[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5157 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5157

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to waive certain requirements relating to the approval 
  of programs of education for purposes of the educational assistance 
            programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 17, 2014

 Ms. Titus (for herself, Mr. Stewart, and Mr. Matheson) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
                                Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to waive certain requirements relating to the approval 
  of programs of education for purposes of the educational assistance 
            programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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

SECTION 1. WAIVER OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO THE APPROVAL OF 
              PROGRAMS OF EDUCATION FOR PURPOSES OF THE EDUCATIONAL 
              ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
              AFFAIRS.

    Section 3680A of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(h) The Secretary may waive subsection (e) in the case of a 
program of education offered by an educational institution if the 
educational institution has been operating a program of education in 
another location for at least two years and such program of education 
is approved under this chapter.''.
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