II 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7939 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 
Received 
AN ACT 
To make permanent certain 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 pur-
poses. 
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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Student Veteran Emergency Relief Act of 2022’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Educational assistance benefits during emergency situations. 
Sec. 3. Extension of time limitations for use of entitlement. 
Sec. 4. Extension of payment of vocational rehabilitation subsistence allow-
ances. 
Sec. 5. Payment of work-study allowances during emergency situations. 
Sec. 6. Payment of allowances to veterans enrolled in educational institutions 
closed for emergency situations. 
Sec. 7. Apprenticeship or on-job training requirements. 
Sec. 8. Prohibition of charge to entitlement of students unable to pursue a pro-
gram of education due to an emergency situation. 
Sec. 9. Department of Veterans Affairs approval of certain study-abroad pro-
grams. 
Sec. 10. Eligibility for educational assistance under Department of Veterans 
Affairs Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of certain 
individuals who receive sole survivorship discharges. 
Sec. 11. Uniform application for Department of Veterans Affairs approval of 
courses of education. 
Sec. 12. Notice requirements for Department of Veterans Affairs education sur-
veys. 
Sec. 13. Exception to requirement to submit verification of enrollment of cer-
tain individuals. 
Sec. 14. Expansion of eligibility for self-employment assistance under veteran 
readiness and employment program. 
Sec. 15. Possible definitions of certain terms relating to educational assistance. 
Sec. 16. Department of Veterans Affairs loan fees. 
Sec. 17. Termination of certain consumer contracts by servicemembers and de-
pendents who enter into contracts after receiving military or-
ders for permanent change of station but then receive stop 
movement orders due to an emergency situation. 
Sec. 18. Residence for tax purposes. 
Sec. 19. Portability of professional licenses of members of the uniformed serv-
ices and their spouses. 
Sec. 20. Determination of budgetary effects. 
SEC. 2. EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE BENEFITS DURING 
EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 36 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating subchapters I and II as 
subchapters II and III, respectively; and 
(2) by inserting before subchapter II, as so re-
designated, the following new subchapter: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—EMERGENCY SITUATIONS 
‘‘§ 3601. Definition of emergency situation 
‘‘In this chapter, the term ‘emergency situation’ 
means a situation that— 
‘‘(1) the President declares is an emergency; 
and 
‘‘(2) the Secretary determines is an emergency 
for purposes of the laws administered by the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘§ 3602. Continuation of educational assistance bene-
fits during emergency situations 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—If the Secretary determines under 
subsection (c) that an individual is negatively affected by 
an emergency situation, the Secretary may provide edu-
cational assistance to that individual under the laws ad-
ministered by the Secretary as if such negative effects did 
not occur. The authority under this section is in addition 
to the other authorities of the Secretary to provide benefits 
in emergency situations, but in no case may the Secretary 
provide more than a total of four weeks of additional edu-
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cational assistance by reason of any other such authority 
and this section. 
‘‘(b) HOUSING
AND ALLOWANCES.—In providing 
educational assistance to an individual pursuant to sub-
section (a), the Secretary may— 
‘‘(1) continue to pay a monthly housing stipend 
under chapter 33 of this title, during a month the 
individual would have been enrolled in a program of 
education or training but for the emergency situa-
tion at the same rate such stipend would have been 
payable if the individual had not been negatively af-
fected by the emergency situation, except that the 
total number of weeks for which stipends may con-
tinue to be so payable may not exceed four weeks; 
and 
‘‘(2) continue to pay payments or subsistence 
allowances under chapters 30, 31, 32, 33, and 35 of 
this title and chapter 1606 of title 10 during a 
month for a period of time that the individual would 
have been enrolled in a program of education or 
training but for the emergency situation, except that 
the total number of weeks for which payments or al-
lowances may continue to be so payable may not ex-
ceed four weeks. 
