,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cfgh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #aa1      
#bjbj,mr4 ,moran 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,tester1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,mr4 ,tillis1   
,mr4 ,rounds1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,ms4    
,sinema1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,mr4
 ,blumenthal1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mrs4      
,loeffler1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 and ,mr4       
,inhofe7 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 provide for payment of
 work-study allowances during a public  
health emergency relating to ,,covid-#ai
 and for allowances to veterans enrolled
 in educational institutions closed for 
emergency situations1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,payment by ,department  
of ,veterans ,affairs of work-study     
allowances during public health         
emergency relating to ,,covid-#ai  7a7  
,in general ,in the case of an          
individual who is in receipt of         

work-study allowance pursuant to an     
agreement described in subsection       
7a77#c7 of section #cdhe of title #ch1  
,united ,states ,code1 as of the date on
 which a covered public health emergency
 occurs and who is unable to continue to
 perform qualifying work-study          
activities described in subsection      
7a77#d7 of such section by reason of the
 covered public health emergency-- 7#a7 
the ,secretary may continue to pay      
work-study allowance under such section 
or make deductions described in         
subsection 7e77#a7 of such section      
during the period of the covered public 
health emergency1 notwithstanding the   
inability of the individual to perform  
such work-study activities by reason of 
the covered public health emergency2 and
  7#b7 at the option of the individual1 
the ,secretary shall extend the         
agreement described in subsection       
7a77#c7 of such section with the        
individual for any subsequent period of 
enrollment initiated during the covered 

public health emergency1 notwithstanding
 the inability of the individual to     
perform work-study activities described 
in subsection 7a77#d7 by reason of the  
covered public health emergency4  7b7   
,amount payable ,the amount of          
work-study allowance payable to an      
individual under subsection 7a77#a7     
during the period of a covered public   
health emergency shall be an amount     
determined by the ,secretary but may not
 exceed the amount that would be payable
 under subsection 7a77#b7 of such       
section if the individual worked #be    
hours per week paid during such period4 
7c7 ,covered public health emergency    
defined ,in this section1 the term      
covered public health emergency means an
 emergency with respect to ,,covid-#ai  
declared by a ,federal1 ,state1 or local
 authority4  #b4 ,temporary authority   
for payment by ,department of ,veterans 
,affairs of allowances to veterans      
enrolled in educational institutions    
closed for emergency situations  7a7 ,in

 general ,during the period beginning on
 ,march #a1 #bjbj1 and ending on        
,december #ba1 #bjbj1 the ,secretary may
 pay allowances to an eligible veteran  
or eligible person under section        
#cfhj7;a77#b77;,a7 of title #ch1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 if the veteran or person
 is enrolled in a program or course of  
education that-- 7#a7 is provided by an 
educational institution that is closed  
by reason of an emergency situation2 or 
7#b7 is suspended by reason of an       
emergency situation4  7b7 ,amount of    
allowance ,the total number of weeks for
 which allowances may be paid under this
 section may not exceed four weeks4  7c7
 ,not counted for purposes of limitation
 ,any amount paid under this section    
shall not be counted for purposes of the
 limitation on allowanced under section 
#cfhj7;a77#b77;,a7 of title #ch1 ,united
 ,states ,code4  #c4 ,temporary         
prohibition of charge to entitlement of 
students unable to pursue a program of  
education due to an emergency situation 

,section #cfii7;b77#a7 of title #ch1    
,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7
 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking or at
 the end2  7#b7 in subparagraph         
7,b77ii71 by striking and at the end and
 inserting or2 and  7#c7 by adding at   
the end the following new subparagraph3 
7,c7 the temporary closure of an        
educational institution or the temporary
 closure or termination of a course or  
program of education by reason of an    
emergency situation occurring during the
 period beginning on ,march #a1 #bjbj1  
and ending on ,december #ba1 #bjbj2 and 
4  #d4 ,extension of time limitations   
for use of entitlement  7a7 ,montgomery 
,,gi ,bill ,section #cjca of title #ch1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following new     
subsection3  7i7 ,in the case of an     
individual eligible for educational     
assistance under this chapter who is    
prevented from pursuing the individual's
 chosen program of education before the 
expiration of the #aj-year period for   

the use of entitlement under this       
chapter otherwise applicable under this 
section because the educational         
institution closed 7temporarily or      
permanently7 under an established policy
 based on an ,executive order of the    
,president or due to an emergency       
situation occurring during the period   
beginning on ,march #a1 #bjbj1 and      
ending on ,december #ba1 #bjbj1 such    
#aj-year period-- 7#a7 shall not run    
during the period the individual is so  
prevented from pursuing such program2   
and  7#b7 shall again begin running on  
the first day after the individual is   
able to resume pursuit of a program of  
education with educational assistance   
under this chapter4  4  7b7 ,post-#i_/aa
 ,educational ,assistance  7#a7 ,in     
general ,section #ccba7;b77#a7 of such  
title is amended-- 7,a7 by inserting    
7,a7 before ,subsections2  7,b7 by      
striking and 7d7 and inserting 7d71 and 
7i72 and  7,c7 by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph3  7,b7       

