#aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #gici  ,,an ,,act  ,to make         
permanent certain educational assistance
 benefits under the laws administered by
 the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs in
 the case of changes to courses of      
education by reason of emergency        
situations1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title2 table of contents  7a7   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,student ,veteran ,emergency ,relief
 ,act of #bjbb4  7b7 ,table of contents 
,the table of contents for this ,act is 
as follows3  ,sec4 #a4 ,short title2    
table of contents4 ,sec4 #b4            
,educational assistance benefits during 
emergency situations4 ,sec4 #c4         
,extension of time limitations for use  
of entitlement4 ,sec4 #d4 ,extension of 
payment of vocational rehabilitation    
subsistence allowances4 ,sec4 #e4       
,payment of work-study allowances during
 emergency situations4 ,sec4 #f4        
,payment of allowances to veterans      
enrolled in educational institutions    

closed for emergency situations4 ,sec4  
#g4 ,apprenticeship or on-job training  
requirements4 ,sec4 #h4 ,prohibition of 
charge to entitlement of students unable
 to pursue a program of education due to
 an emergency situation4 ,sec4 #i4      
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
approval of certain study-abroad        
programs4 ,sec4 #aj4 ,eligibility for   
educational assistance under ,department
 of ,veterans ,affairs ,post-#i_/aa     
,educational ,assistance ,program of    
certain individuals who receive sole    
survivorship discharges4 ,sec4 #aa4     
,uniform application for ,department of 
,veterans ,affairs approval of courses  
of education4 ,sec4 #ab4 ,notice        
requirements for ,department of         
,veterans ,affairs education surveys4   
,sec4 #ac4 ,exception to requirement to 
submit verification of enrollment of    
certain individuals4 ,sec4 #ad4         
,expansion of eligibility for           
self-employment assistance under veteran
 readiness and employment program4 ,sec4

 #ae4 ,possible definitions of certain  
terms relating to educational           
assistance4 ,sec4 #af4 ,department of   
,veterans ,affairs loan fees4 ,sec4 #ag4
 ,termination of certain consumer       
contracts by servicemembers and         
dependents who enter into contracts     
after receiving military orders for     
permanent change of station but then    
receive stop movement orders due to an  
emergency situation4 ,sec4 #ah4         
,residence for tax purposes4 ,sec4 #ai4 
,portability of professional licenses of
 members of the uniformed services and  
their spouses4 ,sec4 #bj4 ,determination
 of budgetary effects4  #b4 ,educational
 assistance benefits during emergency   
situations  7a7 ,in general ,chapter #cf
 of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating        
subchapters ,i and ,,ii as subchapters  
,,ii and ,,iii1 respectively2 and  7#b7 
by inserting before subchapter ,,ii1 as 
so redesignated1 the following new      
subchapter3  4  ,i ,emergency           

,situations  #cfja4 ,definition of      
emergency situation ,in this chapter1   
the term emergency situation means a    
situation that--  7#a7 the ,president   
declares is an emergency2 and  7#b7 the 
,secretary determines is an emergency   
for purposes of the laws administered by
 the ,secretary4  #cfjb4 ,continuation  
of educational assistance benefits      
during emergency situations  7a7        
,authority ,if the ,secretary determines
 under subsection 7c7 that an individual
 is negatively affected by an emergency 
situation1 the ,secretary may provide   
educational assistance to that          
individual under the laws administered  
by the ,secretary as if such negative   
effects did not occur4 ,the authority   
under this section is in addition to the
 other authorities of the ,secretary to 
provide benefits in emergency           
situations1 but in no case may the      
,secretary provide more than a total of 
four weeks of additional educational    
assistance by reason of any other such  

authority and this section4  7b7        
,housing and allowances ,in providing   
educational assistance to an individual 
pursuant to subsection 7a71 the         
,secretary may--  7#a7 continue to pay a
 monthly housing stipend under chapter  
#cc of this title1 during a month the   
individual would have been enrolled in a
 program of education or training but   
for the emergency situation at the same 
rate such stipend would have been       
payable if the individual had not been  
negatively affected by the emergency    
situation1 except that the total number 
of weeks for which stipends may continue
 to be so payable may not exceed four   
weeks2 and  7#b7 continue to pay        
payments or subsistence allowances under
 chapters #cj1 #ca1 #cb1 #cc1 and #ce of
 this title and chapter #afjf of title  
#aj during a month for a period of time 
that the individual would have been     
enrolled in a program of education or   
training but for the emergency          
situation1 except that the total number 

of weeks for which payments or          
allowances may continue to be so payable
 may not exceed four weeks4  7c7        
,determination of negative effects ,the 
,secretary shall determine that an      
individual was negatively affected by an
 emergency situation if-- 7#a7 the      
individual is enrolled in a covered     
program of education of an educational  
institution or enrolled in training at a
 training establishment and is pursuing 
such program or training using          
educational assistance under the laws   
administered by the ,secretary2  7#b7   
the educational institution or training 
establishment certifies to the          
,secretary that such program or training
 is truncated1 delayed1 relocated1      
canceled1 partially canceled1 converted 
from being on-site to being offered by  
distance learning1 or otherwise modified
 or made unavailable by reason of the   
emergency situation2 and  7#c7 the      
,secretary determines that the          
modification to such program or training

 specified under paragraph 7#b7 would   
reduce the amount of educational        
assistance 7including with respect to   
monthly housing stipends1 payments1 or  
subsistence allowances7 that would be   
payable to the individual but for the   
emergency situation4  7d7 ,effect on    
entitlement period ,if the ,secretary   
determines that an individual who       
received assistance under this section  
did not make progress toward the        
completion of the program of education  
in which the individual is enrolled     
during the period for which the         
individual received such assistance1 any
 assistance provided pursuant to this   
section shall not be counted for        
purposes of determining the total amount
 of an individual's entitlement to      
educational assistance1 housing         
stipends1 or payments or subsistence    
allowances under chapters #cj1 #ca1 #cb1
 and #ce of this title and chapter #afjf
 of title #aj4  #cfjc4 ,continuation of 
educational assistance benefits for     

