,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cbdg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #ah1 
#bjba ,ms4 ,cortez ,masto 7for herself1 
,mr4 ,tester1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,ms4    
,rosen1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,brown1 and  
,mr4 ,kelly7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to extend certain expiring
 provisions of law relating to benefits 
provided under ,department of ,veterans 
,affairs educational assistance programs
 during the ,,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
 of #bjba or the ,,remote ,act of #bjba4
  #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 7division ,e 
of ,public ,law #aaf-aei71 is further   
amended by striking ,december #ba1 #bjba
 and inserting ,june #a1 #bjbb4  7b7    
,extension of payment of work-,study    
allowances during emergency situation   
,section #c of the ,student ,veteran    
,coronavirus ,response ,act of #bjbj    
7#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  7c7 ,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 7division ,e 
of ,public ,law #aaf-aei71 is further   
amended by striking ,december #ba1 #bjba
 and inserting ,june #a1 #bjbb4  7d7    
,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  7e7 ,extension of     
continuation of ,department of ,veterans
 ,affairs educational assistance        
benefits during ,,covid-#ai emergency   
,section #aajb7;e7 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 and inserting ,june
 #a1 #bjbb4  7f7 ,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  7g7 ,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  7h7    
,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  #c4 ,modifications 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;,b71 
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 ,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  7a7 ,in general ,in the case
 of a program of education approved by a
 ,state approving agency1 or the        
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs when   
acting in the role of a ,state approving
 agency1 that is converted from being   
offered on-site at an educational       
institution 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 title #ch1
 ,united ,states ,code2 or  7#b7        
payments or subsistence allowances under

 chapters #cj1 #ca1 #cb1 and #ce of such
 title and chapters #afjf and #afjg of  
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4  7b7  
,applicability period ,subsection 7a7   
shall apply during the period beginning 
on ,december #ba1 #bjba1 and ending on  
,june #a1 #bjbb4  7c7 ,definitions ,in  
this section3  7#a7 ,educational        
institution ,the term educational       
institution has the meaning given that  
term in section #cdeb of title #ch1     
,united ,states ,code1 and includes an  
institution of higher learning 7as      
defined in such section74  7#b7 ,program
 of education ,the term program of      
education has the meaning given that    
term in section #cjjb of title #ch1     
,united ,states ,code4  7#c7 ,state     
approving agency ,the term ,state       
approving agency has the meaning given  
that term in section #cfga of title #ch1
 ,united ,states ,code4  #e4 ,budgetary 
effects  7a7 ,in general ,amounts       
provided to carry out the amendments    
made by this ,act are designated as an  

emergency requirement pursuant to       
section #d7;g7 of the ,statutory        
,pay-,as-,you-,go ,act of #bjaj 7#b     
,u4,s4,c4 #icc7;g774  7b7 ,designation  
in ,senate ,in the ,senate1 amounts     
provided to carry out the amendments    
made by this ,act are designated as an  
emergency requirement pursuant to       
section #daab7;a7 of ,h4 ,con4 ,res4 #ga
 7#aaeth ,congress71 the concurrent     
resolution on the budget for fiscal year
 #bjah4