,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bhaa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #g1  
#bjai,mr4 ,cassidy 7for himself and ,ms4
 ,warren7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to extend the authority  
of the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs 
to continue to pay educational          
assistance or subsistence allowances to 
eligible persons when educational       
institutions are temporarily closed1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,strengthening ,disaster ,assistance for
 ,student ,veterans ,act of #bjai4  #b4 
,extension of authority of the          
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs to     
continue to pay educational assistance  
or subsistence allowances to eligible   
persons when educational institutions   
are temporarily closed ,section         
#cfhj7;a77#b7 of title #ch1 ,united     

,states ,code1 is amended--  7#a7 in the
 matter before subparagraph 7,a71 by    
striking the em dash and inserting      
during the following periods32  7#b7 in 
subparagraph 7,a7--  7,a7 by striking   
during periods and inserting ,periods2  
and  7,b7 by striking not exceed #d     
weeks2 or and inserting only continue   
until the date that is eight weeks after
 the date of the temporary closure42 and
  7#c7 in subparagraph 7,b7-- 7,a7 by   
striking solely and inserting ,solely2  
and  7,b7 by striking during periods and
 inserting periods4