certain programs of education converted 
to distance learning by reason of       
emergency situations ,in the case of a  
program of education approved by a      
,state approving agency1 or the         
,secretary when acting in the role of a 
,state approving agency1 that is        
converted from being offered on-site at 
an educational institution or training  
establishment to being offered by       
distance learning by reason of an       
emergency or health-related situation1  
as determined by the ,secretary1 the    
,secretary may continue to provide      
educational assistance under the laws   
administered by the ,secretary without  
regard to such conversion1 including    
with respect to paying any--  7#a7      
monthly housing stipends under chapter  
#cc of this title2 or  7#b7 payments or 
subsistence allowances under chapters   
#cj1 #ca1 #cb1 and #ce of this title and
 chapter #afjf of title #aj4  #cfjd4    
,effects of closure of educational      
institution and modification of courses 

by reason of emergency situation  7a7   
,closure or disapproval ,any payment of 
educational assistance described in     
subsection 7b7 shall not-- 7#a7 be      
charged against any entitlement to      
educational assistance of the individual
 concerned2 or  7#b7 be counted against 
the aggregate period for which section  
#cfie of this title limits the receipt  
of educational assistance by such       
individual4  7b7 ,educational assistance
 described ,subject to subsection 7d71  
the payment of educational assistance   
described in this subsection is the     
payment of such assistance to an        
individual for pursuit of a course or   
program of education at an educational  
institution under chapter #cj1 #ca1 #cb1
 #cc1 or #ce of this title or chapter   
#afjf of title #aj1 if the ,secretary   
determines that the individual--  7#a7  
was unable to complete such course or   
program as a result of-- 7,a7 the       
closure of the educational institution1 
or the full or partial cancellation of a

 course or program of education1 by     
reason of an emergency situation2 or    
7,b7 the disapproval of the course or a 
course that is a necessary part of that 
program under this chapter because the  
course was modified by reason of such   
emergency2 and  7#b7 did not receive    
credit or lost training time1 toward    
completion of the program of education  
being so pursued4  7c7 ,housing         
assistance ,in this section1 educational
 assistance includes1 as applicable--   
7#a7 monthly housing stipends payable   
under chapter #cc of this title for any 
month the individual would have been    
enrolled in a course or program of      
education2 and  7#b7 payments or        
subsistence allowances under chapters   
#cj1 #ca1 #cb1 and #ce of this title and
 chapter #afjf of title #aj during a    
month the individual would have been    
enrolled in a course or program of      
education4  7d7 ,period not charged ,the
 period for which1 by reason of this    
section1 educational assistance is not  

charged against entitlement or counted  
toward the applicable aggregate period  
under section #cfie of this title shall 
not exceed the aggregate of--  7#a7 the 
portion of the period of enrollment in  
the course from which the individual did
 not receive credit or with respect to  
which the individual lost training time1
 as determined under subsection 7b77#b72
 and  7#b7 the period by which a monthly
 stipend is extended under section      
#cfhj7;a77#b77;,b7 of this title4  7e7  
,continuing pursuit of disapproved      
courses  7#a7 ,the ,secretary may treat 
a course of education that is           
disapproved under this chapter as being 
approved under this chapter with respect
 to an individual described in paragraph
 7#b7 if the ,secretary determines1 on a
 programmatic basis1 that-- 7,a7 such   
disapproval is the result of an action  
described in subsection 7b77#a77;,b72   
and  7,b7 continuing pursuing such      
course is in the best interest of the   
individual4  7#b7 ,an individual        

described in this paragraph is an       
individual who is pursuing a course of  
education at an educational institution 
under chapter #cj1 #ca1 #cb1 #cc1 or #ce
 of this title or chapter #afjf of title
 #aj1 as of the date on which the course
 is disapproved as described in         
subsection 7b77#a77;,b74  7f7 ,status as
 full-time student for purposes of      
housing stipend calculation ,in the case
 of an individual who1 as of the first  
day of an emergency situation was       
enrolled on a full-time basis in a      
program of education and was receiving  
educational assistance under chapter #cc
 of this title or subsistence allowance 
under chapter #ca of this title1 and for
 whom the ,secretary makes a            
determination under subsection 7b71 the 
individual shall be treated as an       
individual enrolled in a program of     
education on a full-time basis for the  
purpose of calculating monthly housing  
stipends payable under chapter #cc of   
this title1 or subsistence allowance    

payable under chapter #ca of this title1
 for any month the individual is        
enrolled in the program of education on 
a part-time basis to complete any course
 of education that was partially or     
fully canceled by reason of the         
emergency situation4  7g7 ,notice of    
closures ,not later than #e business    
days after the date on which the        
,secretary receives notice that an      
educational institution will close or is
 closed by reason of an emergency       
situation1 the ,secretary shall provide 
to each individual who is enrolled in a 
course or program of education at such  
educational institution using           
entitlement to educational assistance   
under chapter #cj1 #ca1 #cb1 #cc1 or #ce
 of this title1 or chapter #afjf of     
title #aj notice of--  7#a7 such closure
 and the date of such closure2 and  7#b7
 the effect of such closure on the      
individual's entitlement to educational 
assistance pursuant to this section4    
#cfje4 ,payment of educational          

