II 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6322 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
APRIL 21, 2020 
Received 
AN ACT 
To make certain improvements in the 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 Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Student Veteran 
Coronavirus Response Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 2. COVERED PERIOD DEFINED. 
For purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘covered period’’ 
means the period beginning on March 1, 2020, and ending 
on December 21, 2020. 
SEC. 3. PAYMENT OF WORK-STUDY ALLOWANCES DURING 
EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. 
During the covered period, the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall apply section 3485 of title 38, United States 
Code, as if it were amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing 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 deduc-
tions described in subsection (e)(1) during the pe-
riod of such emergency situation, notwithstanding 
the inability of the individual to perform such work- 
study activities by reason of such emergency situa-
tion; and 
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‘‘(B) at the option of the individual, the Sec-
retary shall extend the agreement described in sub-
section (a)(3) with the individual for any subsequent 
period of enrollment initiated during the emergency 
situation, notwithstanding the inability of the indi-
vidual to perform work-study activities described in 
subsection (a)(4) by reason of such emergency situa-
tion. 
‘‘(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.’’. 
SEC. 4. PAYMENT OF ALLOWANCES TO VETERANS EN-
ROLLED 
IN 
EDUCATIONAL 
INSTITUTIONS 
CLOSED FOR EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—During the covered period, the 
Secretary may pay allowances to an eligible veteran or eli-
gible person under section 3680(a)(2)(A) of title 38, 
United States Code, if the veteran or person is enrolled 
in a program or course of education that— 
(1) is provided by an educational institution 
that is closed by reason of an emergency situation; 
or 
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