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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Student Veterans 
Housing Support Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO HOUSING STIPEND BENEFITS 
PAYABLE UNDER POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL AS-
SISTANCE PROGRAM OF DEPARTMENT OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) HOUSING STIPEND FOR INDIVIDUALS PURSUING 
PROGRAMS OF EDUCATION THROUGH DISTANCE LEARN-
ING.—Section 3313(c)(1)(B) of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) in clause (i)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subclause (I), 
by inserting ‘‘(including a program of education 
pursued solely through distance learning)’’ after 
‘‘program of education’’; and 
(B) in subclause (I), by inserting ‘‘(except 
in the case of an individual pursuing an pro-
gram of education solely through distance 
learning, the ZIP code area in which the indi-
vidual resides)’’ after ‘‘institution of higher 
learning’’; 
(2) by striking clause (iii); and 
(3) by redesignating clause (iv) as clause (iii). 
(b) TRANSITIONAL HOUSING STIPEND FOR INDIVID-
UALS
PURSUING
COLLEGE
DEGREES.—Section 
3313(c)(1)(B) of title 38, United States Code, as amended 
by subsection (a), is further amended by adding at the 
end the following new clause: 
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‘‘(iv) In the case of an individual who pur-
sues a program of education described in clause 
(i), for the month immediately preceding the 
first month in which the individual pursues 
such program of education, a monthly housing 
stipend in the amount payable under such 
clause for a month during which the individual 
pursues the program of education. Any benefits 
provided to an individual under this clause are 
in addition to any other educational assistance 
benefits provided to the individual under this 
chapter.’’. 
(c) REINSTATEMENT OF AUTHORITY TO MAKE CER-
TAIN INTERVAL PAYMENTS.—Section 3680 of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Notwith-
standing the foregoing’’ and all that follows; and 
(2) by inserting at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(h) INTERVAL PAYMENTS.—(1) Notwithstanding 
subsection (a), the Secretary may, subject to such regula-
tions as the Secretary shall prescribe, continue to pay al-
lowances to eligible veterans and eligible persons enrolled 
in courses set forth in subsection (a)(1) during— 
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‘‘(A) periods when the schools are temporarily 
closed under an established policy based upon an 
Executive order of the President or due to an emer-
gency situation; 
‘‘(B) periods between consecutive school terms 
where such veterans or persons transfer from one 
approved educational institution to another approved 
educational institution for the purpose of enrolling 
in and pursuing a similar course at the second insti-
tution if the period between such consecutive terms 
does not exceed 30 days; or 
‘‘(C) periods between school terms where the 
educational institution certifies the enrollment of the 
eligible veteran or eligible person on an individual 
term basis— 
‘‘(i) if— 
‘‘(I) the period between those terms 
does not exceed eight weeks; and 
‘‘(II) both the terms preceding and 
following the period are not shorter in 
length than the period; or 
‘‘(ii) if— 
‘‘(I) the period falls between consecu-
tive spring and fall semesters; and 
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‘‘(II) the eligible veteran or eligible 
person provides proof of residence within 
the ZIP code area of the educational insti-
tution during that period. 
‘‘(2) Any benefits provided to an individual under this 
subsection are in addition to any other educational assist-
ance benefits provided to the individual under this title.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act and apply with respect to a month beginning 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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