assistance in cases of withdrawal  7a7  
,in general ,in the case of any         
individual who withdraws from a program 
of education or training1 other than a  
program by correspondence1 in an        
educational institution under chapter   
#ca1 #cd1 or #ce of this title for a    
covered reason during the period of an  
emergency situation1 the ,secretary     
shall find mitigating circumstances for 
purposes of section                     
#cfhj7;a77#a77;,c77ii7 of this title4   
7b7 ,covered reason ,in this section1   
the term covered reason means any reason
 related to an emergency situation1     
including--  7#a7 illness1 quarantine1  
or social distancing requirements2  7#b7
 issues associated with accessibility2  
7#c7 access or availability of          
childcare2  7#d7 providing care for a   
family member or cohabitants2  7#e7     
change of location or residence due to  
the emergency situation or associated   
school closures2  7#f7 employment       
changes or financial hardship2 and  7#g7

 issues associated with changes in      
format or medium of instruction4  4  7b7
 ,clerical amendment ,the table of      
sections at the beginning of such       
chapter is amended--  7#a7 by striking  
the item relating to subchapter ,,ii and
 inserting the following new item3      
,subchapter ,,iii-,miscellaneous        
,provisions  4  7#b7 by striking the    
item relating to subchapter ,i and      
inserting the following new item3       
,subchapter ,,ii-,state ,approving      
,agencies  4  7#c7 by inserting before  
the item relating to subchapter ,,ii the
 following new items3  ,subchapter      
,i-,emergency ,situations #cfja4        
,definition of emergency situation4     
#cfjb4 ,continuation of educational     
assistance benefits during emergency    
situations4 #cfjc4 ,continuation of     
educational assistance benefits for     
certain programs of education converted 
to distance learning by reason of       
emergency situations4 #cfjd4 ,effects of
 closure of educational institution and 

modification of courses by reason of    
emergency situation4 #cfje4 ,payment of 
educational assistance in cases of      
withdrawal4  4  7c7 ,conforming repeals 
,the following provisions of law are    
repealed3  7#a7 ,sections #aajb1 #aajc1 
and #aajd of the ,johnny ,isakson and   
,david ,p4 ,roe1 ,m4,d4 ,veterans       
,health ,care and ,benefits ,improvement
 ,act of #bjbj 7,public ,law #aaf-cae74 
7#b7 ,public ,law #aaf-abh4  #c4        
,extension of time limitations for use  
of entitlement  7a7 ,montgomery gi bill 
,section #cjca of title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new subsection3   
7i7 ,in the case of an individual       
eligible for educational assistance     
under this chapter who is prevented from
 pursuing the individual's chosen       
program of education before the         
expiration of the #aj-year period for   
the use of entitlement under this       
chapter otherwise applicable under this 
section because the educational         

institution or training establishment   
closed 7temporarily or permanently7     
under an established policy based on an 
,executive order of the ,president or   
due to an emergency situation1 such     
#aj-year period--  7#a7 shall not run   
during the period the individual is so  
prevented from pursuing such program2   
and  7#b7 shall again begin running on  
the first day after the individual is   
able to resume pursuit of a program of  
education with educational assistance   
under this chapter4  4  7b7 ,post-#i_/aa
 educational assistance  7#a7 ,in       
general ,section #ccba7;b77#a7 of such  
title is amended-- 7,a7 by inserting    
7,a7 before ,subsections2 and  7,b7 by  
striking and 7d7 and inserting 7d71 and 
7i72 and by adding at the end the       
following new subparagraph3  7,b7       
,subsection 7i7 of section #cjca shall  
apply with respect to the running of the
 #ae-year period described in paragraphs
 7#d77;,a7 and 7#e77;,a7 of this        
subsection in the same manner as such   

subsection applies under section #cjca  
with respect to the running of the      
#aj-year period described in section    
#cjca7;a74  4  7#b7 ,transfer period    
,section #ccai7;h77#e7 of such title is 
amended-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,a7 by  
inserting or 7,c7 after subparagraph    
7,b72 and  7,b7 by adding at the end the
 following new subparagraph3  7,c7      
,emergency situations ,in any case in   
which the ,secretary determines that an 
individual to whom entitlement is       
transferred under this section has been 
prevented from pursuing the individual's
 chosen program of education before the 
individual attains the age of #bf years 
because the educational institution or  
training establishment closed           
7temporarily or permanently7 under an   
established policy based on an          
,executive order of the ,president or   
due to an emergency situation1 the      
,secretary shall extend the period      
during which the individual may use such
 entitlement for a period equal to the  

number of months that the individual was
 so prevented from pursuing the program 
of education1 as determined by the      
,secretary4  4  7c7 ,vocational         
rehabilitation and training  7#a7       
,period for use ,section #cajc of such  
title is amended-- 7,a7 in subsection   
7a71 by striking or 7g7 and inserting   
7g71 or 7h72 and  7,b7 by adding at the 
end the following new subsection3  7h7  
,in any case in which the ,secretary    
determines that a veteran has been      
prevented from participating in a       
vocational rehabilitation program under 
this chapter within the twelve-year     
period of eligibility prescribed in     
subsection 7a7 due to an emergency      
situation1 such twelve-year period--    
7#a7 shall not run during the period the
 individual is so prevented from        
participating such program2 and  7#b7   
shall again begin running on the first  
day after the individual is able to     
resume participation in such program4  4
  7#b7 ,duration of program ,section    

