[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1719 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1719

     To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide additional 
    educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill to veterans 
    pursuing a degree in science, technology, engineering, or math.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 27, 2007

   Mr. Brown 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 provide additional 
    educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill to veterans 
    pursuing a degree in science, technology, engineering, or math.

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

SECTION 1. ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE UNDER MONTGOMERY GI BILL FOR VETERANS 
              PURSUING A DEGREE IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, OR 
              MATH.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 30 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 3020A. Additional educational assistance for veterans pursuing a 
              degree in science, technology, engineering, or math
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall pay to each individual 
entitled to basic educational assistance under this subchapter who is 
pursuing a program of education described in subsection (b) an amount 
equal to $2,000 per academic year, or fraction thereof for enrollment 
lasting less than one academic year. Amounts payable to an individual 
under this section are in addition to any other amounts payable to such 
individual under this subchapter.
    ``(b) Covered Programs of Education.--A program of education 
described in this subsection is a program of education with a focus (as 
determined in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary 
for purposes of this section) on science, technology, engineering, or 
math.
    ``(c) Frequency of Payment.--Payment of the amount payable under 
subsection (a) shall be made in a lump-sum amount for the entire 
quarter, semester, or term, as applicable, of the program of education 
at the start of the commencement of such quarter, semester, or term.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 30 of such title is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 3020 the following new item:

``3020A. Additional educational assistance for veterans pursuing a 
                            degree in science, technology, engineering, 
                            or math.''.
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