,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dcff  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #i1        
#bjag,mrs4 ,torres introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to direct the ,secretary 
of ,veterans ,affairs to make payments  
to individuals entitled to educational  
assistance under the ,post-#i_/aa       
,educational ,assistance program who    
pursue a program of education solely    
through distance learning to be used to 
purchase computers4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,,gi     
,bill ,distance ,learning ,improvement  
,act4  #b4 ,additional payment to       
distance learners under ,department of  
,veterans ,affairs ,post-#i_/aa         
,educational ,assistance ,program for   
purchase of computer ,section #ccac of  
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following new subsection3  7j7          

,additional amount for purchase of      
computers for distance learners  7#a7   
,in general ,the ,secretary shall make a
 one-time payment to an individual      
pursuing a program of education solely  
through distance learning on more than a
 half-time basis in an amount of #ejj to
 be used for the purchase of a computer 
for use in pursuing such program of     
education4  7#b7 ,application ,to be    
eligible for a payment under this       
subsection1 an individual shall submit  
to the ,secretary an application        
containing such information and         
assurances as the ,secretary may        
require4  4