#caje7;b7 of such title is amended--    
7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking     
paragraph 7#b7 and inserting paragraphs 
7#b7 and 7#c72 and  7,b7 by adding at   
the end the following new paragraph3    
7#c7 7,a7 ,in any case in which the     
,secretary determines that a veteran has
 been prevented from participating in   
counseling and placement and            
postplacement services described in     
section #cajd7;a77#b7 and 7#e7 of this  
title due to an emergency situation1 the
 ,secretary shall extend the period     
during which the ,secretary may provide 
such counseling and placement and       
postplacement services for the veteran  
for a period equal to the number of     
months that the veteran was so prevented
 from participating in such counseling  
and services1 as determined by the      
,secretary4  7,b7 ,in any case in which 
the ,secretary determines that a veteran
 has been prevented from participating  
in a vocational rehabilitation program  
under this chapter due to an emergency  

situation1 the ,secretary shall extend  
the period of the veteran's vocational  
rehabilitation program for a period     
equal to the number of months that the  
veteran was so prevented from           
participating in the vocational         
rehabilitation program1 as determined by
 the ,secretary4  4  7d7 ,educational   
assistance for members of the selected  
reserve ,section #afacc7;b7 of title    
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by adding at the end the following new  
paragraph3  7#e7 ,in any case in which  
the ,secretary concerned determines that
 a person entitled to educational       
assistance under this chapter has been  
prevented from using such person's      
entitlement due to an emergency         
situation1 the ,secretary concerned     
shall extend the period of entitlement  
prescribed in subsection 7a7 for a      
period equal to the number of months    
that the person was so prevented from   
using such entitlement1 as determined by
 the ,secretary4  4  7e7 ,emergency     

situation defined  7#a7 ,post-#i_/aa    
,educational ,assistance ,program       
,section #ccja of title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new paragraph3    
7#e7 ,the term emergency situation has  
the meaning given such term in section  
#cfja of this title4  4  7#b7 ,,mgib    
,section #cjjb of such title is amended 
by adding at the end the following new  
paragraph3  7#i7 ,the term emergency    
situation has the meaning given such    
term in section #cfja of this title4  4 
7#c7 ,vocational rehabilitation and     
training ,section #caja of such title is
 amended by adding at the end the       
following new paragraph3  7#aj7 ,the    
term emergency situation has the meaning
 given such term in section #cfja of    
this title4  4  7#d7 ,educational       
assistance for members of the selected  
reserve ,section #afacc of title #aj1   
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following new     
subsection3  7c7 ,the term emergency    

situation has the meaning given such    
term in section #cfja of title #ch4  4  
7f7 ,conforming repeal ,section #f of   
the ,student ,veteran ,coronavirus      
,response ,act of #bjbj 7,public ,law   
#aaf-adj7 is repealed4  #d4 ,extension  
of payment of vocational rehabilitation 
subsistence allowances  7a7 ,in general 
,section #cajd of title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new subsection3   
7e7 ,in the case of any veteran whom the
 ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs       
determines is satisfactorily following a
 program of employment services provided
 under subsection 7a77#e7 during the    
period of an emergency situation1 the   
,secretary may pay the veteran a        
subsistence allowance1 as prescribed in 
section #cajh of this title for         
full-time training for the type of      
program that the veteran was pursuing1  
for two additional months1 if the       
,secretary determines that the veteran  
is negatively affected by the emergency 

situation4  4  7b7 ,conforming repeal   
,section #h of the ,student ,veteran    
,coronavirus ,response ,act of #bjbj    
7,public ,law #aaf-adj7 is repealed4    
#e4 ,payment of work-study allowances   
during emergency situations  7a7 ,in    
general ,section #cdhe of title #ch1    
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following new     
subsection3  7f7  7#a7 ,in case of an   
individual who is in receipt of         
work-study allowance pursuant to an     
agreement described in subsection       
7a77#c7 as of the date on which an      
emergency situation occurs and who is   
unable to continue to perform qualifying
 work-study activities described in     
subsection 7a77#d7 by reason of the     
emergency situation-- 7,a7 the          
,secretary may continue to pay          
work-study allowance under this section 
or make deductions described in         
subsection 7e77#a7 during the period of 
such emergency situation1               
notwithstanding the inability of the    

individual to perform such work-study   
activities by reason of such emergency  
situation2 and  7,b7 at the option of   
the individual1 the ,secretary shall    
extend the agreement described in       
subsection 7a77#c7 with the individual  
for any subsequent period of enrollment 
initiated during the emergency          
situation1 notwithstanding the inability
 of the individual to perform work-study
 activities described in subsection     
7a77#d7 by reason of such emergency     
situation4  7#b7 ,the amount of         
work-study allowance payable to an      
individual under paragraph 7#a77;,a7    
during the period of an emergency       
situation shall be an amount determined 
by the ,secretary but may not exceed the
 amount that would be payable under     
subsection 7a77#b7 if the individual    
worked #be hours per week paid during   
such period4  7#c7 ,the term emergency  
situation has the meaning given that    
term in section #cfja of this title4  4 
7b7 ,conforming repeal ,section #c of   

the ,student ,veteran ,coronavirus      
,response ,act of #bjbj 7,public ,law   
#aaf-adj7 is repealed4  #f4 ,payment of 
allowances to veterans enrolled in      
educational institutions closed for     
emergency situations  7a7 ,in general   
,section #cfhj of title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new subsection3   
7h7 ,payments during emergency          
situations  7#a7 ,the ,secretary may pay
 allowances to an eligible veteran or   
eligible person under subsection        
7a77#b77;,a71 if the veteran or person  
is enrolled in a program or course of   
education that--  7,a7 is provided by an
 educational institution or training    
establishment that is closed by reason  
of an emergency situation2 or  7,b7 is  
suspended by reason of an emergency     
situation4  7#b7 ,the total number of   
weeks for which allowances may be paid  
by reason of this subsection may not    
exceed four weeks4  7#c7 ,any amount    
paid under this subsection shall not be 

