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116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5772
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 6, 2020Mr. Barr introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship program.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Veteran STEM Scholarship Enhancement Act.
2.
Improvement of Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship program of Department of Veterans Affairs
(a)
Priority
Subsection (c) of section 3320 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking In selecting and all that follows through individuals: and inserting the following: If the Secretary determines that there are insufficient funds available in a fiscal year to provide additional benefits under this section to all eligible individuals, the Secretary may give priority to the following eligible individuals:.
(b)
Amounts not subject to certain limitation
Subsection (d) of such section is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or chapter 36 of this title, any additional benefits under this section may not be counted toward the aggregate period for which section 3695 of this title limits an individual's receipt of allowance or assistance.
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