; and (2) in paragraph (4)— (A) by striking The total and inserting: (A) The total ; (B) by striking $19,000,000 and inserting $23,000,000 ; and (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (B) Whenever there is an increase in benefit amounts payable under title II of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) as a result of a determination made under section 215(i) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 415(i) ), the Secretary shall, effective on the date of such increase in benefit amounts, increase the amount in effect under subparagraph (A), as in effect immediately prior to the date of such increase in benefit amounts payable under title II of the Social Security Act, by the same percentage as the percentage by which such benefit amounts are increased. . 8. Treatment, for purposes of educational assistance administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, of educational courses that begin seven or fewer days after the first day of an academic term Section 3684(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph (4): (4) A course offered by an educational institution that does not begin on the first day of an academic term, but does begin seven or fewer days after such day, shall be treated as beginning on such day for purposes of this section. . 9. Extension of authority for advisory committee on education Section 3692(c) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking December 31, 2017 and inserting December 31, 2022 .