; (C) that does not lead to a degree; (D) that has a term of not less than six and not more than 28 weeks; and (E) that provides instruction in computer programming, computer software, media application, data processing, or information sciences. (i) Termination The Secretary may not provide educational assistance under this section for a high technology program of education that begins after September 30, 2026. . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 3699B the following new item: 3699C. High technology program. . (b) Effect on high technology pilot program Section 116 of the Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017 ( Public Law 115–48 ; 38 U.S.C. 3001 note) is amended— (1) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows: (d) Housing stipend (1) In general Except as provided under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall pay to each eligible veteran (not including an individual described in the second sentence of subsection (b)) who is enrolled in a high technology program of education under the pilot program on a full-time or part-time basis a monthly housing stipend equal to the product— (A) of— (i) in the case of a veteran pursuing resident training, the monthly amount of the basic allowance for housing payable under section 403 of title 37, United States Code, for a member with dependents in pay grade E–5 residing in the military housing area that encompasses all or the majority portion of the ZIP code area in which is located the campus of the institution where the individual physically participates in a majority of classes; or (ii) in the case of a veteran pursuing a program of education through distance learning, a monthly amount equal to 50 percent of the national average of the monthly amount of the basic allowance for housing payable under section 403 of title 37, United States Code, for a member with dependents in pay grade E–5, multiplied by (B) the lesser of— (i) 1.0