,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #acd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #bh1 #bjba,mr4 
,moran 7= himself & ,mr4 ,te/]7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
direct ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  
to c>ry out a retra9+ assi/ance program 
= unemploy$ vet]ans1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,,covid-#ai vet]an rapid retra9+    
assi/ance program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!      
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all c>ry 
out a program "u :i* ! ,secret>y %all   
provide up to #ab mon?s ( retra9+       
assi/ance to an eligible vet]an = !     
pursuit ( a cov]$ program ( education4  
7b7 ,eligible vet]ans  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,= 
purposes ( ?is section1 an eligible     
vet]an is a vet]an :o-- 7,a7 z ( ! date 
( ! receipt by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans   
,affairs ( ! application = assi/ance "u 
?is section1 is at lea/ #bb ye>s ( age b
 n m ?an #ff ye>s ( age2  7,b7 z ( su*  
date1 is unemploy$ by reason ( a cov]$  

public heal? em]g5cy1 z c]tifi$ by !    
vet]an2  7,c7 z ( su* date1 is n        
eligible to receive educational         
assi/ance "u *apt] #cj1 #ca1 #cb1 #cc1  
or #ce ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1
 or *apt] #afjf ( title #aj1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code2  7,d7 is n enroll$ 9 any  
,f$]al or ,/ate jobs program2  7,e7 is n
 9 receipt ( comp5sation = a            
s]vice-connect$ disability rat$ totally 
disabl+ by reason ( unemployability2 &  
7,f7 w n be 9 receipt ( unemploym5t     
comp5sation 7z def9$ 9 section #he7;b7 (
 ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf71     
includ+ any ca% b5efit receiv$ pursuant 
to subtitle ,a ( title ,,ii ( division  
,a ( ! ,,c>es ,act 7,public ,law        
#aaf-acf71 z ( ! fir/ day on :i* !      
vet]an w\ld receive a h\s+ /ip5d paym5t 
"u ?is section4  7#b7 ,treatm5t (       
vet]ans :o transf] entitlem5t ,=        
purposes ( p>agraph 7#a77;,c71 a vet]an 
:o has transf]r$ all ( ! vet]an's       
entitlem5t to educational assi/ance "u  
section #ccai ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates

 ,code1 %all be consid]$ to be a vet]an 
:o is n eligible to receive educational 
assi/ance "u *apt] #cc ( su* title4     
7#c7 ,failure to complete ,any vet]an :o
 receives retra9+ assi/ance "u ?is      
section to pursue a cov]$ program (     
education & :o fails to complete !      
program ( education %all n be eligible  
to receive additional assi/ance "u ?is  
section4  7c7 ,cov]$ programs (         
education  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,= purposes (  
?is section1 a cov]$ program ( education
 is a program ( education 7z su* t]m is 
def9$ 9 section #cdeb7;b7 ( title #ch1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code7 = tra9+1 pursu$ on 
a full-"t or "p-"t basis-- 7,a7 t-- 7i7 
is approv$ "u *apt] #cf ( su* title2    
7ii7 does n lead to a ba*elors or       
graduate degree2 &  7iii7 is design$ to 
provide tra9+ = a high-dem& occupation1 
z det]m9$ "u p>agraph 7#c72 or  7,b7 t  
is a high te*nology program ( education 
(f]$ by a qualifi$ provid]1 "u ! mean+  
giv5 su* t]ms 9 section #aaf ( ! ,h>ry  
,w4 ,colm]y ,vet]ans ,educational       

,assi/ance ,act ( #bjag 7,public ,law   
#aae-dh2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4 #cjja note74     
7#b7 ,accr$it$ programs ,9 ! case ( an  
accr$it$ program ( education1 ! program 
( education %all n be consid]$ a cov]$  
program ( education "u ?is section if ! 
program has receiv$ a %[ cause ord] f ! 
accr$itor ( ! program dur+ ! five-ye>   
p]iod prec$+ ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is  
,act4  7#c7 ,det]m9ation ( high-dem&    
occupations  7,a7 ,initial implem5tation
 ,9 c>ry+ out ?is section1 to det]m9e   
:e!r a program ( education is design$ to
 provide tra9+ = high-dem& occupations1 
! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all use
 ! li/ ( high-dem& occupations compil$  
by ! ,commission] ( ,labor ,/ati/ics    
until ! f9al li/ is issu$ "u subp>agraph
 7,c74  7,b7 ,/udy requir$  7i7 ,9 g5]al
 ,! ,secret>y %all ent] into an agreem5t
 ) a f$]ally fund$ rese>* & developm5t  
corporation or ano!r appropriate        
non-,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs entity
 = ! conduct ( a /udy to det]m9e :i*    
occupations are high-dem& occupations4  

