,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fbab  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #aa1 #bjbj,mr4   
,takano introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide = !    
cont9uation ( ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans      
,affairs educational assi/ance b5efits  
dur+ em]g5cy situations1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,cont9uation ( ,dep>tm5t 
( ,vet]ans ,affairs educational         
assi/ance b5efits dur+ em]g5cy          
situations  7a7 ,cont9uation ( b5efits  
,dur+ ! #ahj-;day p]iod beg9n+ on ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( 
,vet]ans ,affairs may treat a program ( 
education (f]$ by di/ance le>n+ z if su*
 program ( education 7 (f]$ on-site at  
an educational in/itution = purposes ( !
 laws adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y1 if su*   
program ( education is-- 7#a7 conv]t$ f 
be+ (f]$ on-site at an educational      
in/itution to be+ (f]$ by di/ance le>n+ 
by reason ( an em]g5cy or heal?-relat$  
situation1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y2 or 

7#b7 (f]$ by di/ance le>n+ by reason ( !
 exi/5ce ( an em]g5cy or heal?-relat$   
situation1 z s det]m9$4  7b7            
,cont9uation ( paym5t ( all[ances 9     
em]g5cy situations ,section #cfhj7;a7 ( 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is      
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#b77;,a71 by   
/rik+ #d weeks & ins]t+ eight weeks2 &  
7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new      
p>agraph3  7#c7 ,= purposes ( ?is       
subsection1 ! t]m em]g5cy situation     
means-- 7,a7 a public heal? crisis2     
7,b7 a /ate ( em]g5cy decl>$ by ! ,f$]al
 ,gov]nm5t or by a ,/ate or local       
gov]nm5t2 or  7,c7 any o!r situation1 z 
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4  4