,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dfed  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #aa1          
#bjai,mrs4 ,lee ( ,nevada 7= h]self &   
,mr4 ,banks7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
provide = ! treatm5t ( c]ta9 ov]paym5ts 
made by educational in/itutions to      
p]sons entitl$ to educational assi/ance 
"u ! laws adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y (     
,vet]ans ,affairs1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,/ud5t ,vet]an ,protection ,act4  #b4 
,f9d+s ,congress makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3  
7#a7 ,! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs   
provid$ #aj1hjj1jjj1jjj 9 educational   
assi/ance "u ! ,po/-#i_/aa ,educational 
,assi/ance ,program b5efits to almo/    
#hjj1jjj vet]ans dur+ fiscal ye> #bjad4 
7#b7 ,accord+ to ! ,g5]al ,acc\ntability
 ,(fice's ,octob] #bjae report1 !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs id5tifi$  
#daf1jjj1jjj 9 ov]paym5ts "u su*        

,program dur+ fiscal ye> #bjad1 affect+ 
approximately "o-9-f\r vet]an           
b5efici>ies & ab\t #f1jjj s*ools4  7#c7 
,accord+ to su* report1 :ile vet]ans us+
 o!r ,,va education programs h to v]ify 
_! enrollm5t ea* mon?1 ,,va g5]ally does
 n require ^? us+ ! ,po/-#i_/aa ,,gi    
,bill to d s4 ,by n requir+ vet]ans to  
v]ify _! enrollm5t e mon?1 :i* c cause  
significant "t to lapse betwe5 :5       
vet]ans drop c\rses & :5 ?is is report$1
 ,,va's process all[s vet]ans to incur  
?\s&s ( doll>s 9 ov]paym5ts & also      
increases ! program's co/s associat$ )  
collect+ ^! debts44  #c4 ,ov]paym5ts to 
eligible p]sons or vet]ans ,subsection  
7b7 ( section #cfhe ( title #ch1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ to read z foll[s3
  7b7 ,any ov]paym5t by an educational  
in/itution to a vet]an or eligible p]son
 %all con/itute a liability ( !         
educational in/itution to ! ,unit$      
,/ates if--  7#a7 ! ,secret>y f9ds t !  
ov]paym5t has be5 made z ! result (--   
7,a7 ! willful or neglig5t failure ( an 

educational in/itution to report1 z     
requir$ "u ?is *apt] or *apt] #cd or #ce
 ( ?is title1 to ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans 
,affairs excessive abs5ces f a c\rse1 or
 discont9uance or int]ruption ( a c\rse 
by ! vet]an or eligible p]son2 or  7,b7 
! willful or neglig5t false c]tification
 by an educational in/itution2 or  7#b7 
! paym5t is made pursuant to--  7,a7    
section #ccac7;h7 ( ?is title2  7,b7    
section #ccag ( ?is title2 or  7,c7     
section #cfhj7;d7 ( ?is title4  4