,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hdbf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bi1        
#bjbj,mr4 ,lamb 7= himself1 ,mr4        
,fitzpatrick1 & ,mr4 ,cisn]os7 introduc$
 ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !       
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to provide = modifi$           
requirem5ts relat+ to appr5tice%ip &    
on-job tra9+ programs dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai
 em]g5cy "u ! educational assi/ance     
programs ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans       
,affairs1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,protect+ ,appr5tice%ip ,tra9+ =        
,vet]ans ,act4  #b4 ,appr5tice%ip or    
on-job tra9+ requirem5ts  7a7 ,9 g5]al  
,dur+ ! p]iod describ$ 9 subsection 7b71
 subsection 7e7 ( section #cfhg ( title 
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 %all be appli$
 by sub/itut+ ! foll[+ = p>agraph 7#b73 
7#b7 7,a7 ,subject to subp>agraphs 7,b7 
& 7,c71 = any mon? 9 :i* an individual  
fails to complete #abj h\rs ( tra9+1 !  
entitlem5t o!rwise *>geable "u p>agraph 

7#a7 %all be r$uc$ 9 ! same proportion z
 ! mon?ly tra9+ assi/ance all[ance      
payable is r$uc$ "u subsection 7b77#c74 
7,b7 ,9 ! case ( an individual :o is    
unemploy$ dur+ any mon?1 ! #abj-;h\r    
requirem5t "u subp>agraph 7,a7 = t mon? 
%all be r$uc$ proportionately to reflect
 ! individual's p]iod ( unemploym5t1    
except t ! am\nt ( mon?ly tra9+         
assi/ance o!rwise payable to !          
individual "u subsection 7b77#c7 %all n 
be r$uc$4  7,c7 ,any p]iod dur+ :i* an  
individual is unemploy$ %all n-- 7i7 be 
*>g$ aga9/ any entitlem5t to educational
 assi/ance ( ! individual2 or  7ii7 be  
c\nt$ aga9/ ! aggregate p]iod = :i*     
section #cfie ( ?is title limits !      
receipt ( educational assi/ance by su*  
individual4  7,d7 ,any am\nt by :i* !   
entitlem5t ( an individual is r$uc$ "u  
subp>agraph 7,a7 %all n-- 7i7 be *>g$   
aga9/ any entitlem5t to educational     
assi/ance ( ! individual2 or  7ii7 be   
c\nt$ aga9/ ! aggregate p]iod = :i*     
section #cfie ( ?is title limits !      

receipt ( educational assi/ance by su*  
individual4  7,e7 ,9 ! case ( an        
individual :o fails to complete #abj    
h\rs ( tra9+ dur+ a mon?1 b :o complet$ 
m ?an #abj h\rs ( tra9+ dur+ ! prec$+   
mon?1 ! individual may apply ! numb] (  
h\rs 9 excess ( #abj t ! individual     
complet$ = t mon? to ! mon? = :i* !     
individual fail$ to complete #abj h\rs4 
,if ! addition ( su* excess h\rs results
 9 a total ( #abj h\rs or m1 !          
individual %all be treat$ z an          
individual :o has complet$ #abj h\rs (  
tra9+ = t mon?4 ,any excess h\rs appli$ 
to a diff]5t mon? "u ?is subp>agraph may
 only be appli$ to "o su* mon?4  7,f7   
,?is p>agraph applies to am\nts describ$
 9 section #ccac7;g77#c77;,b77iv7 &     
section #cjcb7;c77#b7 ( ?is title &     
section #afaca7;d77#b7 ( title #aj4     
7,g7 ,9 ?is p>agraph3 7i7 ,! t]m        
unemploy$ includes be+ furl\gh$ or be+  
s*$ul$ to "w z]o h\rs4  7ii7 ,! t]m     
fails to complete #abj h\rs ( tra9+     
means1 ) respect to an individual1 t    

dur+ any mon?1 ! individual completes at
 lea/ "o h\r1 b few] ?an #abj h\rs1 (   
tra9+1 includ+ 9 a case 9 :i* !         
individual is unemploy$ = "p (1 b n !   
:ole1 mon?4  4  7b7 ,applicability p]iod
 ,! p]iod describ$ 9 ?is section is !   
p]iod beg9n+ on ,m>* #a1 #bjbj1 & end+  
on ,decemb] #ba1 #bjba4