,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fbab  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #aa1 #bjbj,mr4
 ,takano introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
provide for the continuation of         
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
educational assistance benefits during  
emergency situations1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,continuation of         
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
educational assistance benefits during  
emergency situations  7a7 ,continuation 
of benefits ,during the #ahj-;day period
 beginning on the date of the enactment 
of this ,act1 the ,secretary of         
,veterans ,affairs may treat a program  
of education offered by distance        
learning as if such program of education
 were offered on-site at an educational 
institution for purposes of the laws    
administered by the ,secretary1 if such 
program of education is-- 7#a7 converted
 from being offered on-site at an       

educational institution to being offered
 by distance learning by reason of an   
emergency or health-related situation1  
as determined by the ,secretary2 or     
7#b7 offered by distance learning by    
reason of the existence of an emergency 
or health-related situation1 as so      
determined4  7b7 ,continuation of       
payment of allowances in emergency      
situations ,section #cfhj7;a7 of title  
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
 7#a7 in paragraph 7#b77;,a71 by        
striking #d weeks and inserting eight   
weeks2 and  7#b7 by adding at the end   
the following new paragraph3  7#c7 ,for 
purposes of this subsection1 the term   
emergency situation means-- 7,a7 a      
public health crisis2  7,b7 a state of  
emergency declared by the ,federal      
,government or by a ,state or local     
government2 or  7,c7 any other          
situation1 as determined by the         
,secretary4  4