,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cece  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bg1 #bjai,mr4 
,rodney ,davis of ,illinois 7for        
himself1 ,mr4 ,david ,p4 ,roe of        
,tennessee1 ,mrs4 ,lee of ,nevada1 and  
,mr4 ,bost7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to improve the work-study
 allowance program administered by the  
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,,gi ,bill ,work ,study ,improvement
 ,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,improvement to    
work-study allowance program  7a7       
,payment of allowance ,subsection 7a7 of
 section #cdhe of title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended--  7#a7 in    
paragraph 7#a71 by striking ,individuals
 and inserting ,in accordance with      
paragraph 7#d71 individuals2  7#b7 by   
redesignating paragraphs 7#d71 7#e71 and
 7#f7 as paragraphs 7#e71 7#f71 and     

7#g71 respectively2 and  7#c7 by        
inserting after paragraph 7#c7 the      
following new paragraph3  7#d7 7,a7 ,the
 ,secretary shall carry out this section
 by providing to educational            
institutions an annual amount for the   
institution to use in paying work-study 
allowance under paragraph 7#a7 to       
individuals enrolled at the institution4
  7,b7 ,with respect to an educational  
institution that participated in the    
work-study program under this section   
during the academic year beginning      
,august #a1 #bjah1 the ,secretary shall 
determine the annual amount to provide  
to the educational institution under    
subparagraph 7,a7 as follows3  7i7 ,for 
the academic year beginning ,august #a1 
#bjbj1 the amount shall be the total    
amount the ,secretary paid under this   
section to individuals enrolled at such 
educational institution during the      
academic year beginning ,august #a1     
#bjah4  7ii7 ,except as provided by     
subparagraph 7,d77ii71 for each academic

 year beginning on or after ,august #a1 
#bjba1 the amount shall be the total    
amount the educational institution paid 
under this section for work-study       
allowance to individuals enrolled at    
such educational institution during the 
previous academic year in which         
individuals participated in the         
work-study program4  7,c7 ,with respect 
to an educational institution that did  
not participate in the work-study       
program under this section during the   
academic year beginning ,august #a1     
#bjah1 the ,secretary shall determine   
the annual amount to provide to the     
educational institution under           
subparagraph 7,a7 as follows3  7i7 ,for 
the first academic year in which the    
educational institution participates in 
the work-study program beginning on or  
after ,august #a1 #bjbj1 the amount     
shall be an amount the ,secretary       
determines appropriate based on amounts 
provided to similar educational         
institutions pursuant to subparagraph   

7,b74  7ii7 ,except as provided by      
subparagraph 7,d77ii71 for each academic
 year occurring after the academic year 
specified in clause 7i71 the amount     
shall be the total amount the           
educational institution paid under this 
section for work-study allowance to     
individuals enrolled at such educational
 institution during the previous        
academic year in which individuals      
enrolled at such educational institution
 participated in the work-study program4
  7,d7  7i7 ,except as provided in      
clause 7ii71 if the ,secretary provides 
an annual amount to an educational      
institution under subparagraph 7,b7 or  
7,c7 that is more than the total amount 
the educational institution pays to     
individuals under paragraph 7#a71 the   
educational institution shall return to 
the ,secretary the unpaid amount and the
 ,secretary shall transfer such amount  
into the general fund of the ,treasury4 
7ii7 ,if the annual amount provided to  
an educational institution under        

subparagraph 7,b7 or 7,c7 is more1 but  
less than ten percent more1 than the    
total amount the educational institution
 pays to individuals under paragraph    
7#a71 and the educational institution   
plans to participate in the work-study  
program under this section during the   
subsequent academic year1 the           
educational institution may retain the  
amount of the overpayment if the        
educational institution notifies the    
,secretary of the amount of the         
overpayment and the intention of the    
educational institution to retain such  
amount4 ,any amount retained by an      
educational institution under this      
clause may only be used by the          
educational institution to provide      
work-study allowance to individuals     
enrolled at the educational institution4
  7iii7 ,at any time an educational     
institution may request the ,secretary  
to increase the annual amount that the  
,secretary provides the educational     
institution under subparagraph 7,b7 or  

7,c74  7,e7 ,pursuant to section        
#cfij7;c71 section #cfic1 and other     
provisions of chapter #cf of this title1
 the ,secretary shall ensure that       
educational institutions carry out the  
work-study allowance program in         
compliance with this section4  4  7b7   
,conforming amendment ,subsection       
7e77#a7 of such section is amended by   
striking subsection 7a77#d7 and         
inserting subsection 7a77#e74  7c7      
,application ,the amendments made by    
this section shall apply with respect to
 a quarter1 semester1 or term1 as       
applicable1 commencing on or after      
,august #a1 #bjbj4