,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #e  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ 
,,/ates  ,decemb] #d1 #bjah ,mr4 ,g>dn] 
7= himself & ,mr4 ,jones7 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 pay individuals :o 
are ow$ educational assi/ance "u !      
,po/-#i_/aa ,educational ,assi/ance     
program ! am\nts ( educational assi/ance
 t !y are entitl$ to by law1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,fix ,imm$iately ,out/&+   
,und]paym5ts = ,/ud5t ,vet]ans ,act (   
#bjah or ! ,fix ,i,o,us = ,/ud5t        
,vet]ans ,act ( #bjah4  #b4 ,paym5t (   
am\nts ow$ "u ,po/-#i_/aa ,educational  
,assi/ance program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!     
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all      
ensure t on or be=e ! date t is #fj days
 aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1   
ea* individual :o receiv$ a mon?ly /ip5d
 "u section #ccac ( title #ch1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+ on    

,augu/ #a1 #bjah1 & end+ on ,decemb]    
#ca1 #bjah1 9 an am\nt t 0 less ?an !   
am\nt to :i* ! individual 0 entitl$ "u  
su* section is provid$ an am\nt t is    
equal to ! diff]5ce betwe5--  7#a7 !    
am\nt ( mon?ly /ip5d to :i* ! individual
 is entitl$ "u su* section2 &  7#b7 !   
am\nt ( mon?ly /ip5d ! individual       
receiv$ "u su* section4  7b7 ,e/abli%m5t
 ( commission ,! ,secret>y %all e/abli% 
a commission on ! correction ( paym5ts (
 mon?ly /ip5d "u su* section t 7        
defici5t z a result ( difficulties      
enc\nt]$ by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans      
,affairs 9 c>ry+ out su* section aft] ! 
enactm5t ( sections #ajg & #eja ( !     
,h>ry ,w4 ,colm]y ,vet]ans ,educational 
,assi/ance ,act ( #bjag 7,public ,law   
#aae-dh2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4 #ccac note & #cg 
,u4,s4,c4 #djc note74  7c7 ,audits ,!   
commission e/abli%$ "u subsection 7b7   
%all audit ea* paym5t ( mon?ly /ip5d    
made "u su* section dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+ 
on ,augu/ #a1 #bjah1 & end+ on ,decemb] 
#ca1 #bjah1 to det]m9e :e!r ! am\nt ( ! 

paym5t 0 defici5t ) respect to ! am\nts 
( mon?ly /ip5d t 7 requir$ pursuant to  
section #ccac ( su* title z 9 effect at 
! "t4  7d7 ,hir+ au?ority ,! ,secret>y  
may hire su* p]sonnel z ! ,secret>y     
consid]s appropriate to c>ry out ?is    
section4  7e7 ,treatm5t ( ov]paym5ts ,an
 ov]paym5t ( mon?ly /ip5d "u section    
#ccac ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 
t occurr$ dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+ on ,augu/ 
#a1 #bjah1 & end+ on ,decemb] #ca1      
#bjah1 & t occurr$ z a result (         
difficulties describ$ 9 subsection 7b7  
%all be treat$ z if ! ,secret>y _h made 
a det]m9ation "u section #ecjb7;a7 ( su*
 title t recov]y w\ld be aga9/ equity & 
good consci5ce4  7f7 ,au?orization (    
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to ! ,secret>y su* sums z   
may be necess>y to c>ry out ?is section4