,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,r4 #eede  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of 
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #i1  
#bjba,received  ,,an ,,act  ,to extend  
certain expiring provisions of law      
relating to benefits provided under     
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
educational assistance programs during  
,,covid-#ai pandemic1 and for other     
purposes4  #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 ,amendments to         
requirements for educational            
institutions participating in the       
educational assistance programs of the  
,department of ,veterans ,affairs  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   
tuition and fee structure that would    
make the use 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;,b7-- 
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 ,in determining     
whether a violation of subparagraph 7,b7
 has occurred1 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 under      
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-- 7,a7 located in a foreign 
country2 or  7,b7 that provides to a    
covered individual consumer information 
regarding costs of the program of       
education 7including financial aid      
available to such covered individual7   
using a form or template developed by   
the ,secretary of ,education4  4  7#b7  
,application date ,the ,secretary of    
,veterans ,affairs may not carry out    
subsection 7f7 of section #cfgi of title

 #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 until      
,august #a1 #bjbb1 except that1         
beginning on ,june #ae1 #bjbb1 an       
educational institution may submit an   
application for a waiver under paragraph
 7#e7 of such subsection4  7#c7         
,conforming amendments ,subsection 7c7  
of section #cfif of such title is       
amended-- 7,a7 by inserting 7#a7 before 
,an educational2  7,b7 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  7,c7 by adding at the end the      
following new paragraph3  7#b7 ,in      
determining whether a violation of      
paragraph 7#a7 has occurred1 the ,under 
,secretary for ,benefits shall construe 
the requirements of this paragraph in   
accordance with the regulations and     
guidance prescribed by the ,secretary of
 ,education under section #dhg7;a77#bj7 
of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajid7;a77#bj774  4  7c7 

,exemption of foreign schools from      
certain requirements  7#a7 ,information 
relating to tests ,section #cfhi7;c7 of 
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following new paragraph3  7#c7          
,subparagraph 7,g7 of paragraph 7#a7    
shall not apply with respect to an      
educational institution located in a    
foreign country4  4  7#b7 ,examination  
of records ,section #cfij7;c7 of title  
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
 7,a7 by striking ,notwithstanding and  
inserting 7#a7 ,except as provided in   
paragraph 7#b71 notwithstanding2 and    
7,b7 by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph3  7#b7 ,paragraph 7#a7    
does not apply to the records and       
accounts-- 7,a7 of an educational       
institution located in a foreign        
country2 and  7,b7 that pertain to an   
individual who is not receiving         
educational assistance under this       
chapter4  4  #d4 ,provision of          
educational assistance to students who  

are rounding out under educational      
assistance programs of ,department of   
,veterans ,affairs  7a7 ,in general     
,section #cfhj7;a7 of title #ch1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in    
paragraph 7#a71 in the matter before    
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking in       
paragraph 7#b7 and inserting in         
paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c72 and  7#b7 by  
adding at the end the following new     
paragraph3  7#c7 ,notwithstanding       
paragraph 7#a71 in the case of an       
eligible veteran or eligible person who 
is pursuing a program of education on   
less than a half-time basis during a    
period that is the last semester1 term1 
or academic period the veteran or person
 will be enrolled in the program of     
education because the veteran or person 
will complete the program of education  
at the end of that semester1 term1 or   
academic period1 the ,secretary may1    
pursuant to such regulations as the     
,secretary shall prescribe1 provide to  
the veteran or person educational       

assistance under chapter #cj1 #ca1 #cb1 
#cc1 #cd1 or #ce of this title or under 
chapter #afjf of title #aj1 including a 
monthly housing stipend described in    
section #ccac7;c7 of this title1 on the 
basis of the total number of credits or 
courses in which the veteran or person  
is enrolled1 if-- 7,a7 the number of    
credits the veteran or person needs to  
complete the program of education is    
less than the number of credits that    
would constitute enrollment on a more   
than half-time basis for that last      
semester1 term1 or academic period2 and 
7,b7 the veteran or person-- 7i7 is     
enrolled in1 or has completed1 every    
course offered by the program of        
education during the last semester1     
term1 or academic period in which the   
veteran or person is enrolled in the    
program of education2 and  7ii7 enrolls 
in an additional course that is not     
required for the completion of such     
program of education and the enrollment 
in the non-required course in addition  

