,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #abgg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #be1 #bjag,mr4    
,boozman 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,hell]1 ,mrs4 
,capito1 & ,mr4 ,ris*7 introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to require ! ,secret>y (    
,vet]ans ,affairs to c>ry out a high    
te*nology education pilot program1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,vet]an ,employm5t     
,?r\gh ,te*nology ,education ,c\rses    
,act ( #bjag or ! ,,vet ,,tec ,act (    
#bjag4  #b4 ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans        
,affairs high te*nology pilot program   
7a7 ,pilot program ,! ,secret>y (       
,vet]ans ,affairs %all c>ry out a pilot 
program "u :i* ! ,secret>y %all provide 
eligible vet]ans ) ! opportunity to     
enroll 9 high te*nology programs (      
education4  7b7 ,eligibility ,= purposes
 ( ! pilot program "u ?is section1 an   
eligible vet]an is a vet]an :o is       
entitl$ to educational assi/ance "u !   

laws adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y4  7c7      
,contracts  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,= purposes ( 
c>ry+ out subsection 7a71 by n lat] ?an 
#ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all1 9 consultation 
) ! ,/ate approv+ ag5cies & z !         
,secret>y consid]s applicable1 seek to  
ent] into contracts ) multiple qualifi$ 
provid]s ( high te*nology programs (    
education = ! provision ( su* programs  
to eligible vet]ans "u ! pilot program4 
7#b7 ,paym5t ( contractors ,a contract  
"u ?is subsection %all provide t !      
,secret>y %all pay to a provid]-- 7,a7  
#be p]c5t ( ! co/ ( provid+ ! program ( 
education ^u ! enrollm5t ( an eligible  
vet]an 9 ! program2  7,b7 #be p]c5t (   
su* co/ ^u ! completion ( ! program by !
 vet]an2 &  7,c7 #ej p]c5t ( su* co/ ^u 
! employm5t ( ! vet]an 9 a field relat$ 
to ! c\rse ( /udy1 foll[+ completion ( !
 program4  7#c7 ,qualifi$ provid]s ,=   
purposes ( ! pilot program1 a provid] ( 
a high te*nology program ( education is 
qualifi$ if ! provid]--  7,a7 has be5   

op]ational = at lea/ two ye>s & has     
(f]$1 = at lea/ two ye>s1 ! cr$5tial x  
plans to (f] "u ! pilot program2  7,b7  
v]ifies1 to ! satisfaction ( !          
,secret>y1 t ea* cr$5tial x plans to (f]
 ?r\gh ! pilot program has demon/rat$   
m>ket value bas$ on ! employm5t & e>n+s 
( its p>ticipants 9 t program dur+ ! mo/
 rec5t two-ye> p]iod2 &  7,c7 has !     
ability to evaluate job placem5t rates &
 e>n+s ?r\gh means o!r ?an survey data  
or self-report$ data1 su* z ?r\gh       
agreem5ts ) ,/ate or ,f$]al ag5cies4    
7#d7 ,tuition reimbursem5t ,9 ent]+ into
 contracts to c>ry out ! pilot program1 
! ,secret>y %all give pref]5ce to a     
qualifi$ provid] t (f]s tuition         
reimbursem5t = any /ud5t :o--  7,a7     
completes a program ( education (f]$ by 
! provid]2 &  7,b7 does n f9d full-"t   
mean+ful employm5t )9 ! #ahj-;day p]iod 
beg9n+ on ! date ! /ud5t completes !    
program4  7#e7 ,limitation on tuition ,9
 ! case ( a qualifi$ provid] t is a     
=-pr(it organization1 ! tuition *>g$ = a

 high te*nology program ( education "u a
 contract "u ?is subsection may n exce$ 
#abe p]c5t ( ! av]age tuition *>g$ by   
nonpr(it organizations = simil>         
programs1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4     
7#f7 ,removal ( contractors ,! ,secret>y
 %all remove f p>ticipation 9 ! pilot   
program any qualifi$ provid] t increases
 ! tuition = a high te*nology program ( 
education "u a contract "u ?is          
subsection by m ?an #aj p]c5t 9 any ye> 
z comp>$ to ! previ\s ye>4  7d7 ,h\s+   
/ip5d ,! ,secret>y %all pay to ea*      
eligible vet]an :o is enroll$ 9 a high  
te*nology program ( education "u ! pilot
 program on a full-"t basis a mon?ly    
h\s+ /ip5d equal to ! product--  7#a7   
(-- 7,a7 9 ! case ( a vet]an pursu+     
resid5t tra9+1 ! mon?ly am\nt ( ! basic 
all[ance = h\s+ payable "u section #djc 
( title #cg1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 = a   
memb] ) dep5d5ts 9 pay grade ,e-#e      
resid+ 9 ! milit>y h\s+ area t          
encompasses all or ! majority portion ( 
! ,,zip code area 9 :i* is locat$ !     

