,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aidf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bd1 #bjai ,ms4  
,/ab5[ 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,rob]ts7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
enhance ! paym5t ( mon?ly h\s+ /ip5ds "u
 ! ,po/-#i_/aa ,vet]ans ,educational    
,assi/ance ,program1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,/ud5t ,vet]ans ,h\s+ ,act ( #bjai4   
#b4 ,paym5t ( mon?ly h\s+ /ip5d "u      
,po/-#i_/aa ,vet]ans ,educational       
,assi/ance ,program  7a7 ,paym5t (      
mon?ly ,section #ccac ( title #ch1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+ new subsection 7k73  7k7
 ,paym5t ( mon?ly h\s+ /ip5d ,!         
,secret>y may pay a mon?ly h\s+ /ip5d "u
 ?is section to an individual 9         
connection ) ! pursuit ( a program (    
education at an educational in/itution  
dur+ a p]iod 9 :i* ! in/itution is clos$

 dur+ a s*ool t]m 9 :i* ! individual is 
pursu+ ! program ( education4  4  7b7   
,paym5t = c]ta9 individuals betwe5 s*ool
 t]ms ,su* section is fur!r am5d$ by    
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new subsection   
7l73  7l7 ,paym5t ( mon?ly h\s+ /ip5d = 
c]ta9 individuals betwe5 s*ool t]ms     
7#a7 ,consecutive t]ms at same          
in/itution ,if educational assi/ance is 
payable "u ?is *apt] to an individual = 
! pursuit ( a program ( education at an 
educational in/itution 9 consecutive    
s*ool t]ms1 ! second ( :i* does n beg9  
imm$iately aft] ! fir/1 ! mon?ly h\s+   
/ip5d payable to ! individual "u ?is    
section 9 connection ) su* assi/ance z (
 ! end ( ! fir/ t]m may be payable to ! 
individual dur+ ! p]iod betwe5 su* t]ms 
if-- 7,a7 ! in/itution c]tifies to !    
,secret>y t ! individual is enroll$ 9 ! 
in/itution on an individual t]m basis2  
7,b7 ! p]iod betwe5 su* t]ms does n     
exce$ eight weeks2 &  7,c7 ! l5g? ( ea* 
su* t]m is n less ?an ! l5g? ( ! p]iod  
betwe5 su* t]ms4  7#b7 ,consecutive t]ms

 at diff]5t in/itutions ,if an          
individual be+ paid educational         
assi/ance "u ?is *apt] = a s*ool t]m at 
an in/itution ( high] le>n+ 7! prec$+   
t]m7 transf]s at ! end ( ! prec$+ t]m to
 ano!r in/itution ( high] le>n+ = !     
pursuit ( a qualify+ program ( education
 comm5c+ 9 ! next s*ool t]m 7! foll[+   
t]m71 ! individual may be paid ! am\nt (
 ! mon?ly h\s+ /ip5d payable to !       
individual "u ?is section 9 connection )
 su* assi/ance = ! prec$+ t]m dur+ !    
p]iod betwe5 ! prec$+ t]m & ! foll[+ t]m
 if ! l5g? ( su* p]iod does n exce$ #cj 
days4  7#c7 ,no *>ge aga9/ entitlem5t ,a
 mon?ly h\s+ /ip5d paid to an individual
 "u ?is subsection %all n be *>g$ aga9/ 
! entitlem5t ( ! individual to          
educational assi/ance "u ?is *apt]4  4  
7c7 ,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 !       
am5dm5ts made by ?is section %all be    
con/ru$ to alt] eligibility = mon?ly    
h\s+ /ip5ds "u ! ,po/-#i_/aa ,vet]ans   
,educational ,assi/ance ,program "u     
*apt] #cc ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates    

,code1 or any o!r program ( educational 
assi/ance c>ri$ out by ! ,secret>y (    
,vet]ans ,affairs4  7d7 ,s5se (         
,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t1 9 
c>ry+ out any program ( educational     
assi/ance 9 addition to ! ,po/-#i_/aa   
,vet]ans ,educational ,assi/ance        
,program 9 :i* a mon?ly h\s+ /ip5d is   
payable 9 connection ) receipt ( su*    
assi/ance "u su* program1 ! ,secret>y ( 
,vet]ans ,affairs %\ld apply !          
requirem5ts & limitations 9 subsections 
7k7 & 7l7 ( section #ccac ( title #ch1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7z am5d$ by ?is     
section71 9 ! paym5t ( su* /ip5ds1 to ! 
ext5t applicable4