1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Student Veteran Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 . 2. Covered period defined For purposes of this Act, the term covered period means the period beginning on March 1, 2020, and ending on December 21, 2020. 3. Payment of work-study allowances during emergency situations During the covered period, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall apply section 3485 of title 38, United States Code, as if it were amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (f) (1) In case of an individual who is in receipt of work-study allowance pursuant to an agreement described in subsection (a)(3) as of the date on which an emergency situation occurs and who is unable to continue to perform qualifying work-study activities described in subsection (a)(4) by reason of the emergency situation— (A) the Secretary may continue to pay work-study allowance under this section or make deductions described in subsection (e)(1) during the period of such emergency situation, notwithstanding the inability of the individual to perform such work-study activities by reason of such emergency situation