1. Short title This Act may be cited as the GI Bill STEM Extension Act of 2017 . 2. Additional educational assistance under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of Department of Veterans Affairs (a) In general Subchapter II of chapter 33 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 3320. Additional benefits (a) In general Subject to the limitation under subsection (f), the Secretary shall provide additional benefits to eligible individuals selected by the Secretary under this section. (b) Eligibility For purposes of this section, an eligible individual is an individual— (1) who is or was entitled to educational assistance under section 3311 of this title; (2) who has used all of the educational assistance to which the individual is entitled under this chapter; (3) who applies for assistance under this section; and (4) who— (A) is enrolled in a program of education leading to a post-secondary degree that requires more than the standard 128 semester (or 192 quarter) credit hours for completion in— (i) biological or biomedical science; (ii) physical science; (iii) science technologies or technicians; (iv) computer and information science and support services; (v) mathematics or statistics; (vi) engineering; (vii) engineering technologies or an engineering-related field; (viii) a health profession or related program; or (ix) a medical residency program