,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ciic  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #d1     
#bjbf,mr4 ,sheehy 7for himself1 ,ms4    
,slotkin1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1
 ,mr4 ,sullivan1 and ,mr4 ,gallego7     
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 and title #aj1 ,united   
,states ,code1 to eliminate those       
provisions relating to veterans         
educational assistance that disadvantage
 eligible individuals who choose to     
pursue programs of apprenticeship or    
other on-job training instead of a      
four-year college degree1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,reducing ,arbitrary
 ,barriers to ,apprenticeship ,act of   
#bjbf4  #b4 ,eliminating provisions     
relating to veterans educational        
assistance that disadvantage eligible   
individuals who choose to pursue        

programs of apprenticeship or other     
on-job training  7a7 ,post-#i_/aa       
,educational ,assistance  7#a7 ,ensuring
 the amount of assistance for full-time 
program of apprenticeship or other      
on-job training does not deter          
individuals interested in such programs 
and training ,clause 7i7 of section     
#ccac7;g77#c77;,b7 of title #ch1 ,unites
 ,states ,code1 is amended by striking a
 monthly housing stipend equal to-- and 
all that follows through the period at  
the end and inserting the following3 a  
monthly housing stipend equal to the    
monthly amount of the basic allowance   
for housing payable under section #djc  
of title #cg for a member with          
dependents in pay grade ,e-#e residing  
in the military housing area that       
encompasses all or the majority portion 
of the ,,zip ,code area in which is     
located the employer at which the       
individual pursues such program44  7#b7 
,waiver of minimum attendance           
requirement for receipt of assistance   

for programs of apprenticeship and other
 on-job training in construction        
industry ,clause 7iv7 of such section is
 amended-- 7,a7 by striking ,in any     
month and inserting 7,i7 ,except as     
provided in subclause 7,,ii71 in any    
month2 and  7,b7 by adding at the end   
the following new subclause3  7,,ii7    
,subclause 7,i7 shall not apply to an   
individual pursuing a program of        
apprenticeship or other on-job training 
for an occupation that performs work    
classified in ,sector #bc of the most   
recent publication of the ,north        
,american ,industry ,classification     
,system4  4  7b7 ,all-,volunteer ,force 
,educational ,assistance ,program  7#a7 
,ensuring the amount of assistance for  
full-time program of apprenticeship or  
other on-job training does not deter    
individuals interested in such programs 
and training  7,a7 ,in general          
,paragraph 7#a7 of section #cjcb7;c7 of 
such title is amended by striking this  
chapter is-- and all that follows       

through the period at the end and       
inserting the following3 this chapter is
 #ajj percent of the monthly educational
 assistance allowance otherwise payable 
to such individual under this chapter44 
7,b7 ,conforming amendment ,paragraph   
7#c7 of such section is amended by      
striking at the rate of-- and all that  
follows through the period at the end   
and inserting the following3 at the rate
 of #ajj percent of a month44  7#b7     
,waiver of minimum attendance           
requirement for receipt of assistance   
for programs of apprenticeship and other
 on-job training in construction        
industry ,paragraph 7#b7 of such section
 is amended-- 7,a7 by striking ,in any  
month and inserting 7,a7 ,except as     
provided in subparagraph 7,b71 in any   
month2 and  7,b7 by adding at the end   
the following new subclause3  7,b7      
,subparagraph 7,a7 shall not apply to an
 individual pursuing a program of       
apprenticeship or other on-job training 
for an occupation that performs work    

classified in ,sector #bc of the most   
recent publication of the ,north        
,american ,industry ,classification     
,system4  4  7c7 ,educational           
,assistance for members of the selected 
reserve  7#a7 ,ensuring the amount of   
assistance for full-time program of     
apprenticeship or other on-job training 
does not deter individuals interested in
 such programs and training  7,a7 ,in   
general ,paragraph 7#a7 of section      
#afaca7;d7 of title #aj1 ,united ,states
 ,code1 is amended by striking this     
chapter is-- and all that follows       
through the period at the end and       
inserting the following3 this chapter is
 #ajj percent of the monthly educational
 assistance allowance otherwise payable 
to such person under this chapter44     
7,b7 ,conforming amendment ,paragraph   
7#c7 of such section is amended by      
striking at the rate of-- and all that  
follows through the period at the end   
and inserting the following3 at the rate
 of #ajj percent of a month44  7#b7     

,waiver of minimum attendance           
requirement for receipt of assistance   
for programs of apprenticeship and other
 on-job training in construction        
industry ,paragraph 7#b7 of such section
 is amended-- 7,a7 by striking ,in any  
month and inserting 7,a7 ,except as     
provided in subparagraph 7,b71 in any   
month2 and  7,b7 by adding at the end   
the following new subclause3  7,b7      
,subparagraph 7,a7 shall not apply to an
 individual pursuing a program of       
apprenticeship or other on-job training 
for an occupation that performs work    
classified in ,sector #bc of the most   
recent publication of the ,north        
,american ,industry ,classification     
,system4  4