,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bide  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #cj1 #bjba,ms4 
,%]rill 7= h]self & ,mrs4 ,mill]-,meeks7
 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 to provide = an ext5sion (
 ! p]iod ( eligibility "u ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,vet]ans ,affairs tra9+ & rehabilitation
 program = vet]ans ) s]vice-connect$    
disabilities by reason ( s*ool closures 
due to em]g5cy & o!r situations4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,vet]an ,read9ess & ,employm5t ,national
 ,em]g5cy ,ext5d$ ,deadl9e ,act or !    
,,vr,e ,,ne$ ,act4  #b4 ,ext5sion (     
p]iod ( eligibility by reason ( s*ool   
closures due to em]g5cy & o!r situations
 "u ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs tra9+ 
& rehabilitation program = vet]ans )    
s]vice-connect$ disabilities ,section   
#cajc ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 
is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 7a71 by    
/rik+ or 7g7 & ins]t+ 7g71 or 7h72 &    

7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new      
subsection3  7h7 7#a7 ,9 ! case ( a     
vet]an :o is eligible = a vocational    
rehabilitation program "u ?is *apt] & :o
 is prev5t$ f p>ticipat+ 9 ! vocational 
rehabilitation program )9 ! p]iod (     
eligibility prescrib$ 9 subsection 7a7  
because ( a cov]$ reason1 z det]m9$ by !
 ,secret>y1 su* p]iod ( eligibility--   
7,a7 %all n run dur+ ! p]iod ! vet]an is
 s prev5t$ f p>ticipat+ 9 su* program2 &
  7,b7 %all aga9 beg9 runn+ on a date   
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y t is-- 7i7 n     
e>li] ?an ! fir/ day aft] ! vet]an is   
able to resume p>ticipation 9 a         
vocational rehabilitation program "u ?is
 *apt]2 &  7ii7 n lat] ?an #ij days aft]
 t day4  7#b7 ,9 ?is subsection1 a cov]$
 reason is-- 7,a7 ! tempor>y or p]man5t 
closure ( an educational in/itution by  
reason ( an em]g5cy situation2 or  7,b7 
ano!r reason t prev5ts ! vet]an f       
p>ticipat+ 9 ! vocational rehabilitation
 program1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4  4