counted for purposes of the limitation  
on allowances under subsection          
7a77#b77;,a74  4  7b7 ,conforming repeal
 ,section #d of the ,student ,veteran   
,coronavirus ,response ,act of #bjbj    
7,public ,law #aaf-adj7 is repealed4    
#g4 ,apprenticeship or on-job training  
requirements  7a7 ,in general ,section  
#cfhg7;e7 of title #ch1 ,united ,states 
,code1 is amended by striking paragraph 
7#b7 and inserting the following new    
paragraph 7#b73  7#b7  7,a7 ,subject to 
subparagraphs 7,b7 and 7,c71 for any    
month in which an individual fails to   
complete #abj hours of training1 the    
entitlement otherwise chargeable under  
paragraph 7#a7 shall be reduced in the  
same proportion as the monthly training 
assistance allowance payable is reduced 
under subsection 7b77#c74  7,b7 ,in the 
case of an individual who is unemployed 
by reason of an emergency situation     
during any month1 the #abj-;hour        
requirement under subparagraph 7,a7 for 
that month shall be reduced             

proportionately to reflect the          
individual's period of unemployment1    
except that the amount of monthly       
training assistance otherwise payable to
 the individual under subsection 7b77#c7
 shall not be reduced4  7,c7 ,any period
 during which an individual is          
unemployed by reason of an emergency    
situation shall not-- 7i7 be charged    
against any entitlement to educational  
assistance of the individual2 or  7ii7  
be counted against the aggregate period 
for which section #cfie of this title   
limits the receipt of educational       
assistance by such individual4  7,d7    
,any amount by which the entitlement of 
an individual is reduced under          
subparagraph 7,a7 shall not--  7i7 be   
charged against any entitlement to      
educational assistance of the           
individual2 or  7ii7 be counted against 
the aggregate period for which section  
#cfie of this title limits the receipt  
of educational assistance by such       
individual4  7,e7 ,in the case of an    

individual who fails to complete #abj   
hours of training during a month1 but   
who completed more than #abj hours of   
training during the preceding month1 the
 individual may apply the number of     
hours in excess of #abj that the        
individual completed for that month to  
the month for which the individual      
failed to complete #abj hours4 ,if the  
addition of such excess hours results in
 a total of #abj hours or more1 the     
individual shall be treated as an       
individual who has completed #abj hours 
of training for that month4 ,any excess 
hours applied to a different month under
 this subparagraph may only be applied  
to one such month4  7,f7 ,this paragraph
 applies to amounts described in section
 #ccac7;g77#c77;,b77iv7 and section     
#cjcb7;c77#b7 of this title and section 
#afaca7;d77#b7 of title #aj4  7,g7 ,in  
this paragraph3 7i7 ,the term unemployed
 includes being furloughed or being     
scheduled to work zero hours4  7ii7 ,the
 term fails to complete #abj hours of   

training means1 with respect to an      
individual1 that during any month1 the  
individual completes at least one hour1 
but fewer than #abj hours1 of training1 
including in a case in which the        
individual is unemployed for part of1   
but not the whole1 month4  4  7b7       
,conforming repeal ,section #aajf 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 repealed4    
#h4 ,prohibition of charge to           
entitlement of students unable to pursue
 a program of education due to an       
emergency situation  7a7 ,permanent     
applicability ,section #cfii7;b77#a7 of 
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by 
striking or at the end2  7#b7 in        
subparagraph 7,b77ii71 by striking and  
at the end and inserting or 2 and  7#c7 
by adding at the end the following new  
subparagraph3  7,c7 the temporary       
closure of an educational institution or

 training establishment or the temporary
 closure or termination of a course or  
program of education by reason of an    
emergency situation2 and  4  7b7        
,conforming repeal ,section #e of the   
,student ,veteran ,coronavirus ,response
 ,act of #bjbj 7,public ,law #aaf-adj7  
is repealed4  #i4 ,department of        
,veterans ,affairs approval of certain  
study-abroad programs  7a7 ,in general  
,section #cfhj;,a7f7 of title #ch1      
,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7
 by redesignating paragraphs 7#a7 and   
7#b7 as subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b71    
respectively2  7#b7 by striking ,the    
,secretary and inserting 7#a7 ,except as
 provided in paragraph 7#b71 the        
,secretary2 and  7#c7 by adding at the  
end the following new paragraph3  7#b7  
7,a7 ,in the case of a covered          
study-abroad course1 the ,secretary may 
approve the course for a period of not  
more than five years1 if the contract or
 other written agreement under which the
 course is offered provides that-- 7i7  

the educational institution that offers 
a course that is approved under this    
chapter agrees to--  7,i7 assume        
responsibility for the quality and      
content of the covered study-abroad     
course2 and  7,,ii7 serve as the        
certifying official for the course for  
purposes of this chapter2 and  7ii7 the 
educational institution that offers the 
covered study-abroad course agrees to   
seek the approval of the course under   
this chapter by not later than five     
years after the date of the agreement4  
7,b7 ,in this paragraph1 the term       
covered study-abroad course means a     
course that--  7i7 is provided as a part
 of a program of education offered by an
 educational institution under a        
contract or other written agreement by  
another educational institution that    
offers a course that is approved under  
this chapter2  7ii7 is provided at a    
location in a foreign country2 and      
7iii7 has not been approved under this  
chapter4  4  7b7 ,treatment of certain  

courses ,in the case of any covered     
study-abroad course1 under the meaning  
given such term in subparagraph 7,b7 of 
paragraph 7#b7 of subsection 7f7 of     
section #cfhj;,a of title #ch1 ,united  
,states ,code1 as added by subsection   
7a71 that is being offered under a      
contract or other written agreement as  
of the date of the enactment of this    
,act1 the ,secretary of ,veterans       
,affairs may approve such course under  
such paragraph 7#b7 for the five-year   
period beginning on the date of the     
enactment of this ,act1 if such contract
 or other written agreement meets the   
criteria provided in subparagraph 7,a7  
of such paragraph4  #aj4 ,eligibility   
for educational assistance under        
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
,post-#i_/aa ,educational ,assistance   
,program of certain individuals who     
receive sole survivorship discharges    
7a7 ,short title ,this section may be   
cited as the ,sgt4 ,wolf ,kyle ,weninger
 ,veterans ,education ,fairness ,act of 

