,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cibe  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #i1 #bjbj,mr4    
,blum5?al 7= himself & ,mr4 ,br[n7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to protect ! entitlem5t (   
individuals to ,po/-#i_/aa ,educational 
,assi/ance :o discont9ue pursuit ( a    
program ( education dur+ ! national     
em]g5cy relat+ to ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,protection (    
entitlem5t to ,po/-#i_/aa ,educational  
,assi/ance dur+ ,,covid-#ai p&emic  7a7 
,9 g5]al ,any paym5t ( educational      
assi/ance describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 %all
 n-- 7#a7 be *>g$ aga9/ any entitlem5t  
to educational assi/ance ( ! individual 
"u *apt] #cc ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code1 includ+ entitlem5t to b5efits "u 
section #ccbj ( su* title2 or  7#b7 be  
c\nt$ aga9/ ! aggregate p]iod = :i*     
section #cfie ( su* title limits !      
receipt ( educational assi/ance by su*  

individual4  7b7 ,educational assi/ance 
describ$ ,subject to subsection 7d71 !  
paym5t ( educational assi/ance describ$ 
9 ?is subsection is ! paym5t ( su*      
assi/ance to an individual = pursuit ( a
 c\rse or c\rses "u su* *apt] if !      
individual-- 7#a7 discont9u$ su* c\rse  
pursuit = any reason dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai 
p&emic p]iod describ$ 9 subsection 7c72 
&  7#b7 fail$ to receive cr$it or lo/   
tra9+ "t t[>d completion ( ! program (  
education be+ s pursu$4  7c7 ,,covid-#ai
 p&emic p]iod describ$ ,! ,,covid-#ai   
p&emic p]iod describ$ 9 ?is subsection  
is ! p]iod beg9n+ on ! date ( !         
comm5cem5t ( ! national em]g5cy decl>$  
by ! ,presid5t "u ! ,national ,em]g5cies
 ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #afja et seq47 )   
respect to ! ,coronavirus ,disease #bjai
 7,,covid-#ai7 & end+ on ! date t is !  
e>li] (-- 7#a7 ! date on :i* ! ,presid5t
 revokes su* decl>ation2 &  7#b7 ! date 
on :i* su* national em]g5cy expires4    
7d7 ,p]iod n *>g$ ,! p]iod = :i*1 by    
reason ( ?is section1 educational       

assi/ance is n *>g$ aga9/ entitlem5t or 
c\nt$ t[>d ! applicable aggregate p]iod 
"u section #cfie ( ?is title %all n     
exce$ ! aggregate (-- 7#a7 ! portion ( !
 p]iod ( enrollm5t 9 ! c\rse or c\rses f
 :i* ! individual did n receive cr$it or
 ) respect to :i* ! individual lo/ tra9+
 "t1 z det]m9$ "u subsection 7b77#b72 & 
7#b7 ! p]iod by :i* a mon?ly /ip5d is   
ext5d$ "u subsection 7e74  7e7 ,cont9u$ 
paym5t ( subsi/5ce all[ance ,not)/&+    
section #cfhj7;a77#a7 ( su* title1 !    
,secret>y may1 pursuant to su*          
regulations z ! ,secret>y %all          
prescribe1 cont9ue to pay all[ances to  
eligible p]sons enroll$ 9 c\rses        
describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 solely = !    
purpose ( aw>d+ a mon?ly h\s+ /ip5d     
describ$ 9 section #ccac ( su* title or 
section #aaf7;d7 ( ,h>ry ,w4 ,colm]y    
,vet]ans ,educational ,assi/ance ,act ( 
#bjag 7,public ,law #aae-dh2 #ch        
,u4,s4,c4 #cjja note71 dur+ p]iods      
foll[+ ! discont9uation ( a c\rse or    
c\rses pursuit describ$ 9 subsection    

7b77#a71 except t paym5t ( su* /ip5d may
 only cont9ue until ! e>li] (-- 7#a7 !  
date ( ! end ( ! t]m1 qu>t]1 or seme/]  
dur+ :i* ! discont9uation occurr$2 &    
7#b7 ! date t is #bh days aft] ! date ( 
! discont9uation4  7f7 ,additional      
relief  7#a7 ,tutorial assi/ance ,any   
am\nt receiv$ "u section #ccad ( su*    
title = tutorial assi/ance "u su*       
section t 0 discont9u$ dur+ !           
,,covid-#ai p&emic p]iod describ$ 9     
subsection 7c7 because ( ! national     
em]g5cy describ$ 9 su* subsection %all n
 c\nt t[>d ! aggregate am\nt "u         
subsection 7c7 ( su* section4  7#b7     
,assi/ance = relocation or travel ,any  
am\nt receiv$ "u section #ccah ( su*    
title if ! am\nt 0 paid dur+-- 7,a7 !   
academic t]m ( a c\rse t 0 discont9u$ z 
describ$ 9 subsection 7b77#a72  7,b7 !  
#cj-;day p]iod imm$iately prec$+ su*    
academic t]m2 or  7,c7 ! #cj-;day p]iod 
imm$iately foll[+ su* academic t]m4     
7#c7 ,te/s ,educational assi/ance       
receiv$ "u section #ccae or #ccae;,a (  

su* title = a te/ t ! ,secret>y f9ds    
c\ld n be tak5 because ( ! national     
em]g5cy describ$ 9 subsection 7c7 %all n
 be *>g$ aga9/ entitlem5t "u section    
#ccae7;c7 or section #ccae;,a7c7 ( su*  
title1 respectively4  7g7 ,waiv] ( c]ta9
 regulation ,section                    
#ba4gjbj7;b77#ai77;ii7 ( title #ch1     
,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 z 9 effect 
on ! day be=e ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is 
,act1 %all n apply to any discont9uation
 or )drawal describ$ 9 ?is section4