chapter is subject to the provisions of section 3321(b)(2) of 
this title. 
‘‘(c) DISCONTINUATION OF EDUCATION FOR ACTIVE 
DUTY.—(1) Any payment of educational assistance de-
scribed in paragraph (2) shall not— 
‘‘(A) be charged against any entitlement to edu-
cational assistance of the individual concerned under 
this chapter; or 
‘‘(B) be counted against the aggregate period for 
which section 3695 of this title limits the individual’s 
receipt of educational assistance under this chapter. 
‘‘(2) Subject to paragraph (3), the payment of edu-
cational assistance described in this paragraph is the pay-
ment of such assistance to an individual for pursuit of a 
course or courses under this chapter if the Secretary finds 
that the individual— 
‘‘(A)(i) in the case of an individual not serving 
on active duty, had to discontinue such course pursuit 
as a result of being called or ordered to serve on ac-
tive duty under section 688, 12301(a), 12301(d), 
12301(g), 12302, or 12304 of title 10; or 
‘‘(ii) in the case of an individual serving on ac-
tive duty, had to discontinue such course pursuit as 
a result of being ordered to a new duty location or
assignment or to perform an increased amount of 
work; and 
‘‘(B) failed to receive credit or lost training time 
toward completion of the individual’s approved edu-
cation, professional, or vocational objective as a result 
of having to discontinue, as described in subpara-
graph (A), the individual’s course pursuit. 
‘‘(3) The period for which, by reason of this subsection, 
educational assistance is not charged against entitlement 
or counted toward the applicable aggregate period under 
section 3695 of this title shall not exceed the portion of the 
period of enrollment in the course or courses from which 
the individual failed to receive credit or with respect to 
which the individual lost training time, as determined 
under paragraph (2)(B). 
‘‘§ 3313. Educational assistance: amount; payment 
‘‘(a) PAYMENT.—The Secretary shall pay to each indi-
vidual entitled to educational assistance under this chapter 
who is pursuing an approved program of education (other 
than a program covered by subsections (e) and (f)) the 
amounts specified in subsection (c) to meet the expenses of 
such individual’s subsistence, tuition, fees, and other edu-
cational costs for pursuit of such program of education. 
‘‘(b) APPROVED PROGRAMS OF EDUCATION.—A pro-
gram of education is an approved program of education
for purposes of this chapter if the program of education is 
offered by an institution of higher learning (as that term 
is defined in section 3452(f) of this title) and is approved 
for purposes of chapter 30 of this title (including approval 
by the State approving agency concerned). 
‘‘(c) AMOUNT
OF EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.—The 
amounts payable under this subsection for pursuit of an 
approved program of education are amounts as follows: 
‘‘(1) In the case of an individual entitled to edu-
cational assistance under this chapter by reason of 
section 3311(b)(1) or 3311(b)(2) of this title, amounts 
as follows: 
‘‘(A) An amount equal to the established 
charges for the program of education, except that 
the amount payable under this subparagraph 
may not exceed the maximum amount of estab-
lished charges regularly charged in-State stu-
dents for full-time pursuit of approved programs 
of education for undergraduates by the public in-
stitution of higher education offering approved 
programs of education for undergraduates in the 
State in which the individual is enrolled that 
has the highest rate of regularly-charged estab-
lished charges for such programs of education 
among all public institutions of higher education
in such State offering such programs of edu-
cation. 
‘‘(B) A monthly stipend in an amount as 
follows: 
‘‘(i) For each month the individual 
pursues the program of education, other 
than a program of education offered through 
distance learning, a monthly housing sti-
pend amount equal to the monthly amount 
of the basic allowance for housing payable 
under section 403 of title 37 for a member 
with dependents in pay grade E–5 residing 
in the military housing area that encom-
passes all or the majority portion of the 
ZIP code area in which is located the insti-
tution of higher education at which the in-
dividual is enrolled. 
