Us Code § 3604 - Effects of closure of educational institution and modification of courses by reason of emergency situation
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§ 3604. Effects of closure of educational institution and modification of courses by reason of emergency situation
(a)
(1) be charged against any entitlement to educational 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)
(1) was unable to complete such course or program as a result of—
(A) the closure of the educational institution, 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)
(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 education.
(d)
(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)
(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 subsection (b)(1)(B).
(f)
(g)
(1) such closure and the date of such closure; and
(2) the effect of such closure on the individual's entitlement to educational assistance pursuant to this section.
(Added Pub. L. 117–333, §2(a)(2), Jan. 5, 2023, 136 Stat. 6123.)
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