,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,r4 #fcbb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of 
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #ba1    
#bjbj,received  ,,an ,,act  ,to make    
certain improvements in the educational 
assistance benefits under the laws      
administered by the ,secretary of       
,veterans ,affairs in the case of       
changes to courses of education by      
reason of emergency situations1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,student       
,veteran ,coronavirus ,response ,act of 
#bjbj4  #b4 ,covered period defined ,for
 purposes of this ,act1 the term covered
 period means the period beginning on   
,march #a1 #bjbj1 and ending on         
,december #ba1 #bjbj4  #c4 ,payment of  
work-study allowances during emergency  
situations ,during the covered period1  
the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs    
shall apply section #cdhe of title #ch1 
,united ,states ,code1 as if it were    
amended by adding at the end the        
following new subsection3  7f7 7#a7 ,in 

case of an individual who is in receipt 
of work-study allowance pursuant to an  
agreement described in subsection       
7a77#c7 as of the date on which an      
emergency situation occurs and who is   
unable to continue to perform qualifying
 work-study activities described in     
subsection 7a77#d7 by reason of the     
emergency situation-- 7,a7 the          
,secretary may continue to pay          
work-study allowance under this section 
or make deductions described in         
subsection 7e77#a7 during the period of 
such emergency situation1               
notwithstanding the inability of the    
individual to perform such work-study   
activities by reason of such emergency  
situation2 and  7,b7 at the option of   
the individual1 the ,secretary shall    
extend the agreement described in       
subsection 7a77#c7 with the individual  
for any subsequent period of enrollment 
initiated during the emergency          
situation1 notwithstanding the inability
 of the individual to perform work-study

 activities described in subsection     
7a77#d7 by reason of such emergency     
situation4  7#b7 ,the amount of         
work-study allowance payable to an      
individual under paragraph 7#a77;,a7    
during the period of an emergency       
situation shall be an amount determined 
by the ,secretary but may not exceed the
 amount that would be payable under     
subsection 7a77#b7 if the individual    
worked #be hours per week paid during   
such period4  4  #d4 ,payment of        
allowances to veterans enrolled in      
educational institutions closed for     
emergency situations  7a7 ,in general   
,during the covered period1 the         
,secretary may pay allowances to an     
eligible veteran or eligible person     
under section #cfhj7;a77#b77;,a7 of     
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 if the
 veteran or person is enrolled in a     
program or course of education that--   
7#a7 is provided by an educational      
institution that is closed by reason of 
an emergency situation2 or  7#b7 is     

suspended by reason of an emergency     
situation4  7b7 ,amount of allowance    
,the total number of weeks for which    
allowances may be paid under this       
section may not exceed four weeks4  7c7 
,not counted for purposes of limitation 
,any amount paid under this section     
shall not be counted for purposes of the
 limitation on allowanced under section 
#cfhj7;a77#b77;,a7 of title #ch1 ,united
 ,states ,code4  #e4 ,prohibition of    
charge to entitlement of students unable
 to pursue a program of education due to
 an emergency situation ,during the     
covered period1 the ,secretary of       
,veterans ,affairs shall apply section  
#cfii7;b77#a7 of title #ch1 ,united     
,states ,code1 as if it were amended--  
7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking  
or at the end2  7#b7 in subparagraph    
7,b77ii71 by striking and at the end and
 inserting or 2 and  7#c7 by adding at  
the end the following new subparagraph3 
7,c7 the temporary closure of an        
educational institution or the temporary

 closure or termination of a course or  
program of education by reason of an    
emergency situation2 and  4  #f4        
,extension of time limitations for use  
of entitlement  7a7 ,montgomery ,,gi    
,bill ,during the covered period1 the   
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall  
apply section #cjca of title #ch1       
,united ,states ,code1 as if it were    
amended by adding at the end the        
following new subsection3  7i7 ,in the  
case of an individual eligible for      
educational assistance under this       
chapter who is prevented from pursuing  
the individual's chosen program of      
education before the expiration of the  
#aj-year period for the use of          
entitlement under this chapter otherwise
 applicable under this section because  
the educational institution closed      
7temporarily or permanently7 under an   
established policy based on an          
,executive order of the ,president or   
due to an emergency situation1 such     
#aj-year period-- 7#a7 shall not run    

during the period the individual is so  
prevented from pursuing such program2   
and  7#b7 shall again begin running on  
the first day after the individual is   
able to resume pursuit of a program of  
education with educational assistance   
under this chapter4  4  7b7 ,post-#i_/aa
 ,educational ,assistance  7#a7 ,in     
general ,during the covered period1 the 
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall  
apply section #ccba7;b77#a7 of such     
title as if it were amended-- 7,a7 by   
inserting 7,a7 before ,subsections2     
7,b7 by striking and 7d7 and inserting  
7d71 and 7i72 and by adding at the end  
the following new subparagraph3  7,b7   
,subsection 7i7 of section #cjca 7as    
described in section #f of the ,student 
,veteran ,coronavirus ,response ,act of 
#bjbj7 shall apply with respect to the  
running of the #ae-year period described
 in paragraphs 7#d77;,a7 and 7#e77;,a7  
of this subsection in the same manner as
 such subsection applies under section  
#cjca with respect to the running of the

