II 111th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1785 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 14, 2009 Mr. Ensign introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to require State approving agencies to approve courses of education that have been accredited and approved by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association, and for other purposes.

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Mandatory approval of accredited courses

Section 3675(a)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1)by striking A State and inserting Subject to subsection (b), a State; (2)by striking agency may and all that follows through such courses have and inserting the following: “agency— (A)shall approve the courses offered by an educational institution when such courses have ; (3)by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (D) as clauses (i) through (iii), respectively; and (4)in subparagraph (A)— (A)by adding and after or association;; and (B)by inserting before clause (i), as redesignated by paragraph (4), the following new subparagraph (B): (B)may approve the courses offered by an educational institution when— .