,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ddej  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #af1         
#bjag,mr4 ,veasey 7= himself1 ,mr4      
,jones1 ,mr4 ,cook1 & ,ms4 ,norton7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to provide additional     
educational assi/ance "u ! ,po/-#i_/aa  
,,gi ,bill = vet]ans pursu+ a degree 9  
sci5ce1 te*nology1 eng9e]+1 or ma?4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be ref]r$ to 
z ! ,vet]ans' ,,/em ,education ,program4
  #b4 ,additional educational assi/ance 
"u ,po/-#i_/aa ,,gi ,bill = vet]ans     
pursu+ degree 9 sci5ce1 te*nology1      
eng9e]+1 or ma?  7a7 ,additional        
assi/ance  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #cc (   
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by ins]t+ aft] section #ccaf ! foll[+  
new section3  #ccaf;,a4 ,vet]ans' ,,/em 
,education ,program  7a7 ,9 g5]al  7#a7 
,! ,secret>y may pay to an individual   
entitl$ to educational assi/ance "u ?is 

*apt] su* additional am\nt z ! ,secret>y
 consid]s appropriate if--  7,a7 !      
individual is us+ su* assi/ance to      
pursue a program ( education describ$ 9 
subsection 7b72 &  7,b7 ! am\nt ( su*   
assi/ance o!rwise provid$ "u ?is *apt]  
does n cov] ! full co/ ( ! e/abli%$     
*>ges = su* program ( education1 z      
det]m9$ aft] ! application ( any waiv]  
(1 or r$uction 91 tuition & fees & any  
s*ol>%ip1 or o!r ,f$]al1 ,/ate1         
in/itutional1 or employ]-bas$ aid or    
assi/ance 7o!r ?an loans & any funds    
provid$ "u section #dja7;b7 ( ! ,high]  
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajgj;a77 t is provid$ directly to !    
in/itution (f]+ su* program ( education 
& specifically designat$ = ! sole       
purpose ( defray+ tuition & fees4  7#b7 
,am\nts payable to an individual "u ?is 
section are 9 addition to any o!r am\nts
 payable to su* individual "u ?is *apt]4
  7b7 ,cov]$ programs ( education ,a    
program ( education describ$ 9 ?is      
subsection is a program ( education ) a 

focus 7z det]m9$ 9 accordance )         
regulations prescrib$ by ! ,secret>y =  
purposes ( ?is section7 on sci5ce1      
te*nology1 eng9e]+1 or ma?4  4  7#b7    
,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( sections at 
! beg9n+ ( su* *apt] is am5d$ by ins]t+ 
aft] ! item relat+ to section #ccaf !   
foll[+ new item3  #ccaf;,a4 ,vet]ans'   
,,/em ,education ,program4  4  7b7      
,reports to ,congress ,section #ccbe7;c7
 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is   
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by /rik+ 2
 & & ins]t+ a semicolon2  7#b7 by       
r$esignat+ p>agraph 7#c7 z p>agraph     
7#d72 &  7#c7 by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph   
7#b7 ! foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#c7 a     
detail$ description ( ! activities c>ri$
 out "u section #ccaf;,a ( ?is title    
dur+ ! academic ye> cov]$ by ! report & 
an evaluation ( su* activities2 &  4