,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aice  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #bg1      
#bjba,mr4 ,booker introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to provide for an extension of the      
period of eligibility under the         
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
training and rehabilitation program for 
veterans with service-connected         
disabilities by reason of school        
closures due to emergency and other     
situations1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,veteran ,readiness and ,employment
 ,national ,emergency ,extended         
,deadline ,act of #bjba or the ,,vr,e   
,,need ,act of #bjba4  #b4 ,extension of
 period of eligibility by reason of     
school closures due to emergency and    
other situations under ,department of   
,veterans ,affairs training and         

rehabilitation program for veterans with
 service-connected disabilities ,section
 #cajc of title #ch1 ,united ,states    
,code1 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  
7#a7 ,in the case of a veteran who is   
eligible for a vocational rehabilitation
 program under this chapter and who is  
prevented from participating in the     
vocational rehabilitation program within
 the period of eligibility prescribed in
 subsection 7a7 because of a covered    
reason1 as determined by the ,secretary1
 such period of eligibility-- 7,a7 shall
 not run during the period the veteran  
is so prevented from participating in   
such program2 and  7,b7 shall again     
begin running on a date determined by   
the ,secretary that is-- 7i7 not earlier
 than the first day after the veteran is
 able to resume participation in a      
vocational rehabilitation program under 
this chapter2 and  7ii7 not later than  

#ij days after that day4  7#b7 ,in this 
subsection1 a covered reason is-- 7,a7  
the temporary or permanent closure of an
 educational institution by reason of an
 emergency situation2 or  7,b7 another  
reason that prevents the veteran from   
participating in the vocational         
rehabilitation program1 as determined by
 the ,secretary4  4