 #aj-year period described in section   
#cjca7;a74  4  7#b7 ,transfer period    
,during the covered period1 the         
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall  
apply section #ccai7;h77#e7 of such     
title as if it were amended-- 7,a7 in   
subparagraph 7,a7 by inserting or 7,c7  
after subparagraph 7,b72 and  7,b7 by   
adding at the end the following new     
subparagraph3  7,c7 ,emergency          
situations ,in any case in which the    
,secretary determines that an individual
 to whom entitlement is transferred     
under this section has been prevented   
from pursuing the individual's chosen   
program of education before the         
individual attains the age of #bf years 
because the educational institution     
closed 7temporarily or permanently7     
under an established policy based on an 
,executive order of the ,president or   
due to an emergency situation1 the      
,secretary shall extend the period      
during which the individual may use such
 entitlement for a period equal to the  

number of months that the individual was
 so prevented from pursuing the program 
of education1 as determined by the      
,secretary4  4  7c7 ,vocational         
rehabilitation and training  7#a7       
,period for use ,during the covered     
period1 the ,secretary of ,veterans     
affairs shall apply section #cajc of    
such title as if it were amended-- 7,a7 
in subsection 7a71 by striking or 7e7   
and inserting 7e71 or 7g72 and  7,b7 by 
adding at the end the following new     
subsection3  7g7 ,in any case in which  
the ,secretary determines that a veteran
 has been prevented from participating  
in a vocational rehabilitation program  
under this chapter within the           
twelve-year period of eligibility       
prescribed in subsection 7a7 by reason  
of an ,executive order of the ,president
 or due to an emergency situation1 such 
twelve-year period-- 7#a7 shall not run 
during the period the individual is so  
prevented from participating such       
program2 and  7#b7 shall again begin    

running on the first day after the      
individual is able to resume            
participation in such program4  4  7#b7 
,duration of program ,during the covered
 period1 the ,secretary of ,veterans    
,affairs shall apply section #caje7;b7  
of such title as if it were amended--   
7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking     
paragraph 7#b7 and inserting paragraphs 
7#b7 and 7#c72 and  7,b7 by adding at   
the end the following new paragraph3    
7#c7 7,a7 ,in any case in which the     
,secretary determines that a veteran has
 been prevented from participating in   
counseling and placement and            
postplacement services described in     
section #cajd7;a77#b7 and 7#e7 of this  
title by reason of an ,executive order  
of the ,president or due to an emergency
 situation1 the ,secretary shall extend 
the period during which the ,secretary  
may provide such counseling and         
placement and postplacement services for
 the veteran for a period equal to the  
number of months that the veteran was so

 prevented from participating in such   
counseling and services1 as determined  
by the ,secretary4  7,b7 ,in any case in
 which the ,secretary determines that a 
veteran has been prevented from         
participating in a vocational           
rehabilitation program under this       
chapter by reason of an ,executive order
 of the ,president or due to an         
emergency situation1 the ,secretary     
shall extend the period of the veteran's
 vocational rehabilitation program for a
 period equal to the number of months   
that the veteran was so prevented from  
participating in the vocational         
rehabilitation program1 as determined by
 the ,secretary4  4  7d7 ,educational   
assistance for members of the ,selected 
,reserve ,during the covered period1 the
 ,secretary concerned shall apply       
section #afacc7;b7 of title #aj1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 as if it were amended by
 adding at the end the following new    
paragraph3  7#e7 ,in any case in which  
the ,secretary concerned determines that

 a person entitled to educational       
assistance under this chapter has been  
prevented from using such person's      
entitlement by reason of an ,executive  
order of the ,president or due to an    
emergency situation1 the ,secretary     
concerned shall extend the period of    
entitlement prescribed in subsection 7a7
 for a period equal to the number of    
months that the person was so prevented 
from using such entitlement1 as         
determined by the ,secretary4  4  #g4   
,restoration of entitlement to          
rehabilitation programs for veterans    
affected by school closure or           
disapproval  7a7 ,entitlement ,during   
the covered period1 the ,secretary of   
,veterans ,affairs shall apply section  
#cfii of title #ch1 ,united ,states     
,code1 as if it were amended by striking
 chapter #cj1 each time it appears and  
inserting chapter #cj1 #ca14  7b7       
,payment of subsistence allowances      
,during the covered period1 the         
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall  

apply section #cfhj7;a77#b77;,b7 of     
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 as if 
it were amended-- 7#a7 by inserting or a
 subsistence allowance described in     
section #cajh before 1 during2 and  7#b7
 by inserting or allowance after such a 
stipend4  #h4 ,extension of payment of  
vocational rehabilitation subsistence   
allowances ,in the case of any veteran  
whom the ,secretary of ,veterans        
,affairs determines is satisfactorily   
following a program of employment       
services provided under section         
#cajd7;a77#e7 of title #ch1 ,united     
,states ,code1 during the covered       
period1 the ,secretary may pay the      
veteran a subsistence allowance1 as     
prescribed in section #cajh of such     
title for full-time training for the    
type of program that the veteran was    
pursuing1 for two additional months4    
#i4 ,emergency designations  7a7 ,in    
general ,this ,act is designated as an  
emergency requirement pursuant to       
section #d7;g7 of the ,statutory        

,pay-,as-,you-,go ,act of #bjaj 7#b     
,u4,s4,c4 #icc7;g774  7b7 ,designation  
in senate ,in the ,senate1 this ,act is 
designated as an emergency requirement  
pursuant to section #daab7;a7 of ,h4    
,con4 ,res4 #ga 7#aaeth ,congress71 the 
concurrent resolution on the budget for 
fiscal year #bjah4  ,passed the ,house  
of ,representatives ,march #ca1         
#bjbj4;,cheryl ,l4                      
,johnson1,clerk4,gloria ,j4             
,lett1,deputy ,clerk4