‘‘(ii) For the first month of each quar-
ter, semester, or term, as applicable, of the 
program of education pursued by the indi-
vidual, a lump sum amount for books, sup-
plies, equipment, and other educational 
costs with respect to such quarter, semester, 
or term in the amount equal to— 
‘‘(I) $1,000, multiplied by
‘‘(II) the fraction which is the 
portion of a complete academic year 
under the program of education that 
such quarter, semester, or term con-
stitutes. 
‘‘(2) In the case of an individual entitled to edu-
cational assistance under this chapter by reason of 
section 3311(b)(3) of this title, amounts equal to 90 
percent of the amounts that would be payable to the 
individual under paragraph (1) for the program of 
education if the individual were entitled to amounts 
for the program of education under paragraph (1) 
rather than this paragraph. 
‘‘(3) In the case of an individual entitled to edu-
cational assistance under this chapter by reason of 
section 3311(b)(4) of this title, amounts equal to 80 
percent of the amounts that would be payable to the 
individual under paragraph (1) for the program of 
education if the individual were entitled to amounts 
for the program of education under paragraph (1) 
rather than this paragraph. 
‘‘(4) In the case of an individual entitled to edu-
cational assistance under this chapter by reason of 
section 3311(b)(5) of this title, amounts equal to 70 
percent of the amounts that would be payable to the
individual under paragraph (1) for the program of 
education if the individual were entitled to amounts 
for the program of education under paragraph (1) 
rather than this paragraph. 
‘‘(5) In the case of an individual entitled to edu-
cational assistance under this chapter by reason of 
section 3311(b)(6) of this title, amounts equal to 60 
percent of the amounts that would be payable to the 
individual under paragraph (1) for the program of 
education if the individual were entitled to amounts 
for the program of education under paragraph (1) 
rather than this paragraph. 
‘‘(6) In the case of an individual entitled to edu-
cational assistance under this chapter by reason of 
section 3311(b)(7) of this title, amounts equal to 50 
percent of the amounts that would be payable to the 
individual under paragraph (1) for the program of 
education if the individual were entitled to amounts 
for the program of education under paragraph (1) 
rather than this paragraph. 
‘‘(7) In the case of an individual entitled to edu-
cational assistance under this chapter by reason of 
section 3311(b)(8) of this title, amounts equal to 40 
percent of the amounts that would be payable to the 
individual under paragraph (1) for the program of
education if the individual were entitled to amounts 
for the program of education under paragraph (1) 
rather than this paragraph. 
‘‘(d) FREQUENCY OF PAYMENT.—(1) Payment of the 
amounts payable under subsection (c)(1)(A), and of similar 
amounts payable under paragraphs (2) through (7) of sub-
section (c), for pursuit of a program of education shall be 
made for the entire quarter, semester, or term, as applicable, 
of the program of education. 
‘‘(2) Payment of the amount payable under subsection 
(c)(1)(B), and of similar amounts payable under para-
graphs (2) through (7) of subsection (c), for pursuit of a 
program of education shall be made on a monthly basis. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary shall prescribe in regulations meth-
ods for determining the number of months (including frac-
tions thereof) of entitlement of an individual to educational 
assistance this chapter that are chargeable under this chap-
ter for an advance payment of amounts under paragraphs 
(1) and (2) for pursuit of a program of education on a 
quarter, semester, term, or other basis. 
‘‘(e) PROGRAMS OF EDUCATION PURSUED ON ACTIVE 
DUTY.—(1) Educational assistance is payable under this 
chapter for pursuit of an approved program of education 
while on active duty.
‘‘(2) The amount of educational assistance payable 
under this chapter to an individual pursuing a program 
of education while on active duty is the lesser of— 
‘‘(A) the established charges which similarly 
circumstanced nonveterans enrolled in the program of 
education involved would be required to pay; or 
‘‘(B) the amount of the charges of the educational 
institution as elected by the individual in the manner 
specified in section 3014(b)(1) of this title. 
‘‘(3) Payment of the amount payable under paragraph 
(2) for pursuit of a program of education shall be made 
for the entire quarter, semester, or term, as applicable, of 
the program of education. 
