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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 748 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans 

Affairs to provide additional educational assistance under the Post-9/ 

11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs to certain eligible individuals. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 5, 2015 

Mr. MCKINLEY (for himself and Ms. TITUS) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 

Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide additional educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs 

to certain eligible individuals. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘GI Bill STEM Exten5 sion Act of 2015’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE UNDER 

2 POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PRO3 GRAM OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF4 FAIRS. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 33 of 

6 title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

7 end the following new section: 

8 ‘‘§ 3320. Additional benefits 

9 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may provide to an 

10 eligible individual additional educational assistance under 

11 this section. 

12 ‘‘(b) AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall 

13 pay to each individual who receives educational assistance 

14 under this section who is pursuing a program of education 

15 the amount payable under section 3313 of this title for 

16 such program of education for a period of not more than 

17 nine months. 

18 ‘‘(c) ELIGIBILITY.—An eligible individual is an indi19 vidual— 

20 ‘‘(1) who is or was entitled to educational as21 sistance under section 3311 of this title; 

22 ‘‘(2) who has used all of the educational assist23 ance to which the individual is entitled under this 

24 chapter; and 

25 ‘‘(3) who— 


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1 ‘‘(A) is enrolled in a program of education 

2 leading to a post-secondary degree that requires 

3 more than the standard 128 semester (or 192 

4 quarter) credit hours for completion in— 

5 ‘‘(i) biological or biomedical science; 

6 ‘‘(ii) physical science; 

7 ‘‘(iii) science technologies or techni8 cians; 

9 ‘‘(iv) computer and information 

10 science and support services; 

11 ‘‘(v) mathematics or statistics; 

12 ‘‘(vi) engineering; 

13 ‘‘(vii) engineering technologies or an 

14 engineering-related field; 

15 ‘‘(viii) a health profession or related 

16 program; or 

17 ‘‘(ix) a medical residency program; or 

18 ‘‘(B) has earned a post-secondary degree 

19 in a field referred to in subparagraph (A) and 

20 is enrolled in a program of education leading to 

21 a teaching certification.’’. 

22 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

23 at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 


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1 after the item relating to section 3319 the following new 

2 item: 

‘‘3320. Additional benefits.’’. 

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