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‘‘(c) DETERMINATION OF NEGATIVE EFFECTS.—The 
Secretary shall determine that an individual was nega-
tively affected by an emergency situation if— 
‘‘(1) the individual is enrolled in a covered pro-
gram of education of an educational institution or 
enrolled in training at a training establishment and 
is pursuing such program or training using edu-
cational assistance under the laws administered by 
the Secretary; 
‘‘(2) the educational institution or training es-
tablishment certifies to the Secretary that such pro-
gram or training is truncated, delayed, relocated, 
canceled, partially canceled, converted from being 
on-site to being offered by distance learning, or oth-
erwise modified or made unavailable by reason of the 
emergency situation; and 
‘‘(3) the Secretary determines that the modi-
fication to such program or training specified under 
paragraph (2) would reduce the amount of edu-
cational assistance (including with respect to month-
ly housing stipends, payments, or subsistence allow-
ances) that would be payable to the individual but 
for the emergency situation. 
‘‘(d) EFFECT
ON ENTITLEMENT PERIOD.—If the 
Secretary determines that an individual who received as-
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sistance under this section did not make progress toward 
the completion of the program of education in which the 
individual is enrolled during the period for which the indi-
vidual received such assistance, any assistance provided 
pursuant to this section shall not be counted for purposes 
of determining the total amount of an individual’s entitle-
ment to educational assistance, housing stipends, or pay-
ments or subsistence allowances under chapters 30, 31, 
32, and 35 of this title and chapter 1606 of title 10. 
‘‘§ 3603. Continuation of educational assistance bene-
fits for certain programs of education 
converted to distance learning by reason 
of emergency situations 
‘‘In the case of a program of education approved by 
a State approving agency, or the Secretary when acting 
in the role of a State approving agency, that is converted 
from being offered on-site at an educational institution or 
training establishment to being offered by distance learn-
ing by reason of an emergency or health-related situation, 
as determined by the Secretary, the Secretary may con-
tinue to provide educational assistance under the laws ad-
ministered by the Secretary without regard to such conver-
sion, including with respect to paying any— 
‘‘(1) monthly housing stipends under chapter 
33 of this title; or 
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‘‘(2) payments or subsistence allowances under 
chapters 30, 31, 32, and 35 of this title and chapter 
1606 of title 10. 
‘‘§ 3604. Effects of closure of educational institution 
and modification of courses by reason of 
emergency situation 
‘‘(a) CLOSURE OR DISAPPROVAL.—Any payment of 
educational assistance described in subsection (b) shall 
not— 
‘‘(1) be charged against any entitlement to edu-
cational assistance of the individual concerned; or 
‘‘(2) be counted against the aggregate period 
for which section 3695 of this title limits the receipt 
of educational assistance by such individual. 
‘‘(b) EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE DESCRIBED.—Sub-
ject to subsection (d), the payment of educational assist-
ance described in this subsection is the payment of such 
assistance to an individual for pursuit of a course or pro-
gram of education at an educational institution under 
chapter 30, 31, 32, 33, or 35 of this title or chapter 1606 
of title 10, if the Secretary determines that the indi-
vidual— 
‘‘(1) was unable to complete such course or pro-
gram as a result of— 
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‘‘(A) the closure of the educational institu-
tion, or the full or partial cancellation of a 
course or program of education, by reason of an 
emergency situation; or 
‘‘(B) the disapproval of the course or a 
course that is a necessary part of that program 
under this chapter because the course was 
modified by reason of such emergency; and 
‘‘(2) did not receive credit or lost training time, 
toward completion of the program of education being 
so pursued. 
‘‘(c) HOUSING ASSISTANCE.—In this section, edu-
cational assistance includes, as applicable— 
‘‘(1) monthly housing stipends payable under 
chapter 33 of this title for any month the individual 
would have been enrolled in a course or program of 
education; and 
‘‘(2) payments or subsistence allowances under 
chapters 30, 31, 32, and 35 of this title and chapter 
1606 of title 10 during a month the individual would 
have been enrolled in a course or program of edu-
cation. 
‘‘(d) PERIOD NOT CHARGED.—The period for which, 
by reason of this section, educational assistance is not 
charged against entitlement or counted toward the appli-
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cable aggregate period under section 3695 of this title 
shall not exceed the aggregate of— 
‘‘(1) the portion of the period of enrollment in 
the course from which the individual did not receive 
credit or with respect to which the individual lost 
training time, as determined under subsection 
(b)(2); and 
‘‘(2) the period by which a monthly stipend is 
extended under section 3680(a)(2)(B) of this title. 
