[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
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[H.R. 7939 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7939

  To make permanent certain educational assistance benefits under the 
 laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in the case of 
changes to courses of education by reason of emergency situations, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 3, 2022

   Mr. Levin of California (for himself and Ms. Mace) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
 Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, andthe 
 Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
   each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
  To make permanent certain educational assistance benefits under the 
 laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in the case of 
changes to courses of education by reason of emergency situations, 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. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Student Veteran 
Emergency Relief Act of 2022''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Educational assistance benefits during emergency situations.
Sec. 3. Extension of time limitations for use of entitlement.
Sec. 4. Extension of payment of vocational rehabilitation subsistence 
                            allowances.
Sec. 5. Payment of work-study allowances during emergency situations.
Sec. 6. Payment of allowances to veterans enrolled in educational 
                            institutions closed for emergency 
                            situations.
Sec. 7. Apprenticeship or on-job training requirements.
Sec. 8. Prohibition of charge to entitlement of students unable to 
                            pursue a program of education due to an 
                            emergency situation.
Sec. 9. Emergency designations.

SEC. 2. EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE BENEFITS DURING EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 36 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating subchapters I and II as subchapters II 
        and III, respectively; and
            (2) by inserting before subchapter II, as so redesignated, 
        the following new subchapter:

                  ``SUBCHAPTER I--EMERGENCY SITUATIONS

``Sec. 3601. Definition of emergency situation
    ``In this chapter, the term `emergency situation' means a situation 
that--
            ``(1) the President declares is an emergency; and
            ``(2) the Secretary determines is an emergency for purposes 
        of the laws administered by the Secretary.
``Sec. 3602. Continuation of educational assistance benefits during 
              emergency situations
    ``(a) Authority.--If the Secretary determines under subsection (c) 
that an individual is negatively affected by an emergency situation, 
the Secretary may provide educational assistance to that individual 
under the laws administered by the Secretary as if such negative 
effects did not occur. The authority under this section is in addition 
to the other authorities of the Secretary to provide benefits in 
emergency situations, but in no case may the Secretary provide more 
than a total of four weeks of additional educational assistance by 
reason of any other such authority and this section.
    ``(b) Housing and Allowances.--In providing educational assistance 
to an individual pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary may--
            ``(1) continue to pay a monthly housing stipend under 
        chapter 33 of this title, during a month the individual would 
        have been enrolled in a program of education or training but 
        for the emergency situation at the same rate such stipend would 
        have been payable if the individual had not been negatively 
        affected by the emergency situation, except that the total 
        number of weeks for which stipends may continue to be so 
        payable may not exceed four weeks; and
            ``(2) continue to pay payments or subsistence allowances 
        under chapters 30, 31, 32, 33, and 35 of this title and chapter 
        1606 of title 10 during a month for a period of time that the 
        individual would have been enrolled in a program of education 
        or training but for the emergency situation, except that the 
        total number of weeks for which payments or allowances may 
        continue to be so payable may not exceed four weeks.
    ``(c) Determination of Negative Effects.--The Secretary shall 
determine that an individual was negatively affected by an emergency 
situation if--
            ``(1) the individual is enrolled in a covered program of 
        education of an educational institution or enrolled in training 
        at a training establishment and is pursuing such program or 
        training using educational assistance under the laws 
        administered by the Secretary;
            ``(2) the educational institution or training establishment 
        certifies to the Secretary that such program or training is 
        truncated, delayed, relocated, canceled, partially canceled, 
        converted from being on-site to being offered by distance 
        learning, or otherwise modified or made unavailable by reason 
        of the emergency situation; and
            ``(3) the Secretary determines that the modification to 
        such program or training specified under paragraph (2) would 
        reduce the amount of educational assistance (including with 
        respect to monthly housing stipends, payments, or subsistence 
        allowances) that would be payable to the individual but for the 
        emergency situation.
    ``(d) Effect on Entitlement Period.--If the Secretary determines 
that an individual who received assistance under this section did not 
make progress toward the completion of the program of education in 
which the individual is enrolled during the period for which the 
individual received such assistance, any assistance provided pursuant 
to this section shall not be counted for purposes of determining the 
total amount of an individual's entitlement to educational assistance, 
housing stipends, or payments or subsistence allowances under chapters 
30, 31, 32, and 35 of this title and chapter 1606 of title 10.
``Sec. 3603. Continuation of educational assistance benefits for 
              certain programs of education converted to distance 
              learning by reason of emergency situations
    ``In the case of a program of education approved by a State 
approving agency, or the Secretary when acting in the role of a State 
approving agency, that is converted from being offered on-site at an 
educational institution or training establishment to being offered by 
distance learning by reason of an emergency or health-related 
situation, as determined by the Secretary, the Secretary may continue 