to the required course or courses in    
which the veteran or person is enrolled 
constitutes enrollment on more than a   
half-time basis4  4  7b7 ,effective date
 ,the amendments made by subsection 7a7 
shall take effect on ,january #a1 #bjbb1
 and apply with respect to any semester1
 term1 or academic period that begins on
 or after that date4  #e4 ,extension of 
relief relating to veterans educational 
assistance  7a7 ,extension of           
modification of time limitations on use 
of entitlement to ,montgomery ,,gi bill 
and vocational rehabilitation and       
training ,section #aaje of the ,johnny  
,isakson and ,david ,p4 ,roe1 ,m4,d4    
,veterans ,health ,care and ,benefits   
,improvement ,act of #bjbj 7,public ,law
 #aaf-cae7 is amended by striking       
,december #ba1 #bjba each place it      
appears and inserting ,june #a1 #bjbb4  
7b7 ,extension of continuation of       
department of veterans affairs          
educational assistance benefits during  
,,covid-#ai emergency ,section #aajb7;e7

 of such ,act is amended by striking    
,december #ba1 #bjba and inserting ,june
 #a1 #bjbb4  7c7 ,extension of          
provisions relating to effects of       
closure of educational institution and  
modification of courses by reason of    
,,covid-#ai emergency ,section #aajc7;h7
 of such ,act is amended by striking    
,december #ba1 #bjba and inserting ,june
 #a1 #bjbb4  7d7 ,extension of provision
 relating to payment of educational     
assistance in cases of withdrawal       
,section #aajd7;a7 of such ,act is      
amended by striking ,december #ba1 #bjba
 and inserting ,june #a1 #bjbb4  7e7    
,extension of provision relating to     
apprenticeship or on-,job training      
requirements ,section #aajf7;b7 of such 
,act is amended by striking ,december   
#ba1 #bjba and inserting ,june #a1      
#bjbb4  7f7 ,extension of payment of    
work-,study allowances during emergency 
situation ,section #c of the ,student   
,veteran ,coronavirus ,response ,act of 
#bjbj 7,public ,law #aaf-adj2 #ch       

,u4,s4,c4 #cdhe note7 is amended by     
striking ,during the covered period and 
inserting ,during the period beginning  
on ,march #a1 #bjbj1 and ending on ,june
 #a1 #bjbb4  #f4 ,adjustments of certain
 loan fees ,the loan fee table in       
section #cgbi7;b77#b7 of title #ch1     
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
striking ,october #a1 #bjcj each place  
it appears and inserting ,january #ad1  
#bjca4  #g4 ,elimination of cap on      
full-time employees of the ,department  
of ,veterans ,affairs who provide equal 
employment opportunity counseling  7a7  
,in general ,section #eaf of title #ch1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7
 by striking subsection 7g72 and  7#b7  
by redesignating subsection 7h7 as      
subsection 7g74  7b7 ,report ,not later 
than #fj days after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,veterans ,affairs shall submit to   
the ,committees on ,veterans' ,affairs  
of the ,senate and ,house of            
,representatives a report regarding the 

effect of the amendment under subsection
 7a74  #h4 ,determination of budgetary  
effects ,the budgetary effects of this  
,act1 for the purpose of complying with 
the ,statutory ,pay-,as-,you-,go ,act of
 #bjaj1 shall be determined by reference
 to the latest statement titled         
,budgetary ,effects of ,,paygo          
,legislation for this ,act1 submitted   
for printing in the ,congressional      
,record by the ,chairman of the ,house  
,budget ,committee1 provided that such  
statement has been submitted prior to   
the vote on passage4  ,passed the ,house
 of ,representatives ,december #h1      
#bjba4;,cheryl ,l4 ,johnson1,clerk4