‘‘(e) 
CONTINUING
PURSUIT
OF
DISAPPROVED 
COURSES.—(1) The Secretary may treat a course of edu-
cation that is disapproved under this chapter as being ap-
proved under this chapter with respect to an individual 
described in paragraph (2) if the Secretary determines, 
on a programmatic basis, that— 
‘‘(A) such disapproval is the result of an action 
described in subsection (b)(1)(B); and 
‘‘(B) continuing pursuing such course is in the 
best interest of the individual. 
‘‘(2) An individual described in this paragraph is an 
individual who is pursuing a course of education at an 
educational institution under chapter 30, 31, 32, 33, or 
35 of this title or chapter 1606 of title 10, as of the date 
on which the course is disapproved as described in sub-
section (b)(1)(B). 
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‘‘(f) STATUS
AS FULL-TIME STUDENT
FOR PUR-
POSES OF HOUSING STIPEND CALCULATION.—In the case 
of an individual who, as of the first day of an emergency 
situation was enrolled on a full-time basis in a program 
of education and was receiving educational assistance 
under chapter 33 of this title or subsistence allowance 
under chapter 31 of this title, and for whom the Secretary 
makes a determination under subsection (b), the indi-
vidual shall be treated as an individual enrolled in a pro-
gram of education on a full-time basis for the purpose of 
calculating monthly housing stipends payable under chap-
ter 33 of this title, or subsistence allowance payable under 
chapter 31 of this title, for any month the individual is 
enrolled in the program of education on a part-time basis 
to complete any course of education that was partially or 
fully canceled by reason of the emergency situation. 
‘‘(g) NOTICE OF CLOSURES.—Not later than 5 busi-
ness days after the date on which the Secretary receives 
notice that an educational institution will close or is closed 
by reason of an emergency situation, the Secretary shall 
provide to each individual who is enrolled in a course or 
program of education at such educational institution using 
entitlement to educational assistance under chapter 30, 
31, 32, 33, or 35 of this title, or chapter 1606 of title 
10 notice of— 
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‘‘(1) such closure and the date of such closure; 
and 
‘‘(2) the effect of such closure on the individ-
ual’s entitlement to educational assistance pursuant 
to this section. 
‘‘§ 3605. Payment of educational assistance in cases of 
withdrawal 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of any individual who 
withdraws from a program of education or training, other 
than a program by correspondence, in an educational in-
stitution under chapter 31, 34, or 35 of this title for a 
covered reason during the period of an emergency situa-
tion, the Secretary shall find mitigating circumstances for 
purposes of section 3680(a)(1)(C)(ii) of this title. 
‘‘(b) COVERED REASON.—In this section, the term 
‘covered reason’ means any reason related to an emer-
gency situation, including— 
‘‘(1) illness, quarantine, or social distancing re-
quirements; 
‘‘(2) issues associated with accessibility; 
‘‘(3) access or availability of childcare; 
‘‘(4) providing care for a family member or co-
habitants; 
‘‘(5) change of location or residence due to the 
emergency situation or associated school closures; 
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‘‘(6) employment changes or financial hardship; 
and 
‘‘(7) issues associated with changes in format 
or medium of instruction.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended— 
(1) by striking the item relating to subchapter 
II and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER III–MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS’’. 
(2) by striking the item relating to subchapter 
I and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER II–STATE APPROVING AGENCIES’’. 
(3) by inserting before the item relating to sub-
chapter II the following new items: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER I–EMERGENCY SITUATIONS 
‘‘3601. Definition of emergency situation. 
‘‘3602. Continuation of educational assistance benefits during emergency situa-
tions. 
‘‘3603. Continuation of educational assistance benefits for certain programs of 
education converted to distance learning by reason of emer-
gency situations. 
‘‘3604. Effects of closure of educational institution and modification of courses 
by reason of emergency situation. 
‘‘3605. Payment of educational assistance in cases of withdrawal.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING REPEALS.—The following provi-
sions of law are repealed: 
(1) Sections 1102, 1103, and 1104 of the John-
ny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health 
Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020 (Public 
Law 116–315). 