to provide educational assistance under the laws administered by the 
Secretary without regard to such conversion, including with respect to 
paying any--
            ``(1) monthly housing stipends under chapter 33 of this 
        title; or
            ``(2) payments or subsistence allowances under chapters 30, 
        31, 32, and 35 of this title and chapters 1606 and 1607 of 
        title 10.
``Sec. 3604. Effects of closure of educational institution and 
              modification of courses by reason of emergency situation
    ``(a) Closure or Disapproval.--Any payment of educational 
assistance described in subsection (b) shall not--
            ``(1) be charged against any entitlement to educational 
        assistance of the individual concerned; or
            ``(2) be counted against the aggregate period for which 
        section 3695 of this title limits the receipt of educational 
        assistance by such individual.
    ``(b) Educational Assistance Described.--Subject to subsection (d), 
the payment of educational assistance described in this subsection is 
the payment of such assistance to an individual for pursuit of a course 
or program of education at an educational institution under chapter 30, 
31, 32, 33, or 35 of this title or chapter 1606 of title 10, if the 
Secretary determines that the individual--
            ``(1) was unable to complete such course or program as a 
        result of--
                    ``(A) the closure of the educational institution, 
                or the full or partial cancellation of a course or 
                program of education, by reason of an emergency 
                situation; or
                    ``(B) the disapproval of the course or a course 
                that is a necessary part of that program under this 
                chapter because the course was modified by reason of 
                such emergency; and
            ``(2) did not receive credit or lost training time, toward 
        completion of the program of education being so pursued.
    ``(c) Housing Assistance.--In this section, educational assistance 
includes, as applicable--
            ``(1) monthly housing stipends payable under chapter 33 of 
        this title for any month the individual would have been 
        enrolled in a course or program of education; and
            ``(2) payments or subsistence allowances under chapters 30, 
        31, 32, and 35 of this title and chapter 1606 of title 10 
        during a month the individual would have been enrolled in a 
        course or program of education.
    ``(d) Period Not Charged.--The period for which, by reason of this 
section, educational assistance is not charged against entitlement or 
counted toward the applicable aggregate period under section 3695 of 
this title shall not exceed the aggregate of--
            ``(1) the portion of the period of enrollment in the course 
        from which the individual did not receive credit or with 
        respect to which the individual lost training time, as 
        determined under subsection (b)(2); and
            ``(2) the period by which a monthly stipend is extended 
        under section 3680(a)(2)(B) of this title.
    ``(e) Continuing Pursuit of Disapproved Courses.--(1) The Secretary 
may treat a course of education that is disapproved under this chapter 
as being approved under this chapter with respect to an individual 
described in paragraph (2) if the Secretary determines, on a 
programmatic basis, that--
            ``(A) such disapproval is the result of an action described 
        in subsection (b)(1)(B); and
            ``(B) continuing pursuing such course is in the best 
        interest of the individual.
    ``(2) An individual described in this paragraph is an individual 
who is pursuing a course of education at an educational institution 
under chapter 30, 31, 32, 33, or 35 of this title or chapter 1606 of 
title 10, as of the date on which the course is disapproved as 
described in subsection (b)(1)(B).
    ``(f) Status as Full-Time Student for Purposes of Housing Stipend 
Calculation.--In the case of an individual who, as of the first day of 
an emergency situation was enrolled on a full-time basis in a program 
of education and was receiving educational assistance under chapter 33 
of this title or subsistence allowance under chapter 31 of this title, 
and for whom the Secretary makes a determination under subsection (b), 
the individual shall be treated as an individual enrolled in a program 
of education on a full-time basis for the purpose of calculating 
monthly housing stipends payable under chapter 33 of this title, or 
subsistence allowance payable under chapter 31 of this title, for any 
month the individual is enrolled in the program of education on a part-
time basis to complete any course of education that was partially or 
fully canceled by reason of the emergency situation.
    ``(g) Notice of Closures.--Not later than 5 business days after the 
date on which the Secretary receives notice that an educational 
institution will close or is closed by reason of an emergency 
situation, the Secretary shall provide to each individual who is 
enrolled in a course or program of education at such educational 
institution using entitlement to educational assistance under chapter 
30, 31, 32, 33, or 35 of this title, or chapter 1606 of title 10 notice 
of--
            ``(1) such closure and the date of such closure; and
            ``(2) the effect of such closure on the individual's 
        entitlement to educational assistance pursuant to this section.
``Sec. 3605. Payment of educational assistance in cases of withdrawal
    ``(a) In General.--In the case of any individual who withdraws from 
a program of education or training, other than a program by 
correspondence, in an educational institution under chapter 31, 34, or 
35 of this title for a covered reason during the period of an emergency 
situation, the Secretary shall find mitigating circumstances for 
purposes of section 3680(a)(1)(C)(ii) of this title.
    ``(b) Covered Reason.--In this section, the term `covered reason' 
means any reason related to an emergency situation, including--
            ``(1) illness, quarantine, or social distancing 
        requirements;
            ``(2) issues associated with accessibility;
            ``(3) access or availability of childcare;
            ``(4) providing care for a family member or cohabitants;
            ``(5) change of location or residence due to the emergency 
        situation or associated school closures;
            ``(6) employment changes or financial hardship; and
            ``(7) issues associated with changes in format or medium of 
        instruction.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended--
            (1) by striking the item relating to subchapter II and 
        inserting the following new item:

