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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. 2811
To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authority of the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to continue to pay educational assistance
or subsistence allowances to eligible persons when educational institutions
are temporarily closed, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
Mr. CASSIDY (for himself and Ms. WARREN) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the author-
ity of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to continue to
pay educational assistance or subsistence allowances to
eligible persons when educational institutions are tempo-
rarily closed, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Strengthening Disaster
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Assistance for Student Veterans Act of 2019’’.
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SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY OF
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VETERANS AFFAIRS TO CONTINUE TO PAY
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EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE OR SUBSISTENCE
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ALLOWANCES TO ELIGIBLE PERSONS WHEN
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EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS ARE TEMPO-
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RARILY CLOSED.
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Section 3680(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code,
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is amended—
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(1) in the matter before subparagraph (A), by
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striking the em dash and inserting ‘‘during the fol-
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lowing periods:’’;
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(2) in subparagraph (A)—
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(A) by striking ‘‘during periods’’ and in-
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serting ‘‘Periods’’; and
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(B) by striking ‘‘not exceed 4 weeks; or’’
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and inserting ‘‘only continue until the date that
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is eight weeks after the date of the temporary
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closure.’’; and
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(3) in subparagraph (B)—
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(A) by striking ‘‘solely’’ and inserting
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‘‘Solely’’; and
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(B) by striking ‘‘during periods’’ and in-
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serting ‘‘periods’’.
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