‘‘(4) For each month (as determined pursuant to the 
methods prescribed under subsection (d)(3)) for which 
amounts are paid an individual under this subsection, the 
entitlement of the individual to educational assistance 
under this chapter shall be charged at the rate of one month 
for each such month. 
‘‘(f) PROGRAMS OF EDUCATION PURSUED ON HALF- 
TIME BASIS OR LESS.—(1) Educational assistance is pay-
able under this chapter for pursuit of an approved program 
of education on half-time basis or less.
‘‘(2) The educational assistance payable under this 
chapter to an individual pursuing a program of education 
on half-time basis or less is the amounts as follows: 
‘‘(A) The amount equal to the lesser of— 
‘‘(i) the established charges which similarly 
circumstanced nonveterans enrolled in the pro-
gram of education involved would be required to 
pay; or 
‘‘(ii) the maximum amount that would be 
payable to the individual for the program of edu-
cation under paragraph (1)(A) of subsection (c), 
or under the provisions of paragraphs (2) 
through (7) of subsection (c) applicable to the in-
dividual, for the program of education if the in-
dividual were entitled to amounts for the pro-
gram of education under subsection (c) rather 
than this subsection. 
‘‘(B) A stipend in an amount equal to the 
amount of the appropriately reduced amount of the 
lump sum amount for books, supplies, equipment, and 
other educational costs otherwise payable to the indi-
vidual under subsection (c). 
‘‘(3) Payment of the amounts payable to an individual 
under paragraph (2) for pursuit of a program of education 
on half-time basis or less shall be made for the entire quar-
ter, semester, or term, as applicable, of the program of edu-
cation. 
‘‘(4) For each month (as determined pursuant to the 
methods prescribed under subsection (d)(3)) for which 
amounts are paid an individual under this subsection, the 
entitlement of the individual to educational assistance 
under this chapter shall be charged at a percentage of a 
month equal to— 
‘‘(A) the number of course hours borne by the in-
dividual in pursuit of the program of education in-
volved, divided by 
‘‘(B) the number of course hours for full-time 
pursuit of such program of education. 
‘‘(g) PAYMENT OF ESTABLISHED CHARGES TO EDU-
CATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.—Amounts payable under sub-
sections (c)(1)(A) (and of similar amounts payable under 
paragraphs (2) through (7) of subsection (c)), (e)(2) and 
(f)(2)(A) shall be paid directly to the educational institu-
tion concerned. 
‘‘(h) ESTABLISHED CHARGES DEFINED.—(1) In this 
section, the term ‘established charges’, in the case of a pro-
gram of education, means the actual charges (as determined 
pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary) for tui-
tion and fees which similarly circumstanced nonveterans
enrolled in the program of education would be required to 
pay. 
‘‘(2) Established charges shall be determined for pur-
poses of this subsection on the following basis: 
‘‘(A) In the case of an individual enrolled in a 
program of education offered on a term, quarter, or 
semester basis, the tuition and fees charged the indi-
vidual for the term, quarter, or semester. 
‘‘(B) In the case of an individual enrolled in a 
program of education not offered on a term, quarter, 
or semester basis, the tuition and fees charged the in-
dividual for the entire program of education. 
‘‘§ 3314. Tutorial assistance 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), an indi-
vidual entitled to educational assistance under this chapter 
shall also be entitled to benefits provided an eligible veteran 
under section 3492 of this title. 
‘‘(b) CONDITIONS.—(1) The provision of benefits under 
subsection (a) shall be subject to the conditions applicable 
to an eligible veteran under section 3492 of this title. 
‘‘(2) In addition to the conditions specified in para-
graph (1), benefits may not be provided to an individual 
under subsection (a) unless the professor or other individual 
teaching, leading, or giving the course for which such bene-
fits are provided certifies that—
‘‘(A) such benefits are essential to correct a defi-
ciency of the individual in such course; and 
‘‘(B) such course is required as a part of, or is 
prerequisite or indispensable to the satisfactory pur-
suit of, an approved program of education. 
‘‘(c) AMOUNT.—(1) The amount of benefits described 
in subsection (a) that are payable under this section may 
not exceed $100 per month, for a maximum of 12 months, 
or until a maximum of $1,200 is utilized. 
