I 
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 Af-
fairs 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 edu-
cational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational As-
sistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
to certain eligible individuals. 
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 ‘‘GI Bill STEM Exten-
sion Act of 2015’’. 
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SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE UNDER 
POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PRO-
GRAM OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF-
FAIRS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 33 of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 3320. Additional benefits 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may provide to an 
eligible individual additional educational assistance under 
this section. 
‘‘(b) AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall 
pay to each individual who receives educational assistance 
under this section who is pursuing a program of education 
the amount payable under section 3313 of this title for 
such program of education for a period of not more than 
nine months. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBILITY.—An eligible individual is an indi-
vidual— 
‘‘(1) who is or was entitled to educational as-
sistance under section 3311 of this title; 
‘‘(2) who has used all of the educational assist-
ance to which the individual is entitled under this 
chapter; and 
‘‘(3) who— 
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‘‘(A) is enrolled in a program of education 
leading to a post-secondary degree that requires 
more than the standard 128 semester (or 192 
quarter) credit hours for completion in— 
‘‘(i) biological or biomedical science; 
‘‘(ii) physical science; 
‘‘(iii) science technologies or techni-
cians; 
‘‘(iv) 
computer 
and 
information 
science and support services; 
‘‘(v) mathematics or statistics; 
‘‘(vi) engineering; 
‘‘(vii) engineering technologies or an 
engineering-related field; 
‘‘(viii) a health profession or related 
program; or 
‘‘(ix) a medical residency program; or 
‘‘(B) has earned a post-secondary degree 
in a field referred to in subparagraph (A) and 
is enrolled in a program of education leading to 
a teaching certification.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
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after the item relating to section 3319 the following new 
item: 
‘‘3320. Additional benefits.’’. 
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