              ``subchapter iii-miscellaneous provisions'';

            (2) by striking the item relating to subchapter I and 
        inserting the following new item:

               ``subchapter ii-state approving agencies'';

        and
            (3) by inserting before the item relating to subchapter II 
        the following new items:

                   ``subchapter i-emergency situations

``3601. Definition of emergency situation.
``3602. Continuation of educational assistance benefits during 
                            emergency situations.
``3603. Continuation of educational assistance benefits for certain 
                            programs of education converted to distance 
                            learning by reason of emergency situations.
``3604. Effects of closure of educational institution and modification 
                            of courses by reason of emergency 
                            situation.
``3605. Payment of educational assistance in cases of withdrawal.''.
    (c) Conforming Repeals.--The following provisions of law are 
repealed:
            (1) Sections 1102, 1103, and 1104 of the Johnny Isakson and 
        David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits 
        Improvement Act of 2020 (Public Law 116-315).
            (2) Public Law 116-128.

SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF TIME LIMITATIONS FOR USE OF ENTITLEMENT.

    (a) Montgomery GI Bill.--Section 3031 of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(i) In the case of an individual eligible for educational 
assistance under this chapter who is prevented from pursuing the 
individual's chosen program of education before the expiration of the 
10-year period for the use of entitlement under this chapter otherwise 
applicable under this section because the educational institution or 
training establishment closed (temporarily or permanently) under an 
established policy based on an Executive order of the President or due 
to an emergency situation, such 10-year period--
            ``(1) shall not run during the period the individual is so 
        prevented from pursuing such program; and
            ``(2) shall again begin running on the first day after the 
        individual is able to resume pursuit of a program of education 
        with educational assistance under this chapter.''.
    (b) Post-9/11 Educational Assistance.--
            (1) In general.--Section 3321(b)(1) of such title is 
        amended--
                    (A) by inserting ``(A)'' before ``Subsections''; 
                and
                    (B) by striking ``and (d)'' and inserting ``(d), 
                and (i)''; and by adding at the end the following new 
                subparagraph:
            ``(B) Subsection (i) of section 3031 shall apply with 
        respect to the running of the 15-year period described in 
        paragraphs (4)(A) and (5)(A) of this subsection in the same 
        manner as such subsection applies under section 3031 with 
        respect to the running of the 10-year period described in 
        section 3031(a).''.
            (2) Transfer period.--Section 3319(h)(5) of such title is 
        amended--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ``or (C)'' 
                after ``subparagraph (B)''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                subparagraph:
                    ``(C) Emergency situations.--In any case in which 
                the Secretary determines that an individual to whom 
                entitlement is transferred under this section has been 
                prevented from pursuing the individual's chosen program 
                of education before the individual attains the age of 
                26 years because the educational institution or 
                training establishment closed (temporarily or 
                permanently) under an established policy based on an 
                Executive order of the President or due to an emergency 
                situation, the Secretary shall extend the period during 
                which the individual may use such entitlement for a 
                period equal to the number of months that the 
                individual was so prevented from pursuing the program 
                of education, as determined by the Secretary.''.
    (c) Vocational Rehabilitation and Training.--
            (1) Period for use.--Section 3103 of such title is 
        amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``or (e)'' and 
                inserting ``(e), or (g)''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                subsection:
    ``(h) In any case in which the Secretary determines that a veteran 
has been prevented from participating in a vocational rehabilitation 
program under this chapter within the twelve-year period of eligibility 
prescribed in subsection (a) due to an emergency situation, such 
twelve-year period--
            ``(1) shall not run during the period the individual is so 
        prevented from participating such program; and
            ``(2) shall again begin running on the first day after the 
        individual is able to resume participation in such program.''.
            (2) Duration of program.--Section 3105(b) of such title is 
        amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraph (2)'' 
                and inserting ``paragraphs (2) and (3)''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
    ``(3)(A) In any case in which the Secretary determines that a 
veteran has been prevented from participating in counseling and 
