TREATMENT OF PAYMENT OF ALLOWANCES UNDER STUDENT VETERAN CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE ACT.

SEC. 1108. TREATMENT OF PAYMENT OF ALLOWANCES UNDER STUDENT VETERAN CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE ACT. Section 4 of the Student Veteran Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 (Public Law 116–140) is amended—(1) in subsection (b)—(A) by striking “may not exceed four weeks.” and inserting “may not exceed the shorter of the following:”; and(B) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:“(1) The period of time that the eligible veteran or eligible person would have been enrolled in a program of education or training but for the emergency situation.“(2) Four weeks.”; and(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:“(e) Entitlement Not Charged.—Any payment of allowances under this section shall not—“(1) be charged against any entitlement to educational assistance of the eligible veteran or eligible person concerned; or134 STAT. 4967“(2) be counted against the aggregate period for which section 3695 of this title 38, United States Code, limits the receipt of educational assistance by such eligible veteran or eligible person.”.