7ii7 ,deadl9e ,! /udy describ$ 9 clause 
7i7 %all be complet$ n lat] ?an #ij days
 aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4   
7,c7 ,f9al li/ ,! ,secret>y-- 7i7 may   
add or remove an occupation f ! li/ 9   
use pursuant to subp>agraph 7,a7 dur+ ! 
#ij-;day p]iod foll[+ ! completion ( !  
/udy requir$ by subp>agraph 7,b72  7ii7 
%all issue a f9al li/ ( high-dem&       
occupations = use "u ?is section by n   
lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date ( !       
completion ( ! /udy2 &  7iii7 %all make 
su* f9al li/ publicly available on a    
website ( ! ,dep>tm5t4  7,d7 ,use ( li/ 
,! ,secret>y %all use ! f9al li/ issu$  
"u subp>agraph 7,c7 to det]m9e :e!r a   
program ( education is design$ to       
provide tra9+ = high-dem& occupations4  
7,e7 ,removal ( occupations ,! ,secret>y
 may remove occupations f ! f9al li/    
issu$ "u subp>agraph 7,c7 z ! ,secret>y 
det]m9es appropriate4  7#d7 ,full-"t    
def9$ ,9 ?is subsection1 ! t]m full-"t  
has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m "u section     
#cfhh ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4 

7d7 ,am\nt ( assi/ance  7#a7 ,retra9+   
assi/ance ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans       
,affairs %all provide to an eligible    
vet]an pursu+ a cov]$ program (         
education "u ! retra9+ assi/ance program
 "u ?is section an am\nt equal to !     
am\nt ( educational assi/ance payable "u
 section #ccac7;c77#a77;,a7 ( title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,paym5ts    
,am\nts describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 %all be
 payable directly to ! educational      
in/itution (f]+ ! cov]$ program (       
education pursu$ by ! vet]an z foll[s3  
7,a7 #ej p]c5t ( ! total am\nt payable  
%all be paid on ! date on :i* ! eligible
 vet]an beg9s ! cov]$ program (         
education4  7,b7 #be p]c5t ( ! total    
am\nt payable %all be paid on ! date on 
:i* ! eligible vet]an completes ! cov]$ 
program ( education4  7,c7 #be p]c5t ( !
 total am\nt payable %all be paid on !  
date on :i* ! eligible vet]an f9ds      
employm5t 9 a field relat$ to ! cov]$   
program ( education4  7#c7 ,failure to  
complete  7,a7 ,pro-rat$ paym5ts ,9 !   

case ( an eligible vet]an :o pursues a  
cov]$ program ( education "u ! retra9+  
assi/ance program "u ?is section1 b :o  
does n complete ! program ( education1 !
 ,secret>y %all pay to ! educational    
in/itution (f]+ su* program ( education 
a pro-rat$ am\nt bas$ on ! numb] ( mon?s
 ! vet]an pursu$ ! program ( education 9
 accordance ) ?is p>agraph4  7,b7       
,paym5t o!rwise due ^u completion (     
program ,! ,secret>y %all pay to !      
educational in/itution a pro-rat$ am\nt 
"u p>agraph 7#b77;,b7 :5 ! vet]an       
provides notice to ! educational        
in/itution t ! vet]an no long] int5ds to
 pursue ! program ( education4  7,c7    
,nonrecov]y f vet]an ,9 ! case ( a      
vet]an ref]r$ to 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 !  
educational in/itution may n seek paym5t
 f ! vet]an = any am\nt t w\ld h be5    
payable "u p>agraph 7#b77;,b7 _h !      
vet]an complet$ ! program ( education4  
7,d7 ,paym5t due ^u employm5t  7i7      
,vet]ans :o f9d employm5t ,9 ! case ( a 
vet]an ref]r$ to 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 :o  

