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,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #be1 #bjai,mr4   
,te/] 7= himself & ,mr4 ,r\nds7         
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      
improve ! "w-/udy all[ance program      
adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans      
,affairs1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,,gi    
,bill ,"w ,/udy ,improvem5t ,act (      
#bjai4  #b4 ,improvem5t to "w-/udy      
all[ance program  7a7 ,paym5t ( all[ance
 ,subsection 7a7 ( section #cdhe ( title
 #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--   
7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+          
,individuals & ins]t+ ,9 accordance )   
p>agraph 7#d71 individuals2  7#b7 by    
r$esignat+ p>agraphs 7#d71 7#e71 & 7#f7 
z p>agraphs 7#e71 7#f71 & 7#g71         
respectively2 &  7#c7 by ins]t+ aft]    
p>agraph 7#c7 ! foll[+ new p>agraph3    
7#d7 7,a7 ,! ,secret>y %all c>ry out ?is

 section by provid+ to an educational   
in/itution an annual am\nt = !          
in/itution to use 9 pay+ "w-/udy        
all[ance "u p>agraph 7#a7 to individuals
 enroll$ at ! in/itution4  7,b7 ,)      
respect to an educational in/itution t  
p>ticipat$ 9 ! "w-/udy program "u ?is   
section dur+ ! academic ye> beg9n+      
,augu/ #a1 #bjah1 ! ,secret>y %all      
det]m9e ! annual am\nt to provide to !  
educational in/itution "u subp>agraph   
7,a7 z foll[s3  7i7 ,= ! academic ye>   
beg9n+ ,augu/ #a1 #bjbj1 ! am\nt %all be
 ! total am\nt ! ,secret>y paid "u ?is  
section to individuals enroll$ at su*   
educational in/itution dur+ ! academic  
ye> beg9n+ ,augu/ #a1 #bjah4  7ii7      
,except z provid$ by subp>agraph        
7,d77ii71 = ea* academic ye> beg9n+ on  
or aft] ,augu/ #a1 #bjba1 ! am\nt %all  
be ! total am\nt ! educational          
in/itution paid "u ?is section = "w-/udy
 all[ance to individuals enroll$ at su* 
educational in/itution dur+ ! previ\s   
academic ye> 9 :i* individuals          

p>ticipat$ 9 ! "w-/udy program4  7,c7 ,)
 respect to an educational in/itution t 
did n p>ticipate 9 ! "w-/udy program "u 
?is section dur+ ! academic ye> beg9n+  
,augu/ #a1 #bjah1 ! ,secret>y %all      
det]m9e ! annual am\nt to provide to !  
educational in/itution "u subp>agraph   
7,a7 z foll[s3  7i7 ,= ! fir/ academic  
ye> 9 :i* ! educational in/itution      
p>ticipates 9 ! "w-/udy program beg9n+  
on or aft] ,augu/ #a1 #bjbj1 ! am\nt    
%all be an am\nt ! ,secret>y det]m9es   
appropriate bas$ on an am\nt provid$ to 
a simil> educational in/itution pursuant
 to subp>agraph 7,b74  7ii7 ,except z   
provid$ by subp>agraph 7,d77ii71 = ea*  
academic ye> occurr+ aft] ! academic ye>
 specifi$ 9 clause 7i71 ! am\nt %all be 
! total am\nt ! educational in/itution  
paid "u ?is section = "w-/udy all[ance  
to individuals enroll$ at su*           
educational in/itution dur+ ! previ\s   
academic ye> 9 :i* individuals enroll$  
at su* educational in/itution p>ticipat$
 9 ! "w-/udy program4  7,d7 7i7 ,except 

z provid$ 9 clause 7ii71 if ! ,secret>y 
provides an annual am\nt to an          
educational in/itution "u subp>agraph   
7,b7 or 7,c7 t is m ?an ! total am\nt ! 
educational in/itution pays to          
individuals "u p>agraph 7#a7--  7,i7 !  
educational in/itution %all return to ! 
,secret>y ! unpaid am\nt2 &  7,,ii7 !   
,secret>y %all transf] ! return$ am\nt  
into ! g5]al fund ( ! ,treasury4  7ii7  
7,i7 ,if ! annual am\nt provid$ to an   
educational in/itution "u subp>agraph   
7,b7 or 7,c7 is m1 b less ?an #aj p]c5t 
m1 ?an ! total am\nt ! educational      
in/itution pays to individuals "u       
p>agraph 7#a71 & ! educational          
in/itution plans to p>ticipate 9 !      
"w-/udy program "u ?is section dur+ !   
subsequ5t academic ye>1 ! educational   
in/itution may reta9 ! am\nt ( !        
ov]paym5t if ! educational in/itution   
notifies ! ,secret>y ( ! am\nt ( !      
ov]paym5t & ! int5tion ( ! educational  
in/itution to reta9 su* am\nt4  7,,ii7  
,any am\nt reta9$ by an educational     

in/itution "u ?is clause may only be us$
 by ! educational in/itution to provide 
"w-/udy all[ance to individuals enroll$ 
at ! educational in/itution4  7iii7 ,at 
any "t an educational in/itution may    
reque/ ! ,secret>y to increase ! annual 
am\nt t ! ,secret>y provides !          
educational in/itution "u subp>agraph   
7,b7 or 7,c74  7,e7 ,pursuant to section
 #cfij7;c71 section #cfic1 & o!r        
provisions ( *apt] #cf ( ?is title1 !   
,secret>y %all ensure t an educational  
in/itution c>ries out ! "w-/udy all[ance
 program 9 compliance ) ?is section4  4 
7b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5t ,subsection 7e77#a7 
( su* section is am5d$ by /rik+         
subsection 7a77#d7 & ins]t+ subsection  
7a77#e74  7c7 ,application ,! am5dm5ts  
made by ?is section %all apply ) respect
 to a qu>t]1 seme/]1 or t]m1 z          
applicable1 comm5c+ on or aft] ,augu/   
#a1 #bjbj4