‘‘(2) The amount provided an individual under this 
subsection is in addition to the amounts of educational as-
sistance paid the individual under section 3313 of this title. 
‘‘(d) NO CHARGE AGAINST ENTITLEMENT.—Any bene-
fits provided an individual under subsection (a) are in ad-
dition to any other educational assistance benefits provided 
the individual under this chapter. 
‘‘§ 3315. Licensure and certification tests 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—An individual entitled to edu-
cational assistance under this chapter shall also be entitled 
to payment for one licensing or certification test described 
in section 3452(b) of this title. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT.—The amount payable 
under subsection (a) for a licensing or certification test may 
not exceed the lesser of— 
‘‘(1) $2,000; or
‘‘(2) the fee charged for the test. 
‘‘(c) NO
CHARGE
AGAINST
ENTITLEMENT.—Any 
amount paid an individual under subsection (a) is in addi-
tion to any other educational assistance benefits provided 
the individual under this chapter. 
‘‘§ 3316. Supplemental educational assistance: mem-
bers with critical skills or specialty; mem-
bers serving additional service 
‘‘(a) INCREASED ASSISTANCE FOR MEMBERS WITH 
CRITICAL SKILLS OR SPECIALTY.—(1) In the case of an in-
dividual who has a skill or specialty designated by the Sec-
retary concerned as a skill or specialty in which there is 
a critical shortage of personnel or for which it is difficult 
to recruit or, in the case of critical units, retain personnel, 
the Secretary concerned may increase the monthly amount 
of educational assistance otherwise payable to the indi-
vidual under paragraph (1)(B) of section 3313(c) of this 
title, or under paragraphs (2) through (7) of such section 
(as applicable). 
‘‘(2) The amount of the increase in educational assist-
ance authorized by paragraph (1) may not exceed the 
amount equal to the monthly amount of increased basic 
educational assistance providable under section 3015(d)(1) 
of this title at the time of the increase under paragraph 
(1).
‘‘(b) SUPPLEMENTAL ASSISTANCE
FOR ADDITIONAL 
SERVICE.—(1) The Secretary concerned may provide for the 
payment to an individual entitled to educational assistance 
under this chapter of supplemental educational assistance 
for additional service authorized by subchapter III of chap-
ter 30 of this title. The amount so payable shall be payable 
as an increase in the monthly amount of educational assist-
ance otherwise payable to the individual under paragraph 
(1)(B) of section 3313(c) of this title, or under paragraphs 
(2) through (7) of such section (as applicable). 
‘‘(2) Eligibility for supplement educational assistance 
under this subsection shall be determined in accordance 
with the provisions of subchapter III of chapter 30 of this 
title, except that any reference in such provisions to eligi-
bility for basic educational assistance under a provision of 
subchapter II of chapter 30 of this title shall be treated as 
a reference to eligibility for educational assistance under 
the appropriate provision of this chapter. 
‘‘(3) The amount of supplemental educational assist-
ance payable under this subsection shall be the amount 
equal to the monthly amount of supplemental educational 
payable under section 3022 of this title. 
‘‘(c) REGULATIONS.—The Secretaries concerned shall 
administer this section in accordance with such regulations 
as the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe.
‘‘§ 3317. Public-private contributions for additional 
educational assistance 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF PROGRAM.—In instances 
where the educational assistance provided pursuant to sec-
tion 3313(c)(1)(A) does not cover the full cost of established 
charges (as specified in section 3313 of this title), the Sec-
retary shall carry out a program under which colleges and 
universities can, voluntarily, enter into an agreement with 
the Secretary to cover a portion of those established charges 
not otherwise covered under section 3313(c)(1)(A), which 
contributions shall be matched by equivalent contributions 
toward such costs by the Secretary. The program shall only 
apply to covered individuals described in paragraphs (1) 
and (2) of section 3311(b). 
‘‘(b) DESIGNATION OF PROGRAM.—The program under 
this section shall be known as the ‘Yellow Ribbon G.I. Edu-
cation Enhancement Program’. 
