delimiting period extension

delimiting period extension Sec. 203. (a) (1) Section 1662 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking out the period at the end of subsection (a) and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon and “except that, in the case of any eligible veteran who was prevented from initiating or completing such veteran’s chosen program of education within such time period because of a physical or mental disability which was not the result of such veteran’s own willful misconduct, such veteran shall, upon application, be granted an extension of the applicable delimiting period for such length of time as the Administrator determines, from the evidence, that such veteran was prevented from initiating or completing such program of education.”. (2) Section 1712(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by— (A) inserting “(1)” after “(b)”, (B) redesignating clauses (1) and (2) as clauses (A) and (B), and (C) adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: “(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1) of this subsection, in the case of any eligible person (as defined in section 1701(a)(1)(B), (C), or (D) of this chapter) who was prevented from initiating or completing such person’s chosen program of education within such period because of a physical or mental disability which was not the result of such person’s own willfull misconduct, such person shall, upon application, be granted an extension of the applicable delimiting period for such length of time as the Administrator determines, from the evidence, that such person was prevented from initiating or completing such program of education.”. (b) (1) Section 1662(a) of title 38, United States Code, is further amended by inserting “(1)” after “(a)” and inserting at the end thereof the following new paragraph: “(2) (A) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1) of this subsection, any veteran shall be permitted to use any of such veteran’s 91 STAT. 1440 unused entitlement under section 1661 of this title for the purposes of eligibility for an education loan, pursuant to the provisions of subchapter III of chapter 36 of this title, after the delimiting date otherwise applicable to such veteran under such paragraph (1), if such veteran was pursuing an approved program of education on a full-time basis at the time of the expiration of such veteran’s eligibility. “(B) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or chapter 36 of this title, any veteran whose delimiting period is extended under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph may continue to use any unused loan entitlement under this paragraph as long as the veteran continues to be enrolled on a full-time basis in pursuit of the approved program of education in which such veteran was enrolled at the time of expiration of such veteran’s eligibility (i) until such entitlement is exhausted, (ii) until the expiration of two years after the date of enactment of this paragraph or the date of the expiration of the delimiting date otherwise applicable to such veteran under paragraph (1) of this subsection, whichever is later, or (iii) until such veteran has completed the approved program of education in which such veteran was enrolled at the end of the delimiting period referred to in paragraph (1) of this subsection, whichever occurs first,”. (2) Section 1712 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g) and inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsection: “(f) Any eligible person (as defined in section 1701(a)(1) (B), (C), or (D) of this chapter) shall be entitled to an additional period of eligibility for an education loan under subchapter III of chapter 36 of this title beyond the maximum period provided for in this section pursuant to the same terms and conditions set forth with respect to an eligible veteran in section 1662 (a)(2) of this title.”.