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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4373 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to make modifications to the educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs 

relating to apprenticeship and on-job training for participants who become unemployed, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 30, 2020 

Mr. PETERS (for himself and Ms. MURKOWSKI) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to make modifications to the educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to apprenticeship 

and on-job training for participants who become unemployed, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. MODIFICATIONS TO VETERANS EDUCATIONAL 

2 ASSISTANCE RELATING TO APPRENTICESHIP 

3 OR ON-JOB TRAINING REQUIREMENTS AND 

4 UNEMPLOYMENT. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of subsection (e) 

6 of section 3687 of title 38, United States Code, is amend7 ed to read as follows: 

8 ‘‘(2)(A) Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), 

9 for any month in which an individual fails to com10 plete 120 hours of training, the entitlement other11 wise chargeable under paragraph (1) shall be re12 duced in the same proportion as the monthly train13 ing assistance allowance payable is reduced under 

14 subsection (b)(3). 

15 ‘‘(B) In the case of an individual who is unem16 ployed, the requirement under subparagraph (A) 

17 shall not apply during the shorter of the following 

18 periods: 

19 ‘‘(i) The period the individual is unem20 ployed. 

21 ‘‘(ii) The 120-day period beginning on the 

22 date on which the individual becomes unem23 ployed. 

24 ‘‘(C) Any period during which subparagraph 

25 (A) does not apply by reason of subparagraph (B) 

26 shall not— 


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1 ‘‘(i) be counted for purposes of section 

2 3695 of this title; or 

3 ‘‘(ii) result in a reduction in the amount of 

4 monthly training assistance payable to the indi5 vidual pursuant to subsection (b)(3). 

6 ‘‘(D) The period for which, by reason of sub7 paragraph (B), educational assistance is not charged 

8 against entitlement or counted toward the applicable 

9 aggregate period under section 3695 of this title 

10 shall not exceed the aggregate of— 

11 ‘‘(i) the portion of the period of enrollment 

12 in the course from which the individual did not 

13 receive credit or with respect to which the indi14 vidual lost training time, as determined under 

15 subsection (b)(2); and 

16 ‘‘(ii) the period by which a monthly stipend 

17 is extended under section 3680(a)(2)(B) of this 

18 title. 

19 ‘‘(E)(i) In the case of an individual who fails to 

20 complete 120 hours of training during a month, but 

21 who completed more than 120 hours of training dur22 ing a previous month, the individual may apply the 

23 number of hours in excess of 120 that the individual 

24 completed for that month to the month for which 

25 the individual failed to complete 120 hours. 


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1 ‘‘(ii) If the addition of such excess hours results 

2 in a total of 120 hours or more, the individual shall 

3 be treated as an individual who has completed 120 

4 hours of training for that month. 

5 ‘‘(iii) Any excess hours applied to a different 

6 month under this subparagraph may only be applied 

7 to one such month.’’. 

8 (b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by sub9 section (a) shall apply to any period beginning on or after 

10 March 1, 2020. 

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