placement and postplacement services described in section 3104(a)(2) 
and (5) of this title due to an emergency situation, the Secretary 
shall extend the period during which the Secretary may provide such 
counseling and placement and postplacement services for the veteran for 
a period equal to the number of months that the veteran was so 
prevented from participating in such counseling and services, as 
determined by the Secretary.
    ``(B) In any case in which the Secretary determines that a veteran 
has been prevented from participating in a vocational rehabilitation 
program under this chapter due to an emergency situation, the Secretary 
shall extend the period of the veteran's vocational rehabilitation 
program for a period equal to the number of months that the veteran was 
so prevented from participating in the vocational rehabilitation 
program, as determined by the Secretary.''.
    (d) Educational Assistance for Members of the Selected Reserve.--
Section 16133(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(5) In any case in which the Secretary concerned 
        determines that a person entitled to educational assistance 
        under this chapter has been prevented from using such person's 
        entitlement due to an emergency situation, the Secretary 
        concerned shall extend the period of entitlement prescribed in 
        subsection (a) for a period equal to the number of months that 
        the person was so prevented from using such entitlement, as 
        determined by the Secretary.''.
    (e) Emergency Situation Defined.--
            (1) Post-9/11 educational assistance program.--Section 3301 
        of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
        end the following new paragraph:
            ``(5) The term `emergency situation' has the meaning given 
        such term in section 3601 of this title.''.
            (2) MGIB.--Section 3002 of such title is amended by adding 
        at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(9) The term `emergency situation' has the meaning given 
        such term in section 3601 of this title.''.
            (3) Vocational rehabilitation and training.--Section 3101 
        of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(10) The term `emergency situation' has the meaning given 
        such term in section 3601 of this title.''.
            (4) Educational assistance for members of the selected 
        reserve.--Section 16133 of title 10, United States Code, is 
        amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c) The term `emergency situation' has the meaning given such 
term in section 3601 of title 38.''.
    (f) Conforming Repeal.--Section 6 of the Student Veteran 
Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 (Public Law 116-140) is repealed.

SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF PAYMENT OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SUBSISTENCE 
              ALLOWANCES.

    (a) In General.--Section 3104 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(f) In the case of any veteran whom the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs determines is satisfactorily following a program of employment 
services provided under subsection (a)(5) during the period of an 
emergency situation, the Secretary may pay the veteran a subsistence 
allowance, as prescribed in section 3108 of this title for full-time 
training for the type of program that the veteran was pursuing, for two 
additional months, if the Secretary determines that the veteran is 
negatively affected by the emergency situation.''.
    (b) Conforming Repeal.--Section 8 of the Student Veteran 
Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 (Public Law 116-140) is repealed.

SEC. 5. PAYMENT OF WORK-STUDY ALLOWANCES DURING EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 3485 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(f)(1) In case of an individual who is in receipt of work-study 
allowance pursuant to an agreement described in subsection (a)(3) as of 
the date on which an emergency situation occurs and who is unable to 
continue to perform qualifying work-study activities described in 
subsection (a)(4) by reason of the emergency situation--
            ``(A) the Secretary may continue to pay work-study 
        allowance under this section or make deductions described in 
        subsection (e)(1) during the period of such emergency 
        situation, notwithstanding the inability of the individual to 
        perform such work-study activities by reason of such emergency 
        situation; and
            ``(B) at the option of the individual, the Secretary shall 
        extend the agreement described in subsection (a)(3) with the 
        individual for any subsequent period of enrollment initiated 
        during the emergency situation, notwithstanding the inability 
        of the individual to perform work-study activities described in 
        subsection (a)(4) by reason of such emergency situation.
    ``(2) The amount of work-study allowance payable to an individual 
under paragraph (1)(A) during the period of an emergency situation 
shall be an amount determined by the Secretary but may not exceed the 
amount that would be payable under subsection (a)(2) if the individual 
worked 25 hours per week paid during such period.
    ``(3) The term `emergency situation' has the meaning given that 
term in section 3601 of this title.''.
    (b) Conforming Repeal.--Section 3 of the Student Veteran 
Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 (Public Law 116-140) is repealed.