#bjbb4  7b7 ,eligibility ,subsection    
7b77#b7 of section #ccaa of title #ch1  
,united ,states ,code1 is amended--     
7#a7 in the matter preceding            
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking who2     
7#b7 by redesignating subparagraphs 7,a7
 and 7,b7 as clauses 7i7 and 7ii72  7#c7
 by inserting before clause 7i71 as so  
redesignated1 the following new         
subparagraph 7,a73  7,a7 who--  2  7#d7 
in clause 7ii71 as so redesignated--    
7,a7 by striking subparagraph 7,a7 and  
inserting clause 7i72 and  7,b7 by      
striking the period and inserting or by 
reason of a sole survivorship discharge 
7as that term is defined in section     
#aagd7;i7 of title #aj72 or2 and  7#e7  
by adding at the end the following new  
subparagraph 7,b73  7,b7 who-- 7i7      
commencing on or after ,september #aa1  
#bjja1 completes at least #cj continuous
 days of service described in subsection
 7d7 7#a7 or 7#b72 and  7ii7 after      
completion of service described in      
clause 7i71 is discharged or released by

 reason of a sole survivorship discharge
 7as that term is defined in section    
#aagd7;i7 of title #aj74  4  7c7        
,conforming amendment ,subsection 7d7 of
 such section is amended by striking    
,the following and inserting ,except as 
provided in subsection 7b77#b77;,b71 the
 following4  #aa4 ,uniform application  
for ,department of ,veterans ,affairs   
approval of courses of education  7a7   
,in general ,subchapter ,i of chapter   
#cf of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1
 is amended by inserting after section  
#cfgb the following new section3        
#cfgb;,a4 ,uniform application  7a7 ,in 
general  7#a7 ,the ,secretary1 in       
partnership with ,state approving       
agencies1 educational institutions1 and 
training establishments1 shall require  
the use of a uniform application by any 
educational institution or training     
establishment seeking the approval of a 
new course of education under this      
chapter4  7#b7 ,the ,secretary shall    
maintain one uniform application for    

institutions of higher learning and one 
such application for other educational  
institutions and training               
establishments4  7#c7 ,in the case of   
any ,state that uses approval criteria  
not covered by a uniform application    
under this section1 the ,state approving
 agency for that ,state shall require   
the use of the uniform application and  
may require the submittal of additional 
information4  7b7 ,requirements ,the    
uniform application required under      
subsection 7a7 shall meet the following 
requirements3 7#a7 ,a requirement that  
the appropriate executive of the        
educational institution or training     
establishment seeking the approval of a 
course of education attests on behalf of
 the educational institution or training
 establishment that the educational     
institution or training establishment-- 
7,a7 is in compliance with all          
applicable laws and regulations relating
 to the approval of courses of education
 under this chapter2 and  7,b7 during   

the five-year period preceding the date 
of the application--  7i7 has not been  
subject to1 or been party to a contract 
with any individual or entity that has  
been subject to1 any adverse            
administrative or judicial action that--
 7,i7 related to the instruction or     
training1 including with respect to the 
quality of education1 provided by the   
institution or establishment2 and       
7,,ii7 resulted in a fine or penalty in 
an amount equal to or more than five    
percent of the amount of funding        
provided to the institution or          
establishment under title ,,iv of the   
,higher ,education ,act of #aife for the
 fiscal year preceding the year in which
 the application is submitted2 or  7ii7 
has not employed an individual1 or been 
party to a contract with any individual 
or entity1 that has been convicted of a 
,federal fraud charge related to the    
instruction or training provided by the 
institution or establishment4  7#b7 ,in 
the case of any educational institution 

or training establishment that is not   
participating in title ,,iv of the      
,higher ,education ,act of #aife1 a     
requirement for the inclusion of-- 7,a7 
a copy of--  7i7 the articles of        
incorporation filed on behalf of the    
institution or establishment or proof of
 licensing to operate as an educational 
institution or training establishment in
 the ,state where the institution or    
establishment is located2 and  7ii7 the 
financial position of the institution or
 establishment1 as prepared by an       
appropriate third-party entity2 or  7,b7
 other adequate evidence1 as determined 
by the ,secretary1 that the institution 
or establishment is authorized to       
provide post-secondary education or     
training in the ,state where the        
institution or establishment is located4
  7#c7 ,in the case of any course of    
education that is offered by an         
educational institution or training     
establishment that has never offered a  
course of education that was approved   

under this chapter1 a requirement for   
the inclusion of information about the  
course of education covered by the      
application1 including--  7,a7 the      
number of students who have entered and 
graduated from the course during the    
preceding two-year period2 and  7,b7 if 
available1 the cohort default rate for  
funds provided to the institution or    
establishment under title ,,iv of the   
,higher ,education ,act of #aife4  7#d7 
,in the case of any educational         
institution or training establishment   
that is not an institution of higher    
learning1 a requirement for the         
inclusion of-- 7,a7 a list of           
individuals who will serve as fully     
qualified instructors for the course of 
education1 as of the date of the        
application1 and an attestation that    
such individuals--  7i7 have a degree or
 other training1 as appropriate1 in the 
field of the course2  7ii7 effectively  
teach the skills offered under the      
course2 and  7iii7 have demonstrated    

relevant industry experience in the     
field of the course2 and  7,b7 a list of
 individuals who will serve as career   
services employees for students enrolled
 in the course and an attestation that  
such individuals are skilled at         
identifying professions in the relevant 
industry that are in need of new        
employees to hire1 tailoring the course 
of education to meet market needs1 and  
identifying the employers likely to hire
 graduates4  7c7 ,requirements for      
,state approving agencies ,during the   
approval process with respect to a      
uniform application submitted by an     
educational institution or training     
establishment1 a ,state approving       
agency1 or the ,secretary when acting in
 the role of a ,state approving agency1 
shall contact the ,secretary of         
,education to determine whether the     
course of education subject to such     
approval process has withdrawn1 or been 
denied or suspended1 from receiving for 
benefits under title ,,iv of the ,higher

