,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dcgc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #cj1 #bjbj,mr4   
,pet]s 7= himself & ,ms4 ,murk[ski7     
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 make 
modifications to ! educational assi/ance
 programs ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans      
,affairs relat+ to appr5tice%ip & on-job
 tra9+ = p>ticipants :o become          
unemploy$1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4       
,modifications to vet]ans educational   
assi/ance relat+ to appr5tice%ip or     
on-job tra9+ requirem5ts & unemploym5t  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,p>agraph 7#b7 ( subsection
 7e7 ( section #cfhg ( title #ch1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ to read z       
foll[s3  7#b7 7,a7 ,subject to          
subp>agraphs 7,b7 & 7,c71 = any mon? 9  
:i* an individual fails to complete #abj
 h\rs ( tra9+1 ! entitlem5t o!rwise     
*>geable "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all be r$uc$ 
9 ! same proportion z ! mon?ly tra9+    

assi/ance all[ance payable is r$uc$ "u  
subsection 7b77#c74  7,b7 ,9 ! case ( an
 individual :o is unemploy$1 !          
requirem5t "u subp>agraph 7,a7 %all n   
apply dur+ ! %ort] ( ! foll[+ p]iods3   
7i7 ,! p]iod ! individual is unemploy$4 
7ii7 ,! #abj-;day p]iod beg9n+ on ! date
 on :i* ! individual becomes unemploy$4 
7,c7 ,any p]iod dur+ :i* subp>agraph    
7,a7 does n apply by reason (           
subp>agraph 7,b7 %all n-- 7i7 be c\nt$ =
 purposes ( section #cfie ( ?is title2  
or  7ii7 result 9 a r$uction 9 ! am\nt (
 mon?ly tra9+ assi/ance payable to !    
individual pursuant to subsection       
7b77#c74  7,d7 ,! p]iod = :i*1 by reason
 ( subp>agraph 7,b71 educational        
assi/ance is n *>g$ aga9/ entitlem5t or 
c\nt$ t[>d ! applicable aggregate p]iod 
"u section #cfie ( ?is title %all n     
exce$ ! aggregate (-- 7i7 ! portion ( ! 
p]iod ( enrollm5t 9 ! c\rse f :i* !     
individual did n receive cr$it or )     
respect to :i* ! individual lo/ tra9+   
"t1 z det]m9$ "u subsection 7b77#b72 &  

7ii7 ! p]iod by :i* a mon?ly /ip5d is   
ext5d$ "u section #cfhj7;a77#b77;,b7 (  
?is title4  7,e7 7i7 ,9 ! case ( an     
individual :o fails to complete #abj    
h\rs ( tra9+ dur+ a mon?1 b :o complet$ 
m ?an #abj h\rs ( tra9+ dur+ a previ\s  
mon?1 ! individual may apply ! numb] (  
h\rs 9 excess ( #abj t ! individual     
complet$ = t mon? to ! mon? = :i* !     
individual fail$ to complete #abj h\rs4 
7ii7 ,if ! addition ( su* excess h\rs   
results 9 a total ( #abj h\rs or m1 !   
individual %all be treat$ z an          
individual :o has complet$ #abj h\rs (  
tra9+ = t mon?4  7iii7 ,any excess h\rs 
appli$ to a diff]5t mon? "u ?is         
subp>agraph may only be appli$ to "o su*
 mon?4  4  7b7 ,applicability ,! am5dm5t
 made by subsection 7a7 %all apply to   
any p]iod beg9n+ on or aft] ,m>* #a1    
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