‘‘(c) AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary shall enter into an 
agreement with each college or university seeking to partici-
pate in the program under this section. Each agreement 
shall specify the following: 
‘‘(1) The manner (whether by direct grant, schol-
arship, or otherwise) of the contributions to be made 
by the college or university concerned. 
‘‘(2) The maximum amount of the contribution 
to be made by the college or university concerned with
respect to any particular individual in any given 
academic year. 
‘‘(3) The maximum number of individuals for 
whom the college or university concerned will make 
contributions in any given academic year. 
‘‘(4) Such other matters as the Secretary and the 
college or university concerned jointly consider appro-
priate. 
‘‘(d) MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS.—(1) In instances 
where the educational assistance provided an individual 
under section 3313(c)(1)(A) of this title does not cover the 
full cost of tuition and mandatory fees at a college or uni-
versity, the Secretary shall provide up to 50 percent of the 
remaining costs for tuition and mandatory fees if the college 
or university voluntarily enters into an agreement with the 
Secretary to match an equal percentage of any of the re-
maining costs for such tuition and fees. 
‘‘(2) Amounts available to the Secretary under section 
3324(b) of this title for payment of the costs of this chapter 
shall be available to the Secretary for purposes of paragraph 
(1). 
‘‘(e) OUTREACH.—The Secretary shall make available 
on the Internet website of the Department available to the 
public a current list of the colleges and universities partici-
pating in the program under this section. The list shall
specify, for each college or university so listed, appropriate 
information on the agreement between the Secretary and 
such college or university under subsection (c). 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—ADMINISTRATIVE 
PROVISIONS 
‘‘§ 3321. Time limitation for use of and eligibility for 
entitlement 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in this section, 
the period during which an individual entitled to edu-
cational assistance under this chapter may use such indi-
vidual’s entitlement expires at the end of the 15-year period 
beginning on the date of such individual’s last discharge 
or release from active duty. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.—(1) Subsections (b), (c), and (d) 
of section 3031 of this title shall apply with respect to the 
running of the 15-year period described in subsection (a) 
of this section in the same manner as such subsections apply 
under section 3031 of this title with respect to the running 
of the 10-year period described in section 3031(a) of this 
title. 
‘‘(2) Section 3031(f) of this title shall apply with re-
spect to the termination of an individual’s entitlement to 
educational assistance under this chapter in the same man-
ner as such section applies to the termination of an individ-
ual’s entitlement to educational assistance under chapter 30
of this title, except that, in the administration of such sec-
tion for purposes of this chapter, the reference to section 
3013 of this title shall be deemed to be a reference to 3312 
of this title. 
‘‘(3) For purposes of subsection (a), an individual’s 
last discharge or release from active duty shall not include 
any discharge or release from a period of active duty of 
less than 90 days of continuous service, unless the indi-
vidual is discharged or released as described in section 
3311(b)(2) of this title. 
‘‘§ 3322. Bar to duplication of educational assistance 
benefits 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—An individual entitled to edu-
cational assistance under this chapter who is also eligible 
for educational assistance under chapter 30, 31, 32, or 35 
of this title, chapter 107, 1606, or 1607 of title 10, or the 
provisions of the Hostage Relief Act of 1980 (Public Law 
96–449; 5 U.S.C. 5561 note) may not receive assistance 
under two or more such programs concurrently, but shall 
elect (in such form and manner as the Secretary may pre-
scribe) under which chapter or provisions to receive edu-
cational assistance. 
‘‘(b) INAPPLICABILITY OF SERVICE TREATED UNDER 
EDUCATIONAL LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAMS.—A period of 
service counted for purposes of repayment of an education
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loan under chapter 109 of title 10 may not be counted as 
a period of service for entitlement to educational assistance 
under this chapter. 
‘‘(c) SERVICE IN SELECTED RESERVE.—An individual 
who serves in the Selected Reserve may receive credit for 
such service under only one of this chapter, chapter 30 of 
this title, and chapters 1606 and 1607 of title 10, and shall 
elect (in such form and manner as the Secretary may pre-
scribe) under which chapter such service is to be credited. 
