,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cbgi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #ab1 #bjbj,mr4
 ,book] 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      
provide additional entitlem5t to        
,po/-#i_/aa ,educational ,assi/ance to  
c]ta9 vet]ans & memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces  
:o require extra "t to complete rem$ial 
& defici5cy c\rses1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,vet]ans ,education & ,transf]        
,ext5sion ,act ( #bjai or ! ,,vet       
,ext5sion ,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,f9d+s     
,congress makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3 7#a7    
,individuals :o are entitl$ to          
,po/-#i_/aa ,educational ,assi/ance :o  
require rem$ial & defici5cy c\rses      
exhau/ _! entitlem5t be=e complet+ a    
program ( education ) su* assi/ance4    
7#b7 ,memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces :o are     
entitl$ to ,po/-#i_/aa ,educational     
,assi/ance & :o d n h dep5d5ts :ile s]v+

 z memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces are n able to 
transf] _! entitlem5t to su* assi/ance  
:5 !y come to h dep5d5ts4  #c4          
,additional entitlem5t to ,po/-#i_/aa   
,educational ,assi/ance = c]ta9 vet]ans 
& memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces :o require     
extra "t to complete rem$ial c\rses  7a7
 ,9 g5]al ,sub*apt] ,,ii ( *apt] #cc (  
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new section3 
#ccbj;,a4 ,additional assi/ance  7a7 ,9 
g5]al ,! numb] ( mon?s ( educational    
assi/ance "u section #ccac ( ?is title  
an eligible individual is entitl$ to "u 
section #ccab ( ?is title is h]eby      
increas$ by ! less] (-- 7#a7 #ae mon?s2 
or  7#b7 9 ! case ( an eligible         
individual :o attempt$ or complet$      
rem$ial & defici5cy c\rses z describ$ 9 
subsection 7b77#d71 ! full-"t equival5t 
numb] ( mon?s ( educational assi/ance   
us$ "u ?is *apt] to complete su* rem$ial
 & defici5cy c\rses4  7b7 ,eligibility  
,= purposes ( ?is section1 an eligible  
individual is an individual-- 7#a7 :o is

 or 0 entitl$ to educational assi/ance  
"u section #ccaa ( ?is title2  7#b7 has 
receiv$ educational assi/ance "u ?is    
*apt] at any "t dur+ ! mo/ rec5t six    
mon? p]iod2  7#c7 :o has us$ all ( !    
educational assi/ance to :i* !          
individual is entitl$ "u ?is *apt]2 &   
7#d7 :o has attempt$ or complet$ rem$ial
 & defici5cy c\rses 9 pursuit ( complet+
 a program ( education at an in/itution 
( high] le>n+ & 9 do+ s requires m ?an !
 /&>d #abj seme/] 7or #ahj qu>t]7 cr$it 
h\rs = completion ( a program (         
education at an in/itution ( high]      
le>n+4  7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 
7#a7 ,! t]m in/itution ( high] le>n+ has
 ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #cdeb ( 
?is title4  7#b7 ,! t]m rem$ial &       
defici5cy c\rse means a c\rse (f]$ by an
 in/itution ( high] le>n+ t is design$  
to ov]come a defici5cy4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical
 am5dm5t ,! table ( sections at ! beg9n+
 ( su* *apt] is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] !  
item relat+ to section #ccbj ! foll[+   
new item3  #ccbj;,a4 ,additional        

assi/ance4  4  7c7 ,con=m+ am5dm5t      
,section #cfie ( title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+ new subsection3  7d7 ,9 ! case 
( an individual :o receives additional  
educational assi/ance "u section        
#ccbj;,a ( ?is title1 ! numb] ( mon?s   
specifi$ 9 subsection 7a7 %all in/ead be
 con/ru$ to specify ! numb] ( mon?s t is
 equal to ! sum (-- 7#a7 su* numb] (    
mon?s2 &  7#b7 ! am\nt ( ! increase 9   
numb] ( mon?s ( educational assi/ance to
 :i* ! individual is entitl$ pursuant to
 section #ccbj;,a7a7 ( su* title4  4    
#d4 ,increas$ flexibility 9 transf]r+   
entitlem5t to ,po/-#i_/aa ,educational  
,assi/ance ,section #ccai ( title #ch1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9  
subsection 7e7-- 7,a7 by r$esignat+     
p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh 7#c7 z subp>agraphs
 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,c71 respectively1 & ind5t+
 su* subp>agraphs appropriately2  7,b7 9
 ! matt] be=e subp>agraph 7,a71 z       
r$esignat$ by subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+
 ,an & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  

,an  2 &  7,c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+
 new p>agraph 7#b73  7#b7 ,tim+ (       
designation ,9 ! case ( an individual :o
 elects to transf] entitlem5t "u        
subsection 7a7 b :o at ! "t ( ! election
 does n h any eligible dep5d5ts1 !      
individual may c>ry out ! designations  
requir$ by p>agraph 7#a7 :5 ! individual
 comes to h an eligible dep5d5t to :om !
 individual w\ld l to transf] entitlem5t
 "u ?is section4  2 &  7#b7 9 subsection
 7f7-- 7,a7 by /rik+ p>agraph 7#a72     
7,b7 by r$esignat+ p>agraphs 7#b7 & 7#c7
 z p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b71 respectively2 
&  7,c7 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,a71 z         
r$esignat$ by subp>agraph 7,b71 by      
ins]t+ 1 includ+ by designat+ a new     
dep5d5t or dep5d5ts to receive ! unus$  
entitlem5t be=e ! semicolon4