,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #ccbh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,augu/ #a1 #bjah ,ms4  
,/ab5[ introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
enhance ! paym5t ( mon?ly h\s+ /ip5ds "u
 ! ,po/-#i_/aa ,vet]ans ,educational    
,assi/ance ,program1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,/ud5t ,vet]ans ,h\s+ ,act4  #b4      
,paym5t ( mon?ly h\s+ /ip5d "u          
,po/-#i_/aa ,vet]ans ,educational       
,assi/ance ,program  7a7 ,paym5t (      
mon?ly ,section #ccac ( title #ch1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+ new subsection 7k73  7k7
 ,paym5t ( mon?ly h\s+ /ip5d ,!         
,secret>y may n )hold paym5t ( a mon?ly 
h\s+ /ip5d "u ?is section to an         
individual 9 connection ) pursuit ( a   
program ( education at an in/itution (  
high] le>n+ dur+ a s*ool t]m bas$ on a  
holiday or any o!r day on :i* !         

in/itution is o!rwise clos$ dur+ su*    
t]m4  4  7b7 ,paym5t = c]ta9 individuals
 betwe5 s*ool t]ms ,su* section is fur!r
 am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new    
subsection 7l73  7l7 ,paym5t ( mon?ly   
h\s+ /ip5d = c]ta9 individuals betwe5   
s*ool t]ms  7#a7 ,consecutive t]ms at   
same in/itution ,if educational         
assi/ance is payable "u ?is *apt] to an 
individual = pursuit ( a program (      
education at an in/itution ( high] le>n+
 9 consecutive s*ool t]ms1 ! second (   
:i* does n be+ imm$iately aft] ! fir/1 !
 mon?ly h\s+ /ip5d payable to !         
individual "u ?is section 9 connection )
 su* assi/ance z ( ! end ( ! fir/ t]m   
%all be payable to ! individual dur+ !  
p]iod betwe5 su* t]ms if--  7,a7 !      
in/itution c]tifies to ! ,secret>y t !  
individual is enroll$ 9 ! in/itution on 
an individual t]m basis2  7,b7 ! p]iod  
betwe5 su* t]ms does n exce$ eight      
weeks2 &  7,c7 ! l5g? ( ea* su* t]m is n
 less ?an ! l5g? ( ! p]iod betwe5 su*   
t]ms4  7#b7 ,consecutive t]ms at diff]5t

 in/itutions ,if an individual be+ paid 
educational assi/ance "u ?is *apt] = a  
s*ool t]m at an in/itution ( high] le>n+
 7! prec$+ t]m7 transf]s at ! end ( !   
prec$+ t]m to ano!r in/itution ( high]  
le>n+ = pursuit ( a qualify+ program (  
education comm5c+ 9 ! next s*ool t]m 7! 
foll[+ t]m71 ! individual %all be paid !
 am\nt ( ! mon?ly h\s+ /ip5d payable to 
! individual "u ?is section 9 connection
 ) su* assi/ance = ! prec$+ t]m dur+ !  
p]iod betwe5 ! prec$+ t]m & ! foll[+ t]m
 if ! l5g? ( su* p]iod does n exce$ #cj 
days4  4  7c7 ,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 
9 ! am5dm5ts made by ?is section %all be
 con/ru$ to alt] eligibility = mon?ly   
h\s+ /ip5ds "u ! ,po/-#i_/aa ,vet]ans   
,educational ,assi/ance ,program "u     
*apt] #cc ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code1 or any o!r program ( educational 
assi/ance c>ri$ out by ! ,secret>y (    
,vet]ans ,affairs4  7d7 ,s5se (         
,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t1 9 
c>ry+ out any program ( educational     
assi/ance 9 addition to ! ,po/-#i_/aa   

,vet]ans ,educational ,assi/ance        
,program 9 :i* a mon?ly h\s+ /ip5d is   
payable 9 connection ) receipt ( su*    
assi/ance "u su* program1 ! ,secret>y ( 
,vet]ans ,affairs %\ld apply !          
requirem5ts & limitations 9 subsections 
7k7 & 7l7 ( section #ccac ( title #ch1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7z am5d$ by ?is     
section71 9 ! paym5t ( su* /ip5ds1 to ! 
ext5t applicable4