 ,education ,act of #aife4  7d7         
,appropriate executive ,in this section1
 the appropriate executive of an        
educational institution or training     
establishment is a senior executive     
official1 senior administrator1 owner1  
or operator designated by the           
institution or establishment4  4  7b7   
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections at the beginning of such       
chapter is amended by inserting after   
the item relating to section #cfgb the  
following new item3  #cfgb;,a4 ,uniform 
application4  4  7c7 ,applicability ,the
 application required by section        
#cfgb;,a of title #ch1 ,united ,states  
,code1 as added by subsection 7a71      
shall--  7#a7 be developed by not later 
than ,october #a1 #bjbc2 and  7#b7 be   
required for the approval of any new    
course of education proposed on or after
 that day4  #ab4 ,notice requirements   
for ,department of ,veterans ,affairs   
education surveys  7a7 ,risk-based      
survey ,section #cfgc;,a of title #ch1  

,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following new     
subsection3  7d7 ,notice ,to the maximum
 amount feasible1 the ,secretary1 or a  
,state approving agency1 as applicable1 
shall provide not more than one business
 day of notice to an educational        
institution before conducting a targeted
 risk-based survey of the institution   
under this section4  4  7b7 ,compliance 
surveys ,section #cfic of title #ch1    
,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7
 by redesignating subsection 7c7 as     
subsection 7d72 and  7#b7 by inserting  
after subsection 7b7 the following new  
subsection 7c73  7c7 ,to the maximum    
extent feasible1 the ,secretary1 or a   
,state approving agency1 as applicable1 
shall provide not more than ten business
 days of notice to an educational       
institution or training establishment   
before conducting a compliance survey of
 the institution or establishment under 
this section4  4  #ac4 ,exception to    
requirement to submit verification of   

enrollment of certain individuals       
,section #ccac7l7 of title #ch1 ,united 
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
paragraph 7#a71 by striking ,the        
,secretary and inserting ,except as     
provided in paragraph 7#d71 the         
,secretary2 and  7#b7 by striking       
paragraph 7#d7 and inserting the        
following new paragraph 7#d73  7#d7     
,exception ,an educational institution  
is not required to submit verification  
of an individual under paragraph        
7#a77;,a7 if--  7,a7 the individual is  
enrolled in a course or program of      
education offered by the educational    
institution on at least a full-time     
basis before the date on which the      
individual is able to withdraw from the 
course or program of education without  
penalty2  7,b7 the educational          
institution charges the same amount of  
tuition and fees for students who are   
enrolled on a full-time basis and       
students who are enrolled on a          
more-than-full-time basis2 and  7,c7 the

 individual remains enrolled in the     
course or program of education after the
 date on which the individual is able to
 withdraw from the course or program of 
education without penalty4  4  #ad4     
,expansion of eligibility for           
self-employment assistance under veteran
 readiness and employment program  7a7  
,expansion of eligibility ,paragraph    
7#ab7 of subsection 7a7 of section #cajd
 of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended to read as follows3  7#ab7     
,such license fees and essential        
equipment1 supplies1 and minimum stocks 
of materials as the ,secretary          
determines to be necessary for a veteran
 to begin self-employment and are within
 the criteria and cost limitations that 
the ,secretary shall prescribe in       
regulations for the furnishing of such  
fees1 equipment1 supplies1 and stocks4  
4  7b7 ,priority ,subsection 7c77#a7 of 
such section is amended by inserting    
before the first period the following3 1
 including with respect to providing    

priority for services under subsection  
7a77#ab7 to veterans with the most      
severe service-connected disabilities   
who require homebound training or       
self-employment1 or both homebound      
training and self-employment4  7c7      
,technical amendments ,section #caag of 
such title is amended-- 7#a7 in         
subsection 7a77#b77;,c71 by striking    
this clause and inserting this          
subparagraph2 and  7#b7 in subsection   
7b7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by        
striking insure and inserting ensure2   
and  7,b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking
 clause both places it appears and      
inserting paragraph4  #ae4 ,possible    
definitions of certain terms relating to
 educational assistance ,not later than 
#ahj 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 containing    
possible definitions of the ,secretary  

for each of the following terms3  7#a7  
,student services4  7#b7 ,marketing4    
7#c7 ,classroom instruction4  #af4      
,department of ,veterans ,affairs loan  
fees ,the loan fee table in section     
#cgbi7;b77#b7 of title #ch1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended by striking   
,january #ad1 #bjca each place it       
appears and inserting ,january #ai1     
#bjca4  #ag4 ,termination of certain    
consumer contracts by servicemembers and
 dependents who enter into contracts    
after receiving military orders for     
permanent change of station but then    
receive stop movement orders due to an  
emergency situation  7a7 ,in general    
,section #cje;,a of the ,servicemembers 
,civil ,relief ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4      
#cief7 is amended-- 7#a7 in the section 
heading1 by striking telephone1         
multichannel video programming1 and     
internet access service and inserting   
certain consumer2  7#b7 in subsection   
7a7-- 7,a7 in the heading1 by adding or 
dependent of a servicemember at the end2

