,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eede  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #h1         
#bjba,mr4 ,trone 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,takano1 and ,mr4 ,levin of ,california7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was referred to the ,committee on       
,veterans' ,affairs1 and in addition to 
the ,committee on the ,budget1 for a    
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
extend certain expiring provisions of   
law relating to benefits provided under 
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
educational assistance programs during  
,,covid-#ai pandemic4  #a4 ,short title 
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,responsible ,education ,mitigating     
,options and ,technical ,extensions ,act
 or the ,,remote ,act4  #b4 ,extensions 
of certain provisions of law relating to
 benefits provided under ,department of 

,veterans ,affairs educational          
assistance programs during ,,covid-#ai  
pandemic  7a7 ,extension of student     
veteran coronavirus response act of     
#bjbj ,section #b of the ,student       
,veteran ,coronavirus ,response ,act of 
#bjbj 7,public ,law #aaf-adj2 #ch       
,u4,s4,c4 #cjca note71 as amended by    
section #ebjb7;a7 of the ,department of 
,veterans ,affairs ,expiring            
,authorities ,act of #bjbj 7,division ,e
 of ,public ,law #aaf-aei71 is further  
amended by striking ,december #ba1 #bjba
 and inserting ,june #a1 #bjbb4  7b7    
,extension of period for 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 ,section #a7;b7 of ,public   
,law #aaf-abh 7#ch ,u4,s4,c4 #cjja note 
prec471 as amended by section #ebjb7;b7 
of the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs
 ,expiring ,authorities ,act of #bjbj   

7,division ,e of ,public ,law #aaf-aei71
 is further amended by striking         
,december #ba1 #bjba and inserting ,june
 #a1 #bjbb4  #c4 ,modification of       
certain requirements of educational     
institutions relating to enrollment     
verification and foreign students and   
institutions  7a7 ,waiver of            
verification of enrollment for certain  
educational institutions ,section       
#ccac7l7 of title #ch1 ,united ,states  
,code1 is amended by adding at the end  
the following new paragraph3  7#d7      
,waiver ,the ,secretary may waive the   
requirements of this subsection for an  
educational institution that the        
,secretary has determined uses a flat   
rate tuition and fee structure that     
would make the submission of a second   
verification under this subsection      
unnecessary4  4  7b7 ,limitations on    
authority ,to disapprove of courses     
7#a7 ,in general ,subsection 7f7 of     
section #cfgi of title #ch1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7,a7 in     

paragraph 7#b77;,b72 7i7 by inserting 1 
except for the recruitment of foreign   
students residing in foreign countries  
who are not eligible to receive ,federal
 student assistance after assistance2   
and  7ii7 by adding at the end the      
following new subparagraph3  7,c7 ,when 
determining whether an educational      
institution has complied with           
subparagraph 7,b71 the ,state approving 
agency1 or the ,secretary when acting in
 the place of the ,state approving      
agency1 shall construe the requirements 
of this paragraph in accordance with the
 regulations and guidance prescribed by 
the ,secretary of ,education pursuant to
 section #dhg7;a77#bj7 of the ,higher   
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajid7;a77#bj774  2  7,b7 by            
redesignating paragraph 7#g7 as         
paragraph 7#h72 and  7,c7 by inserting  
after paragraph 7#f7 the following new  
paragraph 7#g73  7#g7 ,this subsection  
shall not apply to an educational       
institution located in a foreign country

 or that substantially complies with    
this subsection by providing to a       
covered individual the information      
described in this subsection on a form  
or template developed by the ,secretary 
of ,education4  4  7#b7 ,application    
date ,beginning on ,june #ae1 #bjbb1 an 
educational institution may submit an   
application for a waiver1 under         
subsection 7f77#e7 of section #cfgi of  
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#c7 
,conforming amendment ,section #cfif of 
such title is amended-- 7,a7 in         
subsection 7c7-- 7i7 by inserting 7#a7  
before ,an educational institution2     
7ii7 by inserting 1 except for the      
recruitment of foreign students residing
 in foreign countries who are not       
eligible to receive ,federal student    
assistance after assistance2 and  7iii7 
by adding at the end the following new  
paragraph3  7#b7 ,when determining      
whether an educational institution has  
complied with paragraph 7#a71 the ,under
 ,secretary for ,benefits shall construe

 the requirements of such paragraph in  
accordance with the regulations and     
guidance prescribed by the ,secretary of
 ,education pursuant to section         
#dhg7;a77#bj7 of the ,higher ,education 
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4            
#ajid7;a77#bj774  4  #d4 ,budgetary     
effects  7a7 ,in general ,amounts       
provided to carry out the amendments    
made by this ,act are 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 amounts     
provided to carry out the amendments    
made by this ,act are 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