I 111th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4320 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 15, 2009 Mr. Murphy of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the types of approved programs of education for purposes of Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Post-9/11 GI Education Fairness Act of 2009.

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Purpose

The purpose of this Act is to expand the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to cover the following types of programs of education: (1)National tests for admission to or course credit at institutions of higher learning. (2)Programs of apprenticeship or other on-job training for individuals who are not on active duty. (3)Cooperative programs. (4)Training at non-college-degree institutions. (5)Correspondence training. (6)Entrepreneurship training. (7)Courses required to receive financial assistance from the Small Business Administration. (8)Flight training offered by entities other than institutions of higher learning.

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Expansion of approved programs of education for purposes of Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs

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Inclusion of programs offered at all educational institutions

Subsection (b) of section 3313 is amended by striking is offered by an institution of higher learning (as that term is defined in section 3452(f)) and. (b)

Flight training

Such section is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (i)

Flight training

The Secretary may approve the pursuit of flight training (in addition to a course of flight training that may be approved under section 3680A(b) of this title) by an individual entitled to basic educational assistance under this chapter if— (1)such training is generally accepted as necessary for the attainment of a recognized vocational objective in the field of aviation; (2)the individual possesses a valid private pilot certificate and meets, on the day the individual begins a course of flight training, the medical requirements necessary for a commercial pilot certificate; and (3)the flight school courses meet Federal Aviation Administration standards for such courses and are approved by the Federal Aviation Administration and the State approving agency. . (c)

Effective date

The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to educational assistance provided for months beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.