[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3488 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3488

     To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide additional 
   educational assistance under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance to 
  veterans pursuing a degree in science, technology, engineering, or 
                     math, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 2, 2012

 Mr. Brown of Ohio 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 Post-9/11 Educational Assistance to 
  veterans pursuing a degree in science, technology, engineering, or 
                     math, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE UNDER POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE 
              FOR VETERANS PURSUING A DEGREE IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, 
              ENGINEERING, OR MATH.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 33 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 3316 the following 
new section:
``Sec. 3316A. 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 educational assistance under this chapter 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 chapter.
    ``(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:

``3316A. Additional educational assistance for veterans pursuing a 
                            degree in science, technology, engineering, 
                            or math.''.
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