,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #ciic  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #d1 #bjbf,mr4     
,%eehy 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,slotk91 ,mr4   
,cram]1 ,ms4 ,duckwor?1 ,mr4 ,sullivan1 
& ,mr4 ,gallego7 introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 & title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 to elim9ate ^? provisions relat+
 to vet]ans educational assi/ance t     
disadvantage eligible individuals :o    
*oose to pursue programs ( appr5tice%ip 
or o!r on-job tra9+ in/ead ( a f\r-ye>  
college degree1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,r$uc+ ,arbitr>y ,b>ri]s to             
,appr5tice%ip ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4        
,elim9at+ provisions relat+ to vet]ans  
educational assi/ance t disadvantage    
eligible individuals :o *oose to pursue 
programs ( appr5tice%ip or o!r on-job   
tra9+  7a7 ,po/-#i_/aa ,educational     
,assi/ance  7#a7 ,ensur+ ! am\nt (      

assi/ance = full-"t program (           
appr5tice%ip or o!r on-job tra9+ does n 
det] individuals int]e/$ 9 su* programs 
& tra9+ ,clause 7i7 ( section           
#ccac7;g77#c77;,b7 ( title #ch1 ,unites 
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by /rik+ a mon?ly
 h\s+ /ip5d equal to-- & all t foll[s   
?r\gh ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ !       
foll[+3 a mon?ly h\s+ /ip5d equal to !  
mon?ly am\nt ( ! basic all[ance = h\s+  
payable "u section #djc ( title #cg = a 
memb] ) dep5d5ts 9 pay grade ,e-#e      
resid+ 9 ! milit>y h\s+ area t          
encompasses all or ! majority portion ( 
! ,,zip ,code area 9 :i* is locat$ !    
employ] at :i* ! individual pursues su* 
program44  7#b7 ,waiv] ( m9imum         
att5dance requirem5t = receipt (        
assi/ance = programs ( appr5tice%ip &   
o!r on-job tra9+ 9 con/ruction indu/ry  
,clause 7iv7 ( su* section is am5d$--   
7,a7 by /rik+ ,9 any mon? & ins]t+ 7,i7 
,except z provid$ 9 subclause 7,,ii71 9 
any mon?2 &  7,b7 by add+ at ! end !    
foll[+ new subclause3  7,,ii7 ,subclause

 7,i7 %all n apply to an individual     
pursu+ a program ( appr5tice%ip or o!r  
on-job tra9+ = an occupation t p]=ms "w 
classifi$ 9 ,sector #bc ( ! mo/ rec5t   
publication ( ! ,nor? ,am]ican ,indu/ry 
,classification ,sy/em4  4  7b7         
,all-,volunte] ,=ce ,educational        
,assi/ance ,program  7#a7 ,ensur+ !     
am\nt ( assi/ance = full-"t program (   
appr5tice%ip or o!r on-job tra9+ does n 
det] individuals int]e/$ 9 su* programs 
& tra9+  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,p>agraph 7#a7 ( 
section #cjcb7;c7 ( su* title is am5d$  
by /rik+ ?is *apt] is-- & all t foll[s  
?r\gh ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ !       
foll[+3 ?is *apt] is #ajj p]c5t ( !     
mon?ly educational assi/ance all[ance   
o!rwise payable to su* individual "u ?is
 *apt]44  7,b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5t ,p>agraph
 7#c7 ( su* section is am5d$ by /rik+ at
 ! rate (-- & all t foll[s ?r\gh ! p]iod
 at ! end & ins]t+ ! foll[+3 at ! rate (
 #ajj p]c5t ( a mon?44  7#b7 ,waiv] (   
m9imum att5dance requirem5t = receipt ( 
assi/ance = programs ( appr5tice%ip &   

o!r on-job tra9+ 9 con/ruction indu/ry  
,p>agraph 7#b7 ( su* section is am5d$-- 
7,a7 by /rik+ ,9 any mon? & ins]t+ 7,a7 
,except z provid$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 9 
any mon?2 &  7,b7 by add+ at ! end !    
foll[+ new subclause3  7,b7 ,subp>agraph
 7,a7 %all n apply to an individual     
pursu+ a program ( appr5tice%ip or o!r  
on-job tra9+ = an occupation t p]=ms "w 
classifi$ 9 ,sector #bc ( ! mo/ rec5t   
publication ( ! ,nor? ,am]ican ,indu/ry 
,classification ,sy/em4  4  7c7         
,educational ,assi/ance = memb]s ( !    
select$ res]ve  7#a7 ,ensur+ ! am\nt (  
assi/ance = full-"t program (           
appr5tice%ip or o!r on-job tra9+ does n 
det] individuals int]e/$ 9 su* programs 
& tra9+  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,p>agraph 7#a7 ( 
section #afaca7;d7 ( title #aj1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by /rik+ ?is     
*apt] is-- & all t foll[s ?r\gh ! p]iod 
at ! end & ins]t+ ! foll[+3 ?is *apt] is
 #ajj p]c5t ( ! mon?ly educational      
assi/ance all[ance o!rwise payable to   
su* p]son "u ?is *apt]44  7,b7 ,con=m+  

am5dm5t ,p>agraph 7#c7 ( su* section is 
am5d$ by /rik+ at ! rate (-- & all t    
foll[s ?r\gh ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ !
 foll[+3 at ! rate ( #ajj p]c5t ( a     
mon?44  7#b7 ,waiv] ( m9imum att5dance  
requirem5t = receipt ( assi/ance =      
programs ( appr5tice%ip & o!r on-job    
tra9+ 9 con/ruction indu/ry ,p>agraph   
7#b7 ( su* section is am5d$-- 7,a7 by   
/rik+ ,9 any mon? & ins]t+ 7,a7 ,except 
z provid$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 9 any     
mon?2 &  7,b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ 
new subclause3  7,b7 ,subp>agraph 7,a7  
%all n apply to an individual pursu+ a  
program ( appr5tice%ip or o!r on-job    
tra9+ = an occupation t p]=ms "w        
classifi$ 9 ,sector #bc ( ! mo/ rec5t   
publication ( ! ,nor? ,am]ican ,indu/ry 
,classification ,sy/em4  4