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(2) Public Law 116–128. 
SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF TIME LIMITATIONS FOR USE OF EN-
TITLEMENT. 
(a) MONTGOMERY GI BILL.—Section 3031 of title 
38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(i) In the case of an individual eligible for edu-
cational assistance under this chapter who is prevented 
from pursuing the individual’s chosen program of edu-
cation before the expiration of the 10-year period for the 
use of entitlement under this chapter otherwise applicable 
under this section because the educational institution or 
training establishment closed (temporarily or perma-
nently) under an established policy based on an Executive 
order of the President or due to an emergency situation, 
such 10-year period— 
‘‘(1) shall not run during the period the indi-
vidual is so prevented from pursuing such program; 
and 
‘‘(2) shall again begin running on the first day 
after the individual is able to resume pursuit of a 
program of education with educational assistance 
under this chapter.’’. 
(b) POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3321(b)(1) of such 
title is amended— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ before ‘‘Sub-
sections’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘and (d)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(d), and (i)’’; and by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) Subsection (i) of section 3031 shall apply 
with respect to the running of the 15-year period de-
scribed in paragraphs (4)(A) and (5)(A) of this sub-
section in the same manner as such subsection ap-
plies under section 3031 with respect to the running 
of the 10-year period described in section 3031(a).’’. 
(2) TRANSFER PERIOD.—Section 3319(h)(5) of 
such title is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ‘‘or 
(C)’’ after ‘‘subparagraph (B)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) EMERGENCY
SITUATIONS.—In any 
case in which the Secretary determines that an 
individual to whom entitlement is transferred 
under this section has been prevented from pur-
suing the individual’s chosen program of edu-
cation before the individual attains the age of 
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26 years because the educational institution or 
training establishment closed (temporarily or 
permanently) under an established policy based 
on an Executive order of the President or due 
to an emergency situation, the Secretary shall 
extend the period during which the individual 
may use such entitlement for a period equal to 
the number of months that the individual was 
so prevented from pursuing the program of 
education, as determined by the Secretary.’’. 
(c) VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AND TRAINING.— 
(1) PERIOD FOR USE.—Section 3103 of such 
title is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘or (g)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(g), or (h)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(h) In any case in which the Secretary determines 
that a veteran has been prevented from participating in 
a vocational rehabilitation program under this chapter 
within the twelve-year period of eligibility prescribed in 
subsection (a) due to an emergency situation, such twelve- 
year period— 
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‘‘(1) shall not run during the period the indi-
vidual is so prevented from participating such pro-
gram; and 
‘‘(2) shall again begin running on the first day 
after the individual is able to resume participation in 
such program.’’. 
(2) DURATION OF PROGRAM.—Section 3105(b) 
of such title is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘para-
graph (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (2) and 
(3)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3)(A) In any case in which the Secretary deter-
mines that a veteran has been prevented from partici-
pating in counseling and placement and postplacement 
services described in section 3104(a)(2) and (5) of this 
title due to an emergency situation, the Secretary shall 
extend the period during which the Secretary may provide 
such counseling and placement and postplacement services 
for the veteran for a period equal to the number of months 
that the veteran was so prevented from participating in 
such counseling and services, as determined by the Sec-
retary. 
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‘‘(B) In any case in which the Secretary determines 
that a veteran has been prevented from participating in 
a vocational rehabilitation program under this chapter due 
to an emergency situation, the Secretary shall extend the 
period of the veteran’s vocational rehabilitation program 
for a period equal to the number of months that the vet-
eran was so prevented from participating in the vocational 
rehabilitation program, as determined by the Secretary.’’. 
(d) EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR MEMBERS OF 
THE SELECTED RESERVE.—Section 16133(b) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) In any case in which the Secretary con-
cerned determines that a person entitled to edu-
cational assistance under this chapter has been pre-
vented from using such person’s entitlement due to 
an emergency situation, the Secretary concerned 
shall extend the period of entitlement prescribed in 
subsection (a) for a period equal to the number of 
months that the person was so prevented from using 
such entitlement, as determined by the Secretary.’’. 
