,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fjcd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ab1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,hors=d introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
provide additional entitlem5t to        
,po/-#i_/aa ,educational ,assi/ance to  
c]ta9 vet]ans & memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces  
:o require extra "t to complete rem$ial 
& defici5cy c\rses1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,vet]ans ,education & ,transf]        
,ext5sion ,act ( #bjbe or ! ,,vet       
,ext5sion ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,f9d+s     
,congress makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3 7#a7    
,individuals :o are entitl$ to          
educational assi/ance "u ! ,po/-#i_/aa  
,educational ,assi/ance program ( !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs :o require
 rem$ial & defici5cy c\rses exhau/ _!   
entitlem5t be=e complet+ a program (    
education ) su* assi/ance4  7#b7 ,memb]s
 ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces :o are entitl$ to      

educational assi/ance "u su* program &  
:o d n h dep5d5ts :ile s]v+ z memb]s ( !
 ,arm$ ,=ces are n able to transf] _!   
entitlem5t to su* assi/ance :5 !y come  
to h dep5d5ts4  #c4 ,increase 9 duration
 ( educational assi/ance "u ,dep>tm5t ( 
,vet]ans ,affairs ,po/-#i_/aa           
,educational ,assi/ance program =       
completion ( rem$ial & defici5cy c\rses 
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #ccab ( title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+ new subsection3  7d7  
,increase = pursuit ( rem$ial &         
defici5cy c\rses  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 !    
case ( an individual :o is eligible "u  
p>agraph 7#b71 ! numb] ( mon?s (        
educational assi/ance "u section #ccac (
 ?is title to :i* ! individual is       
entitl$ "u ?is section is increas$ by ! 
less] ( ! foll[+3 7,a7 #ae mon?s4  7,b7 
,! numb] ( mon?s requir$ to complete !  
rem$ial & defici5cy c\rses necess>y to  
complete ! program ( education !        
individual is pursu+ on a full-"t basis1
 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4  7#b7        

,eligibility ,= purposes ( ?is section1 
an eligible individual is an individual 
:o-- 7,a7 0 entitl$ to educational      
assi/ance "u section #ccaa ( ?is title b
 has us$ all ( su* individual's         
entitlem5t2  7,b7 dur+ ! #ahj-;day p]iod
 prec$+ ! date ( ! det]m9ation (        
eligibility "u ?is subsection1 us$ any (
 su* entitlem5t2 &  7,c7 is pursu+ !    
completion ( a program ( education at an
 in/itution ( high] le>n+ &-- 7i7 has   
complet$1 or attempt$ to complete1 a    
rem$ial or defici5cy c\rse necess>y to  
complete su* program ( education2 &     
7ii7 requires m ?an ! /&>d #abj seme/]  
7or #ahj qu>t]7 cr$it h\rs = completion 
( su* program ( education4  7#c7        
,def9itions ,9 ?is subsection3 7,a7 ,!  
t]m in/itution ( high] le>n+ has ! mean+
 giv5 su* t]m 9 section #cdeb ( ?is     
title4  7,b7 ,! t]m rem$ial or defici5cy
 c\rse means a c\rse (f]$ by an         
in/itution ( high] le>n+ t is design$ to
 ov]come a defici5cy4  4  7b7 ,con=m+   
am5dm5ts ,title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates      

,code1 is fur!r am5d$-- 7#a7 9 section  
#ccab7;a71 by /rik+ subsections 7b7 &   
7c7 & ins]t+ subsections 7b71 7c71 &    
7d72 &  7#b7 9 section #cfie1 by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+ new subsection3  7d7    
,not)/&+ subsection 7a71 9 ! case ( an  
individual :o is entitl$ to additional  
mon?s ( educational assi/ance "u section
 #ccab7;d7 ( ?is title1 ! aggregate     
p]iod = :i* su* individual may receive  
assi/ance "u two or m ( ! provisions (  
law ref]r$ to 9 su* subsection may n    
exce$ ! sum (-- 7#a7 #dh mon?s 7or !    
"p-"t equival5t !re(71 &  7#b7 ! numb] (
 mon?s ( entitlem5t receiv$ by su*      
individual "u section #ccab7;d7 ( ?is   
title4  4  #d4 ,increas$ flexibility 9  
transf] ( entitlem5t to educational     
assi/ance "u ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans       
,affairs ,po/-#i_/aa ,educational       
,assi/ance program ,section #ccai (     
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is      
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 7e7-- 7,a7 by 
r$esignat+ p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b7 z      
subp>agraphs 7,a7 & 7,b71 respectively1 

& ind5t+ su* subp>agraphs appropriately2
  7,b7 9 ! matt] be=e subp>agraph 7,a71 
z r$esignat$ by subp>agraph 7,a71 by    
/rik+ ,an & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,9   
g5]al ,an  2 &  7,c7 by add+ at ! end ! 
foll[+ new p>agraph 7#b73  7#b7 ,tim+ ( 
designation ,an individual :o does n h  
an eligible dep5d5t may elect to transf]
 a portion ( ! individual's entitlem5t  
to an unspecifi$ future dep5d5t4 ,9 !   
case ( su* an election1 ! individual    
%all make ! designations requir$ by     
p>agraph 7#a7 :5 ! individual comes to h
 an eligible dep5d5t to :om ! individual
 w\ld l to transf] entitlem5t "u ?is    
section4  2 &  7#b7 9 subsection 7f7--  
7,a7 by /rik+ p>agraph 7#a72  7,b7 by   
r$esignat+ p>agraphs 7#b7 & 7#c7 z      
p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b71 respectively2 &  
7,c7 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,a71 z r$esignat$ 
by subp>agraph 7,b71 by ins]t+ 1 includ+
 by designat+ a new dep5d5t or dep5d5ts 
to :om to transf] ! individual's        
entitlem5t be=e ! p]iod4