f9ds employm5t 9 a field relat$ to !    
program ( education dur+ ! #ahj-;day    
p]iod beg9n+ on ! date on :i* ! vet]an  
)draws f ! program ( education1 !       
,secret>y %all pay to ! educational     
in/itution a pro-rat$ am\nt "u p>agraph 
7#b77;,c7 :5 ! vet]an f9ds su*          
employm5t4  7ii7 ,vet]ans :o d n f9d    
employm5t ,9 ! case ( a vet]an ref]r$ to
 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 :o does n f9d       
employm5t 9 a field relat$ to ! program 
( education dur+ ! #ahj-;day p]iod      
beg9n+ on ! date on :i* ! vet]an )draws 
f ! program ( education-- 7,i7 !        
,secret>y %all n make a paym5t to !     
educational in/itution "u p>agraph      
7#b77;,c72 &  7,,ii7 ! educational      
in/itution may n seek paym5t f ! vet]an 
= any am\nt t w\ld h be5 payable "u     
p>agraph 7#b77;,c7 _h ! vet]an f\nd     
employm5t dur+ su* #ahj-;day p]iod4     
7#d7 ,h\s+ /ip5d ,= ea* mon? t an       
eligible vet]an pursues a cov]$ program 
( education "u ! retra9+ assi/ance      
program "u ?is section1 ! ,secret>y %all

 pay to ! vet]an a mon?ly h\s+ /ip5d 9  
an am\nt equal to-- 7,a7 9 ! case ( a   
cov]$ program ( education at an         
in/itution ( high] le>n+ 7z t t]m is    
def9$ 9 section #cdeb7;f7 ( title #ch1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code7 pursu$ on m ?an a  
half-"t basis1 ! am\nt specifi$ "u      
subsection 7c77#a77;,b7 ( section #ccac 
( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2  7,b7 
9 ! case ( a cov]$ program ( education  
at an in/itution o!r ?an an in/itution (
 high] le>n+ pursu$ on m ?an a half-"t  
basis1 ! am\nt specifi$ "u subsection   
7g77#c77;,a77ii7 ( su* section2 or  7,c7
 9 ! case ( a cov]$ program ( education 
pursu$ on less ?an a half-"t basis1 or a
 cov]$ program ( education pursu$ solely
 ?r\gh di/ance le>n+ on m ?an a half-"t 
basis1 ! am\nt specifi$ "u subsection   
7c77#a77;,b77iii7 ( su* section4  7#e7  
,failure to f9d employm5t ,! ,secret>y  
%all n make a paym5t "u p>agraph        
7#b77;,c7 ) respect to an eligible      
vet]an :o completes or fails to complete
 a cov]$ program ( education "u !       

retra9+ assi/ance program "u ?is section
 if ! vet]an fails to f9d employm5t 9 a 
field relat$ to ! program ( education )9
 ! #ahj-p]iod beg9n+ on ! date on :i* ! 
vet]an )draws f or completes ! program4 
7e7 ,relation to o!r educational        
assi/ance & b5efits ,retra9+ assi/ance  
provid$ "u ?is section %all be 9        
addition to any o!r entitlem5t to       
educational assi/ance or b5efits = :i*  
an eligible vet]an is1 or has be51      
eligible4  7f7 ,no transf]ability       
,retra9+ assi/ance provid$ "u ?is       
section may n be transf]r$ to ano!r     
individual4  7g7 ,employm5t assi/ance   
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,labor %all
 contact ea* eligible vet]an :o pursues 
a cov]$ program ( education "u ?is      
section-- 7,a7 n lat] ?an #cj days aft] 
! date on :i* ! vet]an beg9s ! program (
 education to notify ! vet]an ( !       
availability ( employm5t placem5t       
s]vices ^u completion ( ! program2 &    
7,b7 n lat] ?an #ad days aft] ! date on 
:i* ! vet]an completes1 or t]m9ates     

p>ticipation 91 su* program to          
facilitate ! provision ( employm5t      
placem5t s]vices to su* vet]an4  7#b7   
,provision ( in=mation ,! ,secret>y (   
,vet]ans ,affairs %all provide to !     
,secret>y ( ,labor su* in=mation z may  
be necess>y to c>ry out p>agraph 7#a74  
7h7 ,nonpr(it organization  7#a7 ,9     
g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  
%all seek to ent] into a memor&um (     
und]/&+ ) "o or m qualifi$ nonpr(it     
organizations = ! purpose ( facilitat+ !
 employm5t ( eligible vet]ans :o        
p>ticipate 9 ! retra9+ assi/ance program
 "u ?is section4  7#b7 ,qualifi$        
nonpr(it organization ,= purposes ( ?is 
subsection1 a qualifi$ nonpr(it         
organization is a nonpr(it organization 
t-- 7,a7 is an association ( bus9esses2 
&  7,b7 has at lea/ two ye>s ( exp]i5ce 
provid+ job placem5t s]vices = vet]ans4 
7i7 ,foll[ up outrea* ,! ,secret>y (    
,vet]ans ,affairs1 9 coord9ation ) !    
,secret>y ( ,labor1 %all contact ea*    
vet]an :o completes a cov]$ program (   

