[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 555 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 555

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to continue payment of monthly educational assistance 
   benefits to veterans enrolled at educational institutions during 
  periods between terms if the interval between such periods does not 
                          exceed eight weeks.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 5, 1999

  Mr. DeWine (for himself and Mr. Voinovich) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
                                Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to continue payment of monthly educational assistance 
   benefits to veterans enrolled at educational institutions during 
  periods between terms if the interval between such periods does not 
                          exceed eight weeks.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Education Benefits Equity 
Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. REVISION OF EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE INTERVAL PAYMENT 
              REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Clause (C) of the third sentence of section 
3680(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
            ``(C) during periods between school terms where the 
        educational institution certifies the enrollment of the 
        eligible veteran or eligible person on an individual term basis 
        if (i) the period between such terms does not exceed eight 
        weeks, and (ii) both the term preceding and the term following 
        the period are not shorter in length than the period.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to payments of educational assistance under title 
38, United States Code, for months beginning on or after the date of 
the enactment of this Act.
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