(e) EMERGENCY SITUATION DEFINED.— 
(1) POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PRO-
GRAM.—Section 3301 of title 38, United States 
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Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) The term ‘emergency situation’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 3601 of this 
title.’’. 
(2) MGIB.—Section 3002 of such title is 
amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(9) The term ‘emergency situation’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 3601 of this 
title.’’. 
(3) VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AND TRAIN-
ING.—Section 3101 of such title is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(10) The term ‘emergency situation’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 3601 of this 
title.’’. 
(4) EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR MEMBERS 
OF
THE
SELECTED
RESERVE.—Section 16133 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) The term ‘emergency situation’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 3601 of title 38.’’. 
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(f) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 6 of the Student 
Veteran Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 (Public Law 
116–140) is repealed. 
SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF PAYMENT OF VOCATIONAL REHA-
BILITATION SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3104 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(e) In the case of any veteran whom the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs determines is satisfactorily following 
a program of employment services provided under sub-
section (a)(5) during the period of an emergency situation, 
the Secretary may pay the veteran a subsistence allow-
ance, as prescribed in section 3108 of this title for full- 
time training for the type of program that the veteran was 
pursuing, for two additional months, if the Secretary de-
termines that the veteran is negatively affected by the 
emergency situation.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 8 of the Student 
Veteran Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 (Public Law 
116–140) is repealed. 
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SEC. 5. PAYMENT OF WORK-STUDY ALLOWANCES DURING 
EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3485 of title 38, United 
States Code, is 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 
‘‘(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. 
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‘‘(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. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘emergency situation’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 3601 of this title.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 3 of the Student 
Veteran Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 (Public Law 
116–140) is repealed. 
SEC. 6. PAYMENT OF ALLOWANCES TO VETERANS EN-
ROLLED 
IN 
EDUCATIONAL 
INSTITUTIONS 
CLOSED FOR EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3680 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(h) 
PAYMENTS
DURING
EMERGENCY
SITUA-
TIONS.—(1) The Secretary may pay allowances to an eligi-
ble veteran or eligible person under subsection (a)(2)(A), 
if the veteran or person is enrolled in a program or course 
of education that— 
‘‘(A) is provided by an educational institution 
or training establishment that is closed by reason of 
an emergency situation; or 
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‘‘(B) is suspended by reason of an emergency 
situation. 
‘‘(2) The total number of weeks for which allowances 
may be paid by reason of this subsection may not exceed 
four weeks. 
‘‘(3) Any amount paid under this subsection shall not 
be counted for purposes of the limitation on allowances 
under subsection (a)(2)(A).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 4 of the Student 
Veteran Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 (Public Law 
116–140) is repealed. 
SEC. 7. APPRENTICESHIP OR ON-JOB TRAINING REQUIRE-
MENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3687(e) of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (2) 
and inserting the following new paragraph (2): 
‘‘(2)(A) Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), for 
any month in which an individual fails to complete 120 
hours of training, the entitlement otherwise chargeable 
under paragraph (1) shall be reduced in the same propor-
tion as the monthly training assistance allowance payable 
is reduced under subsection (b)(3). 
‘‘(B) In the case of an individual who is unemployed 
by reason of an emergency situation during any month, 
the 120-hour requirement under subparagraph (A) for 
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that month shall be reduced proportionately to reflect the 
individual’s period of unemployment, except that the 
amount of monthly training assistance otherwise payable 
to the individual under subsection (b)(3) shall not be re-
duced. 
‘‘(C) Any period during which an individual is unem-
ployed by reason of an emergency situation shall not— 
‘‘(i) be charged against any entitlement to edu-
cational assistance of the individual; or 
‘‘(ii) be counted against the aggregate period 
for which section 3695 of this title limits the receipt 
of educational assistance by such individual. 
‘‘(D) Any amount by which the entitlement of an in-
dividual is reduced under subparagraph (A) shall not— 
‘‘(i) be charged against any entitlement to edu-
cational assistance of the individual; or 
‘‘(ii) be counted against the aggregate period 
for which section 3695 of this title limits the receipt 
of educational assistance by such individual. 