SEC. 6. PAYMENT OF ALLOWANCES TO VETERANS ENROLLED IN EDUCATIONAL 
              INSTITUTIONS CLOSED FOR EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 3680 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(h) Payments During Emergency Situations.--(1) The Secretary may 
pay allowances to an eligible veteran or eligible person under 
subsection (a)(2)(A), if the veteran or person is enrolled in a program 
or course of education that--
            ``(A) is provided by an educational institution or training 
        establishment that is closed by reason of an emergency 
        situation; or
            ``(B) is suspended by reason of an emergency situation.
    ``(2) The total number of weeks for which allowances may be paid by 
reason of this subsection may not exceed four weeks.
    ``(3) Any amount paid under this subsection shall not be counted 
for purposes of the limitation on allowances under subsection 
(a)(2)(A).''.
    (b) Conforming Repeal.--Section 4 of the Student Veteran 
Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 (Public Law 116-140) is repealed.

SEC. 7. APPRENTICESHIP OR ON-JOB TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 3687(e) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following new 
paragraph (2):
    ``(2)(A) Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), for any month in 
which an individual fails to complete 120 hours of training, the 
entitlement otherwise chargeable under paragraph (1) shall be reduced 
in the same proportion as the monthly training assistance allowance 
payable is reduced under subsection (b)(3).
    ``(B) In the case of an individual who is unemployed by reason of 
an emergency situation during any month, the 120-hour requirement under 
subparagraph (A) for that month shall be reduced proportionately to 
reflect the individual's period of unemployment, except that the amount 
of monthly training assistance otherwise payable to the individual 
under subsection (b)(3) shall not be reduced.
    ``(C) Any period during which an individual is unemployed by reason 
of an emergency situation shall not--
            ``(i) be charged against any entitlement to educational 
        assistance of the individual; or
            ``(ii) be counted against the aggregate period for which 
        section 3695 of this title limits the receipt of educational 
        assistance by such individual.
    ``(D) Any amount by which the entitlement of an individual is 
reduced under subparagraph (A) shall not--
            ``(i) be charged against any entitlement to educational 
        assistance of the individual; or
            ``(ii) be counted against the aggregate period for which 
        section 3695 of this title limits the receipt of educational 
        assistance by such individual.
    ``(E) In the case of an individual who fails to complete 120 hours 
of training during a month, but who completed more than 120 hours of 
training during the preceding month, the individual may apply the 
number of hours in excess of 120 that the individual completed for that 
month to the month for which the individual failed to complete 120 
hours. If the addition of such excess hours results in a total of 120 
hours or more, the individual shall be treated as an individual who has 
completed 120 hours of training for that month. Any excess hours 
applied to a different month under this subparagraph may only be 
applied to one such month.
    ``(F) This paragraph applies to amounts described in section 
3313(g)(3)(B)(iv) and section 3032(c)(2) of this title and section 
16131(d)(2) of title 10.
    ``(G) In this paragraph:
            ``(i) The term `unemployed' includes being furloughed or 
        being scheduled to work zero hours.
            ``(ii) The term `fails to complete 120 hours of training' 
        means, with respect to an individual, that during any month, 
        the individual completes at least one hour, but fewer than 120 
        hours, of training, including in a case in which the individual 
        is unemployed for part of, but not the whole, month.''.
    (b) Conforming Repeal.--Section 1106 of the Johnny Isakson and 
David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 
2020 (Public Law 116-315) is repealed.

SEC. 8. PROHIBITION OF CHARGE TO ENTITLEMENT OF STUDENTS UNABLE TO 
              PURSUE A PROGRAM OF EDUCATION DUE TO AN EMERGENCY 
              SITUATION.

    (a) Permanent Applicability.--Section 3699(b)(1) of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ``and'' at the end 
        and inserting ``or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(C) the temporary closure of an educational 
                institution or training establishment or the temporary 
                closure or termination of a course or program of 
                education by reason of an emergency situation; and''.
    (b) Conforming Repeal.--Section 5 of the Student Veteran 
Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 (Public Law 116-140) is repealed.

SEC. 9. EMERGENCY DESIGNATIONS.

    (a) In General.--This Act is designated as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 4(g) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 
U.S.C. 933(g)).
    (b) Designation in Senate.--In the Senate, this Act is designated 
as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 
71 (115th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 
year 2018.
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