  7,b7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 by       
striking after the date the             
servicemember receives military orders  
to relocate for a period of not less    
than #ij days to a location that does   
not support the contract4 and inserting 
after--2 and  7ii7 by adding at the end 
the following3  7,a7 the date the       
servicemember receives military orders  
to relocate for a period of not less    
than #ij days to a location that does   
not support the contract2 or  7,b7 the  
date the servicemember1 while in        
military service1 receives military     
orders for a permanent change of        
station1 thereafter enters into the     
contract1 and then receives a stop      
movement order issued by the ,secretary 
of ,defense or the ,secretary of        
,homeland ,security in response to a    
local1 national1 or global emergency1   
effective for an indefinite period or   
for a period of not less than #cj days1 
that prevents the servicemember from    
using the services provided under the   

contract4  2 and  7,c7 in paragraph     
7#d71 by adding at the end the following
 new subparagraph3  7,d7 ,the spouse or 
dependent of a servicemember1 described 
in paragraph 7#a77;,b71 who accompanies 
such servicemember during the period of 
relocation4  2  7#c7 by striking        
subsection 7b7 and inserting the        
following3  7b7 ,covered contracts ,a   
contract described in this subsection is
 a contract-- 7#a7 for--  7,a7          
commercial mobile service2  7,b7        
telephone exchange service2  7,c7       
internet access service2  7,d7          
multichannel video programming service2 
7,e7 a gym membership or fitness        
program2 or  7,f7 home security         
services2 and  7#b7 entered into by a   
servicemember before receiving the      
military orders referred to in          
subsection 7a77#a74  2 and  7#d7 in     
subsection 7g7--  7,a7 by redesignating 
paragraphs 7#b71 7#c71 and 7#d7 as      
paragraphs 7#c71 7#d71 and 7#e71        
respectively2 and  7,b7 by inserting1   

after paragraph 7#a71 the following new 
paragraph 7#b73  7#b7 ,the terms        
military orders and permanent change of 
station have the meanings given such    
terms in section #cje4  4  7b7          
,retroactive application ,the amendments
 made by this section shall apply to    
stop movement orders issued on or after 
,march #a1 #bjbj4  #ah4 ,residence for  
tax purposes ,section #eaa7;a7 of the   
,servicemembers ,civil ,relief ,act 7#ej
 ,u4,s4,c4 #djja7;a77 is amended by     
striking paragraph 7#b7 and inserting   
the following3  7#b7 ,spouses ,a spouse 
of a servicemember shall neither lose   
nor acquire a residence or domicile for 
purposes of taxation with respect to the
 person1 personal property1 or income of
 the spouse by reason of being absent or
 present in any tax jurisdiction of the 
,united ,states solely to be with the   
servicemember in compliance with the    
servicemember's military orders4  7#c7  
,election ,for any taxable year of the  
marriage1 a servicemember and the spouse

 of such servicemember may elect to use 
for purposes of taxation1 regardless of 
the date on which the marriage of the   
servicemember and the spouse occurred1  
any of the following3 7,a7 ,the         
residence or domicile of the            
servicemember4  7,b7 ,the residence or  
domicile of the spouse4  7,c7 ,the      
permanent duty station of the           
servicemember4  4  #ai4 ,portability of 
professional licenses of members of the 
uniformed services and their spouses    
7a7 ,in general ,title ,,vii of the     
,servicemembers ,civil ,relief ,act 7#ej
 ,u4,s4,c4 #djba et seq47 is amended by 
inserting after section #gje 7#ej       
,u4,s4,c4 #djbe7 the following new      
section3  #gje;,a4 ,portability of      
professional licenses of servicemembers 
and their spouses  7a7 ,in general ,in  
any case in which a servicemember or the
 spouse of a servicemember has a covered
 license and such servicemember or      
spouse relocates his or her residency   
because of military orders for military 

service to a location that is not in the
 jurisdiction of the licensing authority
 that issued the covered license1 such  
covered license shall be considered     
valid at a similar scope of practice and
 in the discipline applied for in the   
jurisdiction of such new residency for  
the duration of such military orders if 
such servicemember or spouse--  7#a7    
provides a copy of such military orders 
to the licensing authority in the       
jurisdiction in which the new residency 
is located2  7#b7 remains in good       
standing with--  7,a7 the licensing     
authority that issued the covered       
license2 and  7,b7 every other licensing
 authority that has issued to the       
servicemember or the spouse of a        
servicemember a license valid at a      
similar scope of practice and in the    
discipline applied in the jurisdiction  
of such licensing authority2  7#c7      
submits to the authority of the         
licensing authority in the new          
jurisdiction for the purposes of        

standards of practice1 discipline1 and  
fulfillment of any continuing education 
requirements4  7b7 ,interstate licensure
 compacts ,if a servicemember or spouse 
of a servicemember is licensed and able 
to operate in multiple jurisdictions    
through an interstate licensure compact1
 with respect to services provided in   
the jurisdiction of the interstate      
licensure compact by a licensee covered 
by such compact1 the servicemember or   
spouse of a servicemember shall be      
subject to the requirements of the      
compact or the applicable provisions of 
law of the applicable ,state and not    
this section4  7c7 ,covered license     
defined ,in this section1 the term      
covered license means a professional    
license or certificate-- 7#a7 that is in
 good standing with the licensing       
authority that issued such professional 
license or certificate2  7#b7 that the  
servicemember or spouse of a            
servicemember has actively used during  
the two years immediately preceding the 

relocation described in subsection 7a72 
and  7#c7 that is not a license to      
practice law4  4  7b7 ,clerical         
amendment ,the table of contents in     
section #a7;b7 of such ,act is amended  
by inserting after the item relating to 
section #gje the following new item3    
,sec4 #gje;,a4 ,portability of          
professional licenses of servicemembers 
and their spouses4  4  #bj4             
,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 ,september #ad1    
#bjbb4;,clerk4