I 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2465 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements to 

the monthly housing stipend payable under the Post-9/11 Educational 

Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 20, 2015 

Mr. JOLLY (for himself and Mr. LOEBSACK) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain 

improvements to the monthly housing stipend payable 

under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of 

the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

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 ‘‘Student Veterans 

5 Housing Support Act’’. 


smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with BILLS
2 

•HR 2465 IH

1 SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO HOUSING STIPEND BENEFITS 

2 PAYABLE UNDER POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL AS3 SISTANCE PROGRAM OF DEPARTMENT OF 

4 VETERANS AFFAIRS. 

5 (a) HOUSING STIPEND FOR INDIVIDUALS PURSUING

6 PROGRAMS OF EDUCATION THROUGH DISTANCE LEARN7 ING.—Section 3313(c)(1)(B) of title 38, United States 

8 Code, is amended— 

9 (1) in clause (i)— 

10 (A) in the matter preceding subclause (I), 

11 by inserting ‘‘(including a program of education 

12 pursued solely through distance learning)’’ after 

13 ‘‘program of education’’; and 

14 (B) in subclause (I), by inserting ‘‘(except 

15 in the case of an individual pursuing an pro16 gram of education solely through distance 

17 learning, the ZIP code area in which the indi18 vidual resides)’’ after ‘‘institution of higher 

19 learning’’; 

20 (2) by striking clause (iii); and 

21 (3) by redesignating clause (iv) as clause (iii). 

22 (b) TRANSITIONAL HOUSING STIPEND FOR INDIVID23 UALS PURSUING COLLEGE DEGREES.—Section 

24 3313(c)(1)(B) of title 38, United States Code, as amended 

25 by subsection (a), is further amended by adding at the 

26 end the following new clause: 


smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with BILLS
3 

•HR 2465 IH

1 ‘‘(iv) In the case of an individual who pur2 sues a program of education described in clause 

3 (i), for the month immediately preceding the 

4 first month in which the individual pursues 

5 such program of education, a monthly housing 

6 stipend in the amount payable under such 

7 clause for a month during which the individual 

8 pursues the program of education. Any benefits 

9 provided to an individual under this clause are 

10 in addition to any other educational assistance 

11 benefits provided to the individual under this 

12 chapter.’’. 

13 (c) REINSTATEMENT OF AUTHORITY TO MAKE CER14 TAIN INTERVAL PAYMENTS.—Section 3680 of title 38, 

15 United States Code, is amended— 

16 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Notwith17 standing the foregoing’’ and all that follows; and 

18 (2) by inserting at the end the following new 

19 subsection: 

20 ‘‘(h) INTERVAL PAYMENTS.—(1) Notwithstanding 

21 subsection (a), the Secretary may, subject to such regula22 tions as the Secretary shall prescribe, continue to pay al23 lowances to eligible veterans and eligible persons enrolled 

24 in courses set forth in subsection (a)(1) during— 


smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with BILLS
4 

•HR 2465 IH

1 ‘‘(A) periods when the schools are temporarily 

2 closed under an established policy based upon an 

3 Executive order of the President or due to an emer4 gency situation; 

5 ‘‘(B) periods between consecutive school terms 

6 where such veterans or persons transfer from one 

7 approved educational institution to another approved 

8 educational institution for the purpose of enrolling 

9 in and pursuing a similar course at the second insti10 tution if the period between such consecutive terms 

11 does not exceed 30 days; or 

12 ‘‘(C) periods between school terms where the 

13 educational institution certifies the enrollment of the 

14 eligible veteran or eligible person on an individual 

15 term basis— 

16 ‘‘(i) if— 

17 ‘‘(I) the period between those terms 

18 does not exceed eight weeks; and 

19 ‘‘(II) both the terms preceding and 

20 following the period are not shorter in 

21 length than the period; or 

22 ‘‘(ii) if— 

23 ‘‘(I) the period falls between consecu24 tive spring and fall semesters; and 


smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with BILLS
5 

•HR 2465 IH

1 ‘‘(II) the eligible veteran or eligible 

2 person provides proof of residence within 

3 the ZIP code area of the educational insti4 tution during that period. 

5 ‘‘(2) Any benefits provided to an individual under this 

6 subsection are in addition to any other educational assist7 ance benefits provided to the individual under this title.’’. 

8 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

9 this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment 

10 of this Act and apply with respect to a month beginning 

11 after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

Æ 


smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with BILLS