,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dhij  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #bj1         
#bjbb,ms4 ,hassan 7= h]self & ,mr4      
,tillis7 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      
e/abli% protections = a memb] ( ! ,arm$ 
,=ces :o leaves a c\rse ( education1    
paid = ) c]ta9 educational assi/ance1 to
 p]=m c]ta9 s]vice1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,protections = ,/ud5t ,vet]ans ,act ( 
#bjbb4  #b4 ,e/abli%m5t ( protections = 
a memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces :o leaves a     
c\rse ( education1 paid = ) c]ta9       
educational assi/ance1 to p]=m c]ta9    
s]vice  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,*apt] #cf (    
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 am5d$ by
 ins]t+ aft] section #cfia ! foll[+ new 
section3  #cfia;,a4 ,)drawal or leave ( 
abs5ce f c]ta9 education  7a7 ,9 g5]al  
7#a7 7,a7 ,subject to subp>agraph 7,b71 
a cov]$ individual may1 aft] receiv+    

ord]s to ent] a p]iod ( cov]$ s]vice1   
)draw or take a leave ( abs5ce f cov]$  
education4  7,b7 ,subp>agraph 7,a7 %all 
n apply to a cov]$ individual :o is n   
abid+ ! regul>ly prescrib$ /&>ds &      
practices ( ! educational in/itution    
conc]n$ = att5dance1 conduct1 &         
progress4  7#b7 7,a7 ,! in/itution      
conc]n$ may n take any adv]se action    
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b7 aga9/ a     
cov]$ individual on ! basis t su* cov]$ 
individual )draws or takes a leave (    
abs5ce "u p>agraph 7#a74  7,b7 ,! adv]se
 actions describ$ 9 ?is subp>agraph are 
z foll[s3 7i7 ,! assignm5t ( a fail+    
grade to a cov]$ individual = cov]$     
education4  7ii7 ,! r$uction ( ! grade  
po9t av]age ( a cov]$ individual = cov]$
 education4  7iii7 ,! *>act]ization (   
any abs5ce ( a cov]$ individual f cov]$ 
education z unexcus$4  7iv7 ,! assessm5t
 ( any f9ancial p5alty aga9/ a cov]$    
individual4  7b7 ,)drawal ,if a cov]$   
individual )draws f cov]$ education "u  
subsection 7a71 ! in/itution conc]n$    

%all refund all tuition & fees 7includ+ 
paym5ts = h\s+7 = ! academic t]m f :i* !
 cov]$ individual )draws4  7c7 ,leave ( 
abs5ce ,if a cov]$ individual takes a   
leave ( abs5ce f cov]$ education "u     
subsection 7a71 ! in/itution conc]n$    
%all-- 7#a7 assign a grade ( incomplete 
7or equival5t7 to ! cov]$ individual =  
cov]$ education = ! academic t]m f :i* !
 cov]$ individual takes su* leave (     
abs5ce2 &  7#b7 to ! ext5t practicable1 
p]mit ! cov]$ individual1 ^u completion 
( ! p]iod ( cov]$ s]vice1 to complete   
su* academic t]m4  7d7 ,def9itions ,9   
?is section3 7#a7 ,! t]m cov]$ education
 means a c\rse ( education-- 7,a7 at an 
in/itution ( high] education2 &  7,b7   
paid = ) educational assi/ance furni%$  
"u a law adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y4  7#b7 
,! t]m cov]$ individual means an        
individual :o-- 7,a7 is enroll$ 9 cov]$ 
education2 &  7,b7 is-- 7i7 a memb] ( ! 
,arm$ ,=ces 7includ+ ! res]ve           
compon5ts72 or  7ii7 ! sp\se ( a memb]  
describ$ 9 clause 7i74  7#c7 ,! t]m     

cov]$ s]vice means-- 7,a7 active s]vice 
or inactive-duty tra9+1 z su* t]ms are  
def9$ 9 section #aja ( title #aj2 or    
7,b7 ,/ate active duty1 z def9$ 9       
section #dcjc ( ?is title4  7#d7 ,! t]m 
in/itution conc]n$ means1 ) respect to a
 cov]$ individual1 ! in/itution ( high] 
education :]e ! cov]$ individual is     
enroll$ 9 cov]$ education4  7#e7 ,! t]m 
in/itution ( high] education has ! mean+
 giv5 su* t]m 9 section #aja ( ! ,high] 
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajja74  7#f7 ,! t]m p]iod ( cov]$      
s]vice means ! p]iod beg9n+ on ! date on
 :i* a cov]$ individual or ! sp\se ( a  
cov]$ individual ent]s cov]$ s]vice &   
end+ on ! date on :i* ! cov]$ individual
 or sp\se is releas$ f cov]$ s]vice or  
dies :ile 9 cov]$ s]vice4  4  7b7       
,report  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] two ye>s 
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act & n 
lat] ?an five ye>s aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      
,vet]ans ,affairs %all submit to !      
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !    

,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'      
,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a  
report on ! use ( ! au?ority "u section 
#cfia;,a7a7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code1 z add$ by subsection 7a74  7#b7  
,cont5ts ,ea* report submitt$ "u        
p>agraph 7#a7 %all include ! foll[+3    
7,a7 ,! numb] ( cov]$ individuals us+ ! 
au?ority describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71      
disaggregat$ by-- 7i7 9 ! cases 9 :i* ! 
cov]$ individual is a memb] ( ! ,arm$   
,=ces1 ! compon5t ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces ( :i* 
! cov]$ individual is a memb]2 &  7ii7 9
 ! cases 9 :i* ! cov]$ individual is a  
sp\se ( a memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 !      
compon5t ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces ( su* memb]4   
7,b7 ,! numb] ( times t su* au?ority 0  
us$1 disaggregat$ by-- 7i7 :e!r !       
au?ority 0 us$ = a leave ( abs5ce or a  
)drawal2  7ii7 ! type ( cov]$ duty = :i*
 ! au?ority 0 us$2  7iii7 ! program (   
educational assi/ance t 0 be+ us$ to pay
 = ! program ( education f :i* ! cov]$  
individual )drew or took a leave (      
abs5ce2 &  7iv7 ! duration ( ! cov]$    

duty = :i* ! au?ority 0 us$4  7c7       
,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( cont5ts at !
 beg9n+ ( su* *apt] is am5d$ by ins]t+  
aft] ! item relat+ to section #cfia !   
foll[+ new item3  #cfia;,a4 ,)drawal or 
leave ( abs5ce f c]ta9 education4  4