education "u ! retra9+ assi/ance program
 "u ?is section #cj days1 #fj days1 #ij 
days1 & #ahj days aft] ! vet]an         
completes su* program ( education to ask
 ! vet]an ab\t-- 7#a7 ! exp]i5ce ( !    
vet]an 9 ! retra9+ assi/ance program2 & 
7#b7 ! vet]an's employm5t /atus4  7j7   
,qu>t]ly reports ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft]
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 &      
qu>t]ly !reaft]1 ! ,secret>y ( ,labor   
%all submit to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'
 ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on  
,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives a report conta9+ !      
foll[+ in=mation ab\t vet]ans :o        
p>ticipate 9 ! retra9+ assi/ance program
 "u ?is section3 7#a7 ,! p]c5tage ( su* 
vet]ans :o f\nd employm5t be=e ! end ( !
 second cal5d> qu>t] aft] exit+ !       
program4  7#b7 ,! p]c5tage ( su* vet]ans
 :o f\nd employm5t be=e ! end ( ! f\r?  
cal5d> qu>t] aft] exit+ ! program4  7#c7
 ,! m$ian e>n+s ( all su* vet]ans = !   
second qu>t] aft] exit+ ! program4  7#d7
 ,! p]c5tage ( su* vet]ans :o atta9 a   

recogniz$ po/second>y cr$5tial dur+ !   
#ab-mon? p]iod aft] exit+ ! program4    
7k7 ,limitation ,n m ?an #ce1jjj        
eligible vet]ans may receive retra9+    
assi/ance "u ?is section4  7l7          
,t]m9ation ,no retra9+ assi/ance may be 
paid "u ?is section aft] ! date t is #ba
 mon?s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is   
,act4  7m7 ,,gao report ,n lat] ?an #ahj
 days aft] ! t]m9ation ( ! retra9+      
assi/ance program "u subsection 7l71 !  
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
%all submit to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'
 ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on  
,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives a report on ! outcomes &
 effectiv5ess ( ! program4  7n7 ,fund+  
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,= ea* fiscal ye> = :i* ! 
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs provides  
retra9+ assi/ance "u ?is section1 su*   
sums z may be necess>y %all be made     
available = su* assi/ance f funds       
appropriat$ to1 or o!rwise made         
available to1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans    
,affairs = ! paym5t ( readju/m5t        

b5efits4  7#b7 ,adm9i/rative co/s ,!re  
is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$           
#ae1jjj1jjj = adm9i/rative co/s         
associat$ ) c>ry+ out ?is section = ea* 
fiscal ye> = :i* ! ,secret>y provides   
retra9+ assi/ance "u ?is section4  7o7  
,initiation ( paym5ts ,! ,secret>y (    
,vet]ans ,affairs may beg9 provid+      
retra9+ assi/ance "u ?is section on !   
date t is #ahj days aft] ! date ( !     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7p7 ,def9itions ,9
 ?is section3 7#a7 ,active milit>y1     
naval1 or air s]vice2 dis*>ge or release
 ,! t]ms active milit>y1 naval1 or air  
s]vice & dis*>ge or release h ! mean+s  
giv5 ^? t]ms 9 section #aja ( title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,active     
s]vice ,! t]m active s]vice has ! mean+ 
giv5 su* t]m 9 section #aja ( title #aj1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#c7 ,cov]$      
public heal? em]g5cy ,! t]m cov]$ public
 heal? em]g5cy means-- 7,a7 ! public    
heal? em]g5cy decl>$ by ! ,secret>y (   
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices "u section #cai
 ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db   

,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d7 on ,janu>y #ca1 #bjbj1
 ) respect to ,coronavirus ,disease     
#bjai 7,,covid-#ai72 or  7,b7 a dome/ic 
em]g5cy decl>$1 bas$ on an outbreak (   
,coronavirus ,disease #bjai             
7,,covid-#ai71 by ! ,presid5t1 !        
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security1 or a     
,/ate or local au?ority4  7#d7 ,vet]an  
,! t]m vet]an means-- 7,a7 a p]son :o   
s]v$ 9 ! active milit>y1 naval1 or air  
s]vice1 & :o 0 dis*>g$ or releas$       
!refrom "u conditions o!r ?an           
di%onorable2 or  7,b7 a memb] ( a res]ve
 compon5t ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces :o p]=ms      
active s]vice = a p]iod ( #cj days or   
long] by reason ( a cov]$ public heal?  
em]g5cy4