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 12 2 STA T . 2 369PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 2 5 2 —J U NE 30, 200 8fe e si f th e col le g eo run i v ersit y volunt a rily enters into an agree -m ent w ith the S ecretary to match an e q ual p ercentage of any of the remaining costs for such tuition an d fees .‘ ‘ (2)USEOFAP P R OPR I A T E D F UN DS. —A mounts availa b le to the Secretary under section 3 32 4 (b) for payment of the costs of this chapter shall be available to the Secretary for purposes of paragraph ( 1 ). ‘‘(e) O UTREA CH .— T he Secretary shall ma k e available on the I nternet website of the D epartment available to the public a current list of the colleges and universities participating in the program under this section. The list shall specify , for each college or univer- sity so listed, appropriate information on the agreement between the Secretary and such college or university under subsection (c). ‘ ‘ §3 3 18.Ad d it i onal a s sistan ce:r elocation or tra v el assistance f or individ u al relocatin g or traveling significant distance for p ursuit of a progra m of education ‘‘(a) ADDITIONA L ASSISTANCE.— E ach individual described in subsection (b) shall be paid additional assistance under this section in the amount of $50 0. ‘‘(b) C O V ERED INDIVIDUALS.—An individual described in this subsection is any individual entitled to educational assistance under this chapter— ‘‘(1) who resides in a county (or similar entity utili z ed by the B ureau of the Census) with less than seven persons per square mile, according to the most recent decennial Census and ‘‘(2) who— ‘‘(A) physically relocates a distance of at least 500 miles in order to pursue a program of education for which the individual utilizes educational assistance under this chapter; or ‘‘(B) travels by air to physically attend an institution of higher education for pursuit of such a program of edu- cation because the individual cannot travel to such institu- tion by automobile or other established form of transpor- tation due to an absence of road or other infrastructure. ‘‘(c) P ROOF OF R ESIDENCE.— F or purposes of subsection (b)(1), an individual may demonstrate the individual ’ s place of residence utilizing any of the following

‘‘(1) DD Form 214, Certification of Release or Discharge from Active Duty. ‘‘(2) The most recent Federal income ta x return. ‘‘(3) Such other evidence as the Secretary shall prescribe for purposes of this section. ‘‘(d) SIN G LE PA YM ENT OF ASSISTANCE.—An individual is entitled to only one payment of additional assistance under this section. ‘‘(e) N O CHARGE AGAINST ENTITLEMENT.—Any amount paid an individual under this section is in addition to any other educational assistance benefits provided the individual under this chapter. ‘‘§ 331 9 . Aut h orit y to transfer unused education b enefits to family members ‘‘(a) IN G ENERAL.—Sub j ect to the provisions of this section, the Secretary of Defense may authorize the Secretary concerned, to promote recruitment and retention of members of the Armed Forces, to permit an individual described in subsection (b) who Websit e .Pu b l i c i nforma tion. L ists.

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