‘‘(E) In the case of an individual who fails to com-
plete 120 hours of training during a month, but who com-
pleted more than 120 hours of training during the pre-
ceding month, the individual may apply the number of 
hours in excess of 120 that the individual completed for 
that month to the month for which the individual failed 
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to complete 120 hours. If the addition of such excess hours 
results in a total of 120 hours or more, the individual shall 
be treated as an individual who has completed 120 hours 
of training for that month. Any excess hours applied to 
a different month under this subparagraph may only be 
applied to one such month. 
‘‘(F) This paragraph applies to amounts described in 
section 3313(g)(3)(B)(iv) and section 3032(c)(2) of this 
title and section 16131(d)(2) of title 10. 
‘‘(G) In this paragraph: 
‘‘(i) The term ‘unemployed’ includes being fur-
loughed or being scheduled to work zero hours. 
‘‘(ii) The term ‘fails to complete 120 hours of 
training’ means, with respect to an individual, that 
during any month, the individual completes at least 
one hour, but fewer than 120 hours, of training, in-
cluding in a case in which the individual is unem-
ployed for part of, but not the whole, month.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 1106 of the 
Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health 
Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020 (Public Law 
116–315) is repealed. 
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SEC. 8. PROHIBITION OF CHARGE TO ENTITLEMENT OF 
STUDENTS UNABLE TO PURSUE A PROGRAM 
OF EDUCATION DUE TO AN EMERGENCY SIT-
UATION. 
(a) 
PERMANENT
APPLICABILITY.—Section 
3699(b)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end and inserting ‘‘or’’ ; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(C) the temporary closure of an edu-
cational institution or training establishment or 
the temporary closure or termination of a 
course or program of education by reason of an 
emergency situation; and’’. 
(b) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 5 of the Student 
Veteran Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 (Public Law 
116–140) is repealed. 
SEC. 9. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS APPROVAL 
OF CERTAIN STUDY-ABROAD PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3680A(f) of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; 
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(2) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting 
‘‘(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Sec-
retary’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2)(A) In the case of a covered study-abroad course, 
the Secretary may approve the course for a period of not 
more than five years, if the contract or other written 
agreement under which the course is offered provides 
that— 
‘‘(i) the educational institution that offers a 
course that is approved under this chapter agrees 
to— 
‘‘(I) assume responsibility for the quality 
and content of the covered study-abroad course; 
and 
‘‘(II) serve as the certifying official for the 
course for purposes of this chapter; and 
‘‘(ii) the educational institution that offers the 
covered study-abroad course agrees to seek the ap-
proval of the course under this chapter by not later 
than five years after the date of the agreement. 
‘‘(B) In this paragraph, the term ‘covered study- 
abroad course’ means a course that— 
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‘‘(i) is provided as a part of a program of edu-
cation offered by an educational institution under a 
contract or other written agreement by another edu-
cational institution that offers a course that is ap-
proved under this chapter; 
‘‘(ii) is provided at a location in a foreign coun-
try; and 
‘‘(iii) has not been approved under this chap-
ter.’’. 
(b) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN COURSES.—In the case 
of any covered study-abroad course, under the meaning 
given such term in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) of 
subsection (f) of section 3680A of title 38, United States 
Code, as added by subsection (a), that is being offered 
under a contract or other written agreement as of the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs may approve such course under such paragraph 
(2) for the five-year period beginning on the date of the 
enactment of this Act, if such contract or other written 
agreement meets the criteria provided in subparagraph 
(A) of such paragraph. 
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SEC. 10. ELIGIBILITY FOR EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE 
UNDER DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PRO-
GRAM OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS WHO RE-
CEIVE SOLE SURVIVORSHIP DISCHARGES. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Sgt. Wolf Kyle Weninger Veterans Education Fairness 
Act of 2022’’. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—Subsection (b)(2) of section 3311 
of title 38, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
by striking ‘‘who’’; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and 
(B) as clauses (i) and (ii); 
(3) by inserting before clause (i), as so redesig-
nated, the following new subparagraph (A): 
‘‘(A) who—’’; 
(4) in clause (ii), as so redesignated— 
(A) by striking ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘clause (i)’’; and 
(B) by striking the period and inserting 
‘‘or by reason of a sole survivorship discharge 
(as that term is defined in section 1174(i) of 
title 10); or’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph (B): 
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