[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1634 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1634

  To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the approval and 
   disapproval of programs of education for purposes of educational 
benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 26, 2011

  Mr. Tester introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
             referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the approval and 
   disapproval of programs of education for purposes of educational 
benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
                        and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES RELATING TO APPROVAL OF PROGRAMS 
              OF EDUCATION FOR PURPOSES OF EDUCATION BENEFITS 
              ADMINISTERED BY SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    (a) Repeal of Constructive Approval of Certain Courses.--Section 
3672(b)(2)(A) of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking clauses (i) and (iv); and
            (2) by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) as clauses (i) 
        and (ii), respectively.
    (b) Approval of Accredited Courses.--Section 3675 of such title is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``The Secretary or a 
        State approving agency may approve accredited programs 
        (including non-degree accredited programs) offered by 
        proprietary for-profit educational institutions'' and inserting 
        ``A State approving agency may approve the courses offered by 
        an educational institution''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``the Secretary or'' 
        both places it appears.
    (c) Disapproval of Courses.--Section 3679(a) of such title is 
amended by striking ``the Secretary or'' both places it appears.
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