,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eife  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #g1        
#bjbe,ms4 ,mc,clellan 7for herself1 ,mr4
 ,larsen of ,washington1 ,mrs4 ,mc,clain
 ,delaney1 ,mr4 ,lieu1 ,mr4 ,lynch1 ,mr4
 ,veasey1 ,ms4 ,tokuda1 ,mr4 ,horsford1 
,ms4 ,brownley1 ,mr4 ,gottheimer1 ,mr4  
,moulton1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,mr4 ,whitesides1
 ,mrs4 ,hayes1 ,ms4 ,craig1 and ,mr4    
,costa7 introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,veterans' ,affairs1 and in addition to 
the ,committee on the ,budget1 for a    
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
establish a pilot program to extend     
eligibility for a certain work-study    
allowance paid by the ,secretary of     
,veterans ,affairs to certain           
individuals who pursue programs of      
rehabilitation1 education1 or training  

on at least a half-time basis1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,student       
,veteran ,work ,study ,modernization    
,act4  #b4 ,pilot program to expand     
eligibility for a certain work-study    
allowance paid by the ,secretary of     
,veterans ,affairs to certain           
individuals who pursue certain programs 
on at least a half-time basis  7a7      
,pilot program ,the ,secretary of       
,veterans ,affairs shall carry out a    
pilot program under which the ,secretary
 shall expand eligibility for the       
work-study allowance under section #cdhe
 of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 to
 individuals who are pursuing programs  
of rehabilitation1 education1 or        
training specified in subsection 7b7 of 
such section at a rate equal to at least
 half of that required of a full-time   
student4  7b7 ,relationship to other    
work-,study individuals ,in carrying out
 the pilot program under subsection 7a71
 the ,secretary shall ensure the        

provisions of section #cdhe of title    
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 apply with  
respect to the individuals specified in 
subsection 7a7 of this section in the   
same manner as to the individuals       
specified in subsection 7b7 of such     
section #cdhe1 except with respect to   
the requirement of at least             
three-quarter-time student status4  7c7 
,duration ,the ,secretary shall carry   
out the pilot program under subsection  
7a7 during the five-year period         
beginning on the date of the            
commencement of the pilot program4  #c4 
,annual report regarding veterans who   
participate in work-study ,not later    
than #ahj days after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act and annually     
thereafter1 the ,secretary of ,veterans 
,affairs shall submit to the ,committees
 on ,veterans' ,affairs of the ,senate  
and ,house of ,representatives a report 
regarding veterans who participate in   
work-study4 ,such report shall include  
the following elements3 7#a7 ,the number

 of such veterans4  7#b7 ,the percentage
 of such veterans who obtain a four-year
 degree4  7#c7 ,the number of such      
veterans who obtain full-time work at   
the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs4  
#d4 ,determination of budgetary effects 
,the budgetary effects of this ,act1 for
 the purpose of complying with the      
,statutory ,pay-,as-,you-,go ,act of    
#bjaj1 shall be determined by reference 
to the latest statement titled          
,budgetary ,effects of ,,paygo          
,legislation for this ,act1 submitted   
for printing in the ,congressional      
,record by the ,chairman of the ,house  
,budget ,committee1 provided that such  
statement has been submitted prior to   
the vote on passage4