in/itution at :i* ! individual is       
enroll$2 or  7,b7 9 ! case ( a vet]an   
pursu+ a program ( education ?r\gh      
di/ance le>n+1 a mon?ly am\nt equal to  
#ej p]c5t ( ! am\nt payable "u          
subp>agraph 7,a71 multipli$ by  7#b7 !  
less] (-- 7,a7 #a4j2 or  7,b7 ! numb] ( 
c\rse h\rs borne by ! individual 9      
pursuit ( ! program ( education involv$1
 divid$ by ! m9imum numb] ( c\rse h\rs  
requir$ = full-"t pursuit ( su* program 
( education1 r\nd$ to ! ne>e/ multiple (
 #aj4  7e7 ,reports  7#a7 ,secret>y (   
,vet]ans ,affairs ,n lat] ?an "o ye>    
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 &  
annually !reaft]1 ! ,secret>y %all      
submit to ,congress a report on ! pilot 
program "u ?is section4  7#b7           
,comptroll] ,g5]al  7,a7 ,int]im report 
,n lat] ?an ?ree ye>s aft] ! date on :i*
 ! ,secret>y fir/ ent]s into a contract 
"u ?is section1 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates %all submit to ,congress 
a report conta9+ ! results ( ! int]im   
assessm5t ( ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al4 ,su*  

report %all include ! foll[+3  7i7 ,!   
recomm5dations ( ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al = 
improv+ ! pilot program4  7ii7 ,an      
assessm5t ( ea* ( ! foll[+3  7,i7 ,!    
te*nology exp]i5ce ( ! directors &      
in/ructors ( ! provid]s ( high te*nology
 programs ( education "u ! pilot        
program4  7,,ii7 ,:e!r ! provid]s       
coop]at$ ) ! te*nology indu/ry to create
 ! curriculum = ! program ( education4  
7,,iii7 ,:e!r ! provid]s use an op5     
s\rce curriculum = ! program (          
education4  7,,iv7 ,! admittance rate   
into ! pilot program4  7,v7 ,!          
completion rate = vet]ans :o p>ticipate 
9 ! pilot program4  7,,vi7 ,! av]age age
 ( vet]ans :o p>ticipate 9 ! pilot      
program4  7,,vii7 ,! job placem5t rate =
 vet]ans :o complet$ a program (        
education "u ! pilot program4  7,,viii7 
,:e!r ! employm5t ( vet]ans :o complet$ 
a program ( education "u ! pilot program
 0 "p or full "t4  7,,ix7 ,:e!r a vet]an
 :o f\nd employm5t aft] complet+ a      
program ( education "u ! pilot program 0

 employ$ 9 a field relat$ to ! c\rse (  
/udy "u ! program ( education4  7,b7    
,f9al report ,n lat] ?an five ye>s aft] 
! date on :i* ! ,secret>y fir/ ent]s    
into a contract "u ?is section1 !       
,comptroll] ,g5]al %all submit to       
,congress a f9al report on ! pilot      
program4 ,su* report %all include !     
recomm5dation ( ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al )  
respect to :e!r ! program %\ld be ext5d$
 & an assessm5t ( ea* ( ! foll[+3  7i7  
,ea* item describ$ 9 subclauses 7,i7    
?r\gh 7,,ix7 ( subp>agraph 7,a77ii74    
7ii7 ,! p]c5tage ( vet]ans :o complet$ a
 program ( education "u ! pilot program 
:o 7 subsequ5tly employ$ = a p]iod ( six
 mon?s or long]4  7f7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is
 section3 7#a7 ,high te*nology program (
 education ,! t]m high te*nology program
 ( education means a program ( education
 t--  7,a7 is (f]$ by an entity o!r ?an 
an in/itution ( high] le>n+2  7,b7 does 
n lead to a degree2 &  7,c7 provides    
in/ruction 9 comput] programm+1 comput] 
s(tw>e1 m$ia application1 data process+1

 or in=mation sci5ces4  7#b7 ,/ate      
approv+ ag5cy ,! t]m ,/ate approv+ ag5cy
 means a dep>tm5t or ag5cy ( a ,/ate    
designat$ "u section #cfga ( title #ch1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7g7 ,au?orization 
( appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be 
appropriat$ to ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans   
,affairs #ae1jjj1jjj = ea* fiscal ye>   
dur+ :i* ! ,secret>y c>ries out a pilot 
program "u ?is section4  7h7 ,t]m9ation 
,! au?ority to c>ry out a pilot program 
"u ?is section %all t]m9ate on ! date t 
is five ye>s aft] ! date on :i* !       
,secret>y fir/ ent]s into a contract "u 
?is section4