‘‘(d) ADDITIONAL COORDINATION MATTERS.—In the 
case of an individual entitled to educational assistance 
under chapter 30, 31, 32, or 35 of this title, chapter 107, 
1606, or 1607 of title 10, or the provisions of the Hostage 
Relief Act of 1980, or making contributions toward entitle-
ment to educational assistance under chapter 30 of this 
title, as of August 1, 2009, coordination of entitlement to 
educational assistance under this chapter, on the one hand, 
and such chapters or provisions, on the other, shall be gov-
erned by the provisions of section 3003(c) of the Post-9/11 
Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008. 
‘‘§ 3323. Administration 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) Except as otherwise provided 
in this chapter, the provisions specified in section 
3034(a)(1) of this title shall apply to the provision of edu-
cational assistance under this chapter.
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‘‘(2) In applying the provisions referred to in para-
graph (1) to an individual entitled to educational assist-
ance under this chapter for purposes of this section, the ref-
erence in such provisions to the term ‘eligible veteran’ shall 
be deemed to refer to an individual entitled to educational 
assistance under this chapter. 
‘‘(3) In applying section 3474 of this title to an indi-
vidual entitled to educational assistance under this chapter 
for purposes of this section, the reference in such section 
3474 to the term ‘educational assistance allowance’ shall 
be deemed to refer to educational assistance payable under 
section 3313 of this title. 
‘‘(4) In applying section 3482(g) of this title to an in-
dividual entitled to educational assistance under this chap-
ter for purposes of this section— 
‘‘(A) the first reference to the term ‘educational 
assistance allowance’ in such section 3482(g) shall be 
deemed to refer to educational assistance payable 
under section 3313 of this title; and 
‘‘(B) the first sentence of paragraph (1) of such 
section 3482(g) shall be applied as if such sentence 
ended with ‘equipment’. 
‘‘(b) INFORMATION ON BENEFITS.—(1) The Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs shall provide the information described 
in paragraph (2) to each member of the Armed Forces at
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such times as the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Sec-
retary of Defense shall jointly prescribe in regulations. 
‘‘(2) The information described in this paragraph is 
information on benefits, limitations, procedures, eligibility 
requirements (including time-in-service requirements), and 
other important aspects of educational assistance under this 
chapter, including application forms for such assistance 
under section 5102 of this title. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall furnish 
the information and forms described in paragraph (2), and 
other educational materials on educational assistance under 
this chapter, to educational institutions, training establish-
ments, military education personnel, and such other persons 
and entities as the Secretary considers appropriate. 
‘‘(c) REGULATIONS.—(1) The Secretary shall prescribe 
regulations for the administration of this chapter. 
‘‘(2) Any regulations prescribed by the Secretary of 
Defense for purposes of this chapter shall apply uniformly 
across the Armed Forces. 
‘‘§ 3324. Allocation of administration and costs 
‘‘(a) ADMINISTRATION.—Except as otherwise provided 
in this chapter, the Secretary shall administer the provision 
of educational assistance under this chapter. 
‘‘(b) COSTS.—Payments for entitlement to educational 
assistance earned under this chapter shall be made from
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funds appropriated to, or otherwise made available to, the 
Department of Veterans Affairs for the payment of readjust-
ment benefits.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL
AMENDMENTS.—The tables of 
chapters at the beginning of title 38, United States 
Code, and at the beginning of part III of such title, 
are each amended by inserting after the item relating 
to chapter 32 the following new item: 
‘‘33. Post-9/11 Educational Assistance ........................................... 3301’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) AMENDMENTS RELATING TO DUPLICATION OF 
BENEFITS.— 
(A) Section 3033 of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(i) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting 
‘‘33,’’ after ‘‘32,’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘both 
the program established by this chapter and 
the program established by chapter 106 of 
title 10’’ and inserting ‘‘two or more of the 
programs established by this chapter, chap-
ter 33 of this title, and chapters 1606 and 
1607 of title 10’’. 
(B) Paragraph (4) of section 3695(a) of 
such title is amended to read as follows: