,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #egjb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bf1        
#bjbc,mr4 ,ciscomani 7= himself1 ,mr4   
,/anton1 ,mr4 ,van ,ord51 & ,ms4        
,/ansbury7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'   
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to e/abli% !      
mon?ly h\s+ /ip5d "u ! ,po/-#i_/aa      
,educational ,assi/ance ,program =      
individuals :o pursue summ] programs (  
education solely ?r\gh di/ance le>n+4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,exp&+ ,access = ,onl9e ,vet]an       
,/ud5ts ,act4  #b4 ,mon?ly h\s+ /ip5d "u
 ! ,po/-#i_/aa ,educational ,assi/ance  
,program = individuals :o pursue summ]  
programs ( education solely ?r\gh       
di/ance le>n+  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section    
#ccac7;c77#a77;,b7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 clause  
7i71 by /rik+ & 7iii7 & ins]t+ 1 7iii71 
& 7iv72  7#b7 by r$esignat+ clause 7iv7 
z clause 7v72 &  7#c7 by ins]t+ aft]    

clause 7iii7 ! foll[+ new clause 7iv73  
7iv7 ,9 ! case ( an individual pursu+1  
solely ?r\gh di/ance le>n+1 a program ( 
education t is %ort] ?an #ab weeks dur+ 
! summ]1 = ea* mon? ! individual pursues
 ! program ( education1 a mon?ly h\s+   
/ip5d equal to ! product (-- 7,i7 !     
national av]age ( ! mon?ly am\nt ( !    
basic all[ance = h\s+ payable "u section
 #djc ( title #cg = a memb] ) dep5d5ts 9
 pay grade ,e-#e1 multipli$ by  7,,ii7 !
 less] (-- 7aa7 #a4j &  7bb7 ! numb] (  
c\rse h\rs borne by ! individual 9      
pursuit ( ! program ( education1 divid$ 
by ! m9imum numb] ( c\rse h\rs requir$ =
 full-"t pursuit ( ! program (          
education1 r\nd$ to ! ne>e/ multiple (  
#aj4  4  7b7 ,effective date ,! am5dm5ts
 made by subsection 7a7 %all apply to a 
program ( education beg9n+ on or aft]   
,augu/ #a1 #bjbd4