,subsection 7i7 of section #cjca shall  
apply with respect to the running of the
 #ae-year period described in paragraphs
 7#d77;,a7 and 7#e77;,a7 of this        
subsection in the same manner as such   
subsection applies under section #cjca  
with respect to the running of the      
#aj-year period described in section    
#cjca7;a74  4  7#b7 ,transfer period    
,section #ccai7;h77#e7 is amended-- 7,a7
 in subparagraph 7,a7 by inserting or   
7,c7 after subparagraph 7,b72 and  7,b7 
by adding at the end the following new  
subparagraph3  7,c7 ,emergency          
situations ,in any case in which the    
,secretary determines that an individual
 to whom entitlement is transferred     
under this section has been prevented   
from pursuing the individual's chosen   
program of education before the         
individual attains the age of #bf years 
because the educational institution     
closed 7temporarily or permanently7     
under an established policy based on an 
,executive order of the ,president or   

due to an emergency situation occurring 
during the period beginning on ,march   
#a1 #bjbj1 and ending on ,december #ba1 
#bjbj1 the ,secretary shall extend the  
period during which the individual may  
use such entitlement for a period equal 
to the number of months that the        
individual was so prevented from        
pursuing the program of education1 as   
determined by the ,secretary4  4  7c7   
,vocational rehabilitation and training 
7#a7 ,period for use ,section #cajc of  
such title is amended-- 7,a7 in         
subsection 7a71 by striking or 7e7 and  
inserting 7e71 or 7g72 and  7,b7 by     
adding at the end the following new     
subsection3  7g7 ,in any case in which  
the ,secretary determines that a veteran
 has been prevented from participating  
in a vocational rehabilitation program  
under this chapter within the #ab-year  
period of eligibility prescribed in     
subsection 7a7 by reason of an          
,executive order of the ,president or   
due to an emergency situation occurring 

during the period beginning on ,march   
#a1 #bjbj1 and ending on ,december #ba1 
#bjbj1 such twelve-year period-- 7#a7   
shall not run during the period the     
individual is so prevented from         
participating such program2 and  7#b7   
shall again begin running on the first  
day after the individual is able to     
resume participation in such program4  4
  7#b7 ,duration of program ,section    
#caje7;b7 of such title is amended--    
7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking     
paragraph 7#b7 and inserting paragraphs 
7#b7 and 7#c72 and  7,b7 by adding at   
the end the following new paragraph3    
7#c7 7,a7 ,in any case in which the     
,secretary determines that a veteran has
 been prevented from participating in   
counseling and placement and            
postplacement services described in     
section #cajd7;a77#b7 and 7#e7 of this  
title by reason of an ,executive order  
of the ,president or due to an emergency
 situation occurring during the period  
beginning on ,march #a1 #bjbj1 and      

ending on ,december #ba1 #bjbj1 the     
,secretary shall extend the period      
during which the ,secretary may provide 
such counseling and placement and       
postplacement services for the veteran  
for a period equal to the number of     
months that the veteran was so prevented
 from participating in such counseling  
and services1 as determined by the      
,secretary4  7,b7 ,in any case in which 
the ,secretary determines that a veteran
 has been prevented from participating  
in a vocational rehabilitation program  
under this chapter by reason of an      
,executive order of the ,president or   
due to an emergency situation occurring 
during the period beginning on ,march   
#a1 #bjbj1 and ending on ,december #ba1 
#bjbj1 the ,secretary shall extend the  
period of the veteran's vocational      
rehabilitation program for a period     
equal to the number of months that the  
veteran was so prevented from           
participating in the vocational         
rehabilitation program1 as determined by

 the ,secretary4  4  7d7 ,educational   
assistance for members of the ,selected 
,reserve ,section #afacc7;b7 of title   
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by adding at the end the following new  
paragraph3  7#e7 ,in any case in which  
the ,secretary concerned determines that
 a person entitled to educational       
assistance under this chapter has been  
prevented from using such person's      
entitlement by reason of an ,executive  
order of the ,president or due to an    
emergency situation occurring during the
 period beginning on ,march #a1 #bjbj1  
and ending on ,december #ba1 #bjbj1 the 
,secretary concerned shall extend the   
period of entitlement prescribed in     
subsection 7a7 for a period equal to the
 number of months that the person was so
 prevented from using such entitlement1 
as determined by the ,secretary4  4  #e4
 ,restoration of entitlement to         
rehabilitation programs for veterans    
affected by school closure or           
disapproval  7a7 ,entitlement ,during   

the period beginning on ,march #a1      
#bjbj1 and ending on ,december #ba1     
#bjbj1 section #cfii of title #ch1      
,united ,states ,code1 shall read as if 
it was amended by striking chapter #cj1 
each time it appears and inserting      
chapter #cj1 #ca14  7b7 ,payment of     
subsistence allowances ,during the      
period beginning on ,march #a1 #bjbj1   
section #cfhj7;a77#b77;,b7 of title #ch1
 ,united ,states ,code1 shall read as if
 it was amended-- 7#a7 by inserting or a
 subsistence allowance described in     
section #cajh before 1 during2 and  7#b7
 by inserting or allowance after such a 
stipend4  #f4 ,extension of payment of  
vocational rehabilitation subsistence   
allowances ,in the case of any veteran  
who the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs
 determines is satisfactorily following 
a program of employment services        
provided under section #cajd7;a77#e7 of 
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 during
 the period beginning on ,march #a1     
#bjbj1 and ending on ,december #ba1     

#bjbj1 the ,secretary may pay the       
veteran a subsistence allowance1 as     
prescribed in section #cajh of such     
title for full-time training for the    
type of program that the veteran was    
pursuing1 for two additional months4    
#g4 ,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