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<item congress="116" measure-type="s" measure-number="3450" measure-id="id116s3450" originChamber="SENATE" orig-publish-date="2020-03-11" update-date="2020-03-25">
<title>A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to treat certain programs of education converted to distance learning by reason of emergencies and health-related situations in the same manner as programs of education pursued at educational institutions, and for other purposes.</title>
<summary summary-id="id116s3450v00" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2020-03-25">
<action-date>2020-03-11</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to continue to provide educational assistance through December 21, 2020, for programs of education that have been converted to distance learning due to an emergency or health-related situation. Such assistance includes monthly housing stipends or subsistence allowances.</p>]]></summary-text>
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<dc:contributor>Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress</dc:contributor>
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