,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #gih  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #cj1 #bjag   
,mr4 ,cassidy 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,brown1
 and ,mr4 ,tillis7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to expand the ,yellow ,ribbon ,g4,i4    
,education ,enhancement ,program to     
apply to individuals pursuing programs  
of education while on active duty1 to   
recipients of the ,marine ,gunnery      
,sergeant ,john ,david ,fry scholarship1
 and to programs of education pursued on
 half-time basis or less1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,yellow ,ribbon     
,improvement ,act of #bjag4  #b4        
,expansion of ,yellow ,ribbon ,g4,i4    
,education ,enhancement ,program        
,subsection 7a7 of section #ccag of     
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended to read as follows3  7a7        

,establishment of program  7#a7 ,in     
general ,in instances where the         
educational assistance provided pursuant
 to subsections 7c77#a77;,a71           
7e77#b77;,a71 and 7f77#b77;,a7 of       
section #ccac of this title does not    
cover the full cost of established      
charges 7as specified in section #ccac71
 the ,secretary shall1 subject to       
paragraph 7#b7 of this subsection1 carry
 out a program under which colleges and 
universities can1 voluntarily1 enter    
into an agreement with the ,secretary to
 cover a portion of those established   
charges not otherwise covered under     
subsections 7c77#a77;,a71 7e77#b77;,a71 
and 7f77#b77;,a7 of section #ccac of    
this title1 which contributions shall be
 matched by equivalent contributions    
toward such costs by the ,secretary4    
7#b7 ,limitation ,the program carried   
out under paragraph 7#a7 shall only     
apply to covered individuals described  
in paragraphs 7#a71 7#b71 and 7#i7 of   
section #ccaa7;b7 of this title4  4