#aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4   
#cejc  ,,an ,,act  ,to authorize the    
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs to     
treat certain programs of education     
converted to distance learning by reason
 of emergencies and health-related      
situations in the same manner as        
programs of education pursued at        
educational institutions1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,continuation of         
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
educational assistance benefits for     
certain programs of education converted 
to distance learning by reason of       
emergencies and health-related          
situations  7a7 ,in general ,in the case
 of a program of education approved by a
 ,state approving agency1 or the        
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs when   
acting in the role of a ,state approving
 agency1 that is converted from being   
offered on-site at an educational       
institution to being offered by distance
 learning by reason of an emergency or  
health-related situation1 as determined 

by the ,secretary1 the ,secretary may   
continue to provide educational         
assistance under the laws administered  
by the ,secretary without regard to such
 conversion1 including with respect to  
paying any-- 7#a7 monthly housing       
stipends under chapter #cc of title #ch1
 ,united ,states ,code2 or  7#b7        
payments or subsistence allowances under
 chapters #cj1 #ca1 #cb1 and #ce of such
 title and chapters #afjf and #afjg of  
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4  7b7  
,applicability period ,subsection 7a7   
shall apply during the period beginning 
on ,march #a1 #bjbj1 and ending on      
,december #ba1 #bjbj4  7c7 ,definitions 
,in this section3 7#a7 ,educational     
institution ,the term educational       
institution has the meaning given that  
term in section #cdeb of title #ch1     
,united ,states ,code1 and includes an  
institution of higher learning 7as      
defined in such section74  7#b7 ,program
 of education ,the term program of      
education has the meaning given that    

term in section #cjjb of title #ch1     
,united ,states ,code4  7#c7 ,state     
approving agency ,the term ,state       
approving agency has the meaning given  
that term in section #cfga of title #ch1
 ,united ,states ,code4  #b4 ,emergency 
designations  7a7 ,in general ,this ,act
 is designated as an emergency          
requirement pursuant to section #d7;g7  
of the ,statutory ,pay-,as-,you-,go ,act
 of #bjaj 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #icc7;g774  7b7 
,designation in ,senate ,in the ,senate1
 this ,act is designated as an emergency
 requirement pursuant to section        
#daab7;a7 of ,h4 ,con4 ,res4 #ga 7#aaeth
 ,congress71 the concurrent resolution  
on the budget for fiscal year #bjah4    
,passed the ,senate ,march #af1         
#bjbj4,secretary