,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aice  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #bg1 #bjba,mr4    
,book] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
provide = an ext5sion ( ! p]iod (       
eligibility "u ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans   
,affairs tra9+ & rehabilitation program 
= vet]ans ) s]vice-connect$ disabilities
 by reason ( s*ool closures due to      
em]g5cy & o!r situations1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,vet]an ,read9ess &        
,employm5t ,national ,em]g5cy ,ext5d$   
,deadl9e ,act ( #bjba or ! ,,vr,e ,,ne$ 
,act ( #bjba4  #b4 ,ext5sion ( p]iod (  
eligibility by reason ( s*ool closures  
due to em]g5cy & o!r situations "u      
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs tra9+ &   
rehabilitation program = vet]ans )      
s]vice-connect$ disabilities ,section   
#cajc ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 
is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 7a71 by    

/rik+ or 7g7 & ins]t+ 7g71 or 7h72 &    
7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new      
subsection3  7h7 7#a7 ,9 ! case ( a     
vet]an :o is eligible = a vocational    
rehabilitation program "u ?is *apt] & :o
 is prev5t$ f p>ticipat+ 9 ! vocational 
rehabilitation program )9 ! p]iod (     
eligibility prescrib$ 9 subsection 7a7  
because ( a cov]$ reason1 z det]m9$ by !
 ,secret>y1 su* p]iod ( eligibility--   
7,a7 %all n run dur+ ! p]iod ! vet]an is
 s prev5t$ f p>ticipat+ 9 su* program2 &
  7,b7 %all aga9 beg9 runn+ on a date   
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y t is-- 7i7 n     
e>li] ?an ! fir/ day aft] ! vet]an is   
able to resume p>ticipation 9 a         
vocational rehabilitation program "u ?is
 *apt]2 &  7ii7 n lat] ?an #ij days aft]
 t day4  7#b7 ,9 ?is subsection1 a cov]$
 reason is-- 7,a7 ! tempor>y or p]man5t 
closure ( an educational in/itution by  
reason ( an em]g5cy situation2 or  7,b7 
ano!r reason t prev5ts ! vet]an f       
p>ticipat+ 9 ! vocational rehabilitation
 program1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4  4