ort] ( ! foll[+3   
7,a7 ,! p]iod ( "t necess>y to complete 
! qu>t]1 seme/]1 t]m or academic p]iod  
dur+ :i* ! s*ool closure describ$ 9     
p>agraph 7#d7 occurs4  7,b7 ,f\r mon?s4 
7#d7 ,s*ool closure ,a s*ool closure    
describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph is ! closure (  
an in/itution ( high] education--  7,a7 
by reason ( a natural disa/]2  7,b7 = a 
p]iod ( "t t--  7i7 ! in/itution        
confirms w la/ = f\r weeks or long]2 or 
7ii7 ! in/itution describes z indef9ite 
& t endures = a p]iod ( f\r weeks or    
long]2 &  7,c7 t ! ,secret>y confirms is
 cov]$ = purposes ( ?is subsection4     
7#e7 ,natural disa/] def9$ ,9 ?is       
subsection1 ! t]m natural disa/] means a
 specific wea!r ev5t or e>? process1    
includ+ a hurricane1 tornados1 wildfire 

or =e/ fire1 e>?quake1 avalan*e1        
mudslide1 hail/orm1 ?und]/orm1 lightn+  
/orm1 freeze1 blizz>d1 s9khole1 or o!r  
disa/r\s ev5t t occurs z a result ( su* 
an ev5t or process1 t ! ,presid5t or !  
gov]nor ( a ,/ate decl>es a natural     
disa/]4  7#f7 ,no *>ge to entitlem5t ,no
 additional *>ge %all be made to !      
entitlem5t ( any individual to          
educational assi/ance "u ?is *apt] by   
reason ( a paym5t "u ?is subsection4  4