,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fadj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #i1 #bjbj,ms4 
,underwood 7for herself and ,mr4 ,barr7 
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 ,edith ,nourse ,rogers   
,,stem ,scholarship program4  #a4 ,short
 title ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,veterans in ,,stem ,act4  #b4 ,edith   
,nourse ,rogers ,,stem ,scholarship     
program of ,department of ,veterans     
,affairs  7a7 ,clarification and        
expansion of eligibility ,subsection    
7b77#d7 of section #ccbj of title #ch1  
,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7
 in subparagraph 7,a77i7-- 7,a7 in the  
matter preceding subclause 7,i71 by     
inserting 1 or a dual degree program    
that includes such an undergraduate     
college degree1 after undergraduate     
college degree2  7,b7 by striking       
subclause 7,,ix72 and  7,c7 by          

redesignating subclauses 7,x7 and 7,,xi7
 as subclauses 7,,ix7 and 7,x71         
respectively2  7#b7 in subparagraph     
7,b7-- 7,a7 by inserting covered        
clinical training program for health    
care professionals or a before program  
of education2 and  7,b7 by striking the 
period at the end and inserting 2 or2   
and  7#c7 by adding at the end the      
following new subparagraph3  7,c7 is an 
individual who has earned a graduate    
degree in a field referred to in        
subparagraph 7,a77i7 and is enrolled in 
a covered clinical training program for 
health care professionals4  4  7b7      
,priority ,subsection 7c7 of such       
section is amended to read as follows3  
7c7 ,priority  7#a7 ,if the ,secretary  
determines that there are insufficient  
funds available in a fiscal year to     
provide additional benefits under this  
section to all eligible individuals1 the
 ,secretary may give priority to the    
following eligible individuals3 7,a7    
,individuals who require the most credit

 hours described in subsection 7b77#d74 
7,b7 ,individuals who are entitled to   
educational assistance under this       
chapter by reason of paragraph 7#a71    
7#b71 7#h71 or 7#i7 of section #ccaa7;b7
 of this title4  7#b7 ,the ,secretary   
shall give priority to individuals under
 paragraph 7#a7 in the following order3 
7,a7 ,individuals who are enrolled in a 
program of education leading to an      
undergraduate degree in a field referred
 to in subsection 7b77#d77;,a77i74  7,b7
 ,individuals who are enrolled in a     
program of education leading to a       
teaching certificate4  7,c7 ,individuals
 who are enrolled in a dual-degree      
program leading to both an undergraduate
 and graduate degree in a field referred
 to in subsection 7b77#d77;,a77i74  7,d7
 ,individuals who have earned an        
undergraduate degree and are enrolled in
 a covered clinical training program for
 health care professionals4  7,e7       
,individuals who have earned a graduate 
degree and are enrolled in a covered    

clinical training program for health    
care professionals4  4  7c7 ,amounts not
 subject to certain limitation          
,subsection 7d7 of such section is      
amended by adding at the end the        
following new paragraph3  7#d7          
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
this chapter or chapter #cf of this     
title1 any additional benefits under    
this section may not be counted toward  
the aggregate period for which section  
#cfie of this title limits an           
individual's receipt of allowance or    
assistance4  4  7d7 ,covered clinical   
training program defined ,such section  
is further amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection3  7h7      
,covered clinical training program      
defined ,in this section1 the term      
covered clinical training program       
defined means any clinical training     
required by a health care professional  
to be licensed to practice in a ,state  
or locality4  4