,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cdej  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #aa1 #bjbj,mr4    
,moran 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,te/]1 ,mr4     
,tillis1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 
,mr4 ,sullivan1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 & ,mr4
 ,boozman7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on
 ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
au?orize ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs
 to treat c]ta9 programs ( education    
conv]t$ to di/ance le>n+ by reason (    
em]g5cies & heal?-relat$ situations 9 ! 
same mann] z programs ( education pursu$
 at educational in/itutions1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,cont9uation ( ,dep>tm5t 
( ,vet]ans ,affairs educational         
assi/ance b5efits = c]ta9 programs (    
education conv]t$ to di/ance le>n+ by   
reason ( em]g5cies & heal?-relat$       
situations  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 ! case ( a  
program ( education approv$ by a ,/ate  
approv+ ag5cy1 or ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans
 ,affairs :5 act+ 9 ! role ( a ,/ate    
approv+ ag5cy1 t is conv]t$ f be+ (f]$  

on-site at an educational in/itution to 
be+ (f]$ by di/ance le>n+ by reason ( an
 em]g5cy or heal?-relat$ situation1 z   
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y1 ! ,secret>y may 
cont9ue to provide educational assi/ance
 "u ! laws adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y )\t  
reg>d to su* conv]sion1 includ+ )       
respect to pay+ any-- 7#a7 mon?ly h\s+  
/ip5ds "u *apt] #cc ( title #ch1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code2 or  7#b7 paym5ts or       
subsi/5ce all[ances "u *apt]s #cj1 #ca1 
#cb1 & #ce ( su* title & *apt]s #afjf & 
#afjg ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4 
7b7 ,applicability p]iod ,subsection 7a7
 %all apply dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+ on ,m>* 
#a1 #bjbj1 & end+ on ,decemb] #ba1      
#bjbj4  7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 
7#a7 ,educational in/itution ,! t]m     
educational in/itution has ! mean+ giv5 
t t]m 9 section #cdeb ( title #ch1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 & includes an      
in/itution ( high] le>n+ 7z def9$ 9 su* 
section74  7#b7 ,program ( education ,! 
t]m program ( education has ! mean+ giv5
 t t]m 9 section #cjjb ( title #ch1     

,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#c7 ,/ate approv+
 ag5cy ,! t]m ,/ate approv+ ag5cy has ! 
mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section #cfga ( title
 #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  #b4 ,em]g5cy
 designations  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,?is ,act is
 designat$ z an em]g5cy requirem5t      
pursuant to section #d7;g7 ( ! ,/atutory
 ,pay-,z-,y-,g ,act ( #bjaj 7#b         
,u4,s4,c4 #icc7;g774  7b7 ,designation 9
 ,s5ate ,9 ! ,s5ate1 ?is ,act is        
designat$ z an em]g5cy requirem5t       
pursuant to section #daab7;a7 ( ,s4     
,con4 ,res4 #c 7#aae? ,congress71 !     
concurr5